Laptop doesn't finish booting without LAN

**fromaron** · 22-10-08, 06:48 PM

I have quite strange problem, noticed just recently. My Windows XP SP3 Professional laptop hangs in a middle of booting. It stops somewhere when desktop already up and running. Laptop hangs and doesn't respond even to ctrl-alt-del command.
If I plug in my network cable or turn on wireless card (it has hardware switch for it) windows continues booting as nothing happened.
I am pretty sure the problem wasn't there before as I could use this laptop offline.
Just in case if it is relevant, the laptop is Toshiba and configured for domain (my work laptop).
Any ideas or hints are wellcome as I am quite lost here.

**tytower** · 23-10-08, 08:52 AM

Wiser people using windows will respond but it seems your machine is hanging looking for a connection and has no time out set to abort that. Did you change any networlk settings recently? Check the settings so it looks for a connection to a network but then moves on if it does not find one . God knows how you do that in Windows.

**fromaron** · 23-10-08, 10:28 AM

I think I just found the reason causing this problem.
I have Toshiba network profile manager installed and I created two profiles; one for home using wireless connection and anothe one for work using wired LAN port. What I didn't realise at the time is that the manager has an automatic profile switcher which was causing the problem. Aparently the way it works it detects which network card is enabled, if I have my LAN port connected it loads "Work" profile. If it detects LAN port is off and wireless card enabled the "Home" profile becomes active. If it doesn't see any of them enabled it uses dial-up

to connect to the network. And no other options available

or at least I am not aware of any other options there. That means you MUST have network connection.
Once I deleted both profiles the automatic profile switcher obviously greyed out and I could boot my laptop to work offline.
Probably the automatic switcher can be configured correctly, but I don't really care and don't want to spend more time on it. It's not a big deal for me to change network settings as I need manualy.

22-10-08, 06:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
fromaron Premium Member iTrader: (4) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 518 Spent time on board: 3 Weeks, 2 Days and 19:12:03	Laptop doesn't finish booting without LAN I have quite strange problem, noticed just recently. My Windows XP SP3 Professional laptop hangs in a middle of booting. It stops somewhere when desktop already up and running. Laptop hangs and doesn't respond even to ctrl-alt-del command. If I plug in my network cable or turn on wireless card (it has hardware switch for it) windows continues booting as nothing happened. I am pretty sure the problem wasn't there before as I could use this laptop offline. Just in case if it is relevant, the laptop is Toshiba and configured for domain (my work laptop). Any ideas or hints are wellcome as I am quite lost here.

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23-10-08, 08:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
tytower Senior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Spent time on board: 4:38:28	Wiser people using windows will respond but it seems your machine is hanging looking for a connection and has no time out set to abort that. Did you change any networlk settings recently? Check the settings so it looks for a connection to a network but then moves on if it does not find one . God knows how you do that in Windows.

23-10-08, 10:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
fromaron Premium Member iTrader: (4) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 518 Spent time on board: 3 Weeks, 2 Days and 19:12:03	I think I just found the reason causing this problem. I have Toshiba network profile manager installed and I created two profiles; one for home using wireless connection and anothe one for work using wired LAN port. What I didn't realise at the time is that the manager has an automatic profile switcher which was causing the problem. Aparently the way it works it detects which network card is enabled, if I have my LAN port connected it loads "Work" profile. If it detects LAN port is off and wireless card enabled the "Home" profile becomes active. If it doesn't see any of them enabled it uses dial-up to connect to the network. And no other options available or at least I am not aware of any other options there. That means you MUST have network connection. Once I deleted both profiles the automatic profile switcher obviously greyed out and I could boot my laptop to work offline. Probably the automatic switcher can be configured correctly, but I don't really care and don't want to spend more time on it. It's not a big deal for me to change network settings as I need manualy.

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