Reformat the hard drive and then install the OS and if it still boots slowly then there might be some hardware issue.
-tom > ---------- > From: Dan Scanlan > Subject: slow booting kanga > > My new Kanga from ebay takes a long time to boot, like up to a half > hour. It hangs after loading one extension icon on the screen, but > comes back after 5 to 10 minutes. Then it goes normal until it > displays the desktop--that can take another 10 minutes. I've > reinstalled system 9 and thrown out any suspect extensions. If I boot > with extensions off, it boots normally. Anybody been through this? > > Dan Scanlan > > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
