DMI Pool Data

[AndyL]

I am getting a "Verifying DMI Pool Data" message after my BIOS loads that takes about 40 seconds before clearing and Windows (Me) loading.

All of the sources I have looked at about this relate to this problem hanging the computer not just taking a long time to start loading Windows. Does anyone have any suggestions as to whether this is normal or if I can speed it up a bit.

Thanks

[directhex]

do you have a SCSI controller of some sort in your system, or a defective (e.g. cable upside down) IDE or floppy drive?

[AndyL]

I have one IDE hard drive (using a SATA converter), one floppy drive and one DVD-ROM drive. Everything seems to be working okay so I wold imagine there are no probs with the connections.

[AndyL]

Investigating further, it appears that I did not have "Starting Windows Millennium" appearing. Now that I have, it is obvious that it is Windows that is taking a long time to start.

Using a bootlog analyser I have now found out that it is taking 30 seconds while "enumerating Tape Detection". This is an old tape drive that I used to have. However, I am having difficulty removing all traces from the registry. Any ideas?

[AndyL]

More information now:

I have solved the slow startup problem with Windows ME by identifying (using LogBoot Analyser) that some tape driver vxd's were in the way. I have renamed those now but the problem has moved to my floppy and audio:

0.00 LoadFailed =

0.83 Loading Vxd = snaphlp.vxd

0.33 DEVICEINIT = NTKERN

1.33 Starting USB 2.0 Root Hub Device ({B8139C20-CF94-11D5-AEF7-0002B30625C5}\ROOT_HUB20\PCI&VEN_10DE&DEV_0068&SUBSYS_1C00

1.67 Loading PNP drivers of NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio (NVAX\NFORCE_VAD\0000)

0.39 Enumerating USB Root Hub (USB\ROOT_HUB\PCI&VEN_10DE&DEV_0067&SUBSYS_1C00147B&REV_A4&BUS_00&DEV_02&FUNC_00)

1.22 Loading PNP drivers of Logitech QuickCam Express (USB\VID_046D&PID_0870\1USB&ROOT_HUB&PCI&VEN_10DE&DEV_0067&SUBSYS_1C

0.00 Dynamic load failed : [0017F1F9] File not found

2.44 Dynamic load success lmouhid.vxd

1.94 Initing si3112r.mpd

0.39 Initing esdi_506.pdr

12.50 Init Success esdi_506.pdr

2.89 InitDone = TSRQuery (time estimated)

27.33 Enumerated Standard Floppy Disk Controller (BIOS\*PNP0700\0C)

11.00 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel Audio Mixer (SW\{B7EAFDC0-A680-11D0-96D8-00AA0051E51D}\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195-0020AFD15

17.56 Enumerated Microsoft Kernel System Audio Renderer (SW\{A7C7A5B0-5AF3-11D1-9CED-00A024BF0407}\{9B365890-165F-11D0-A195

Can anyone help me please.