Sir Shanks

[=DBA=Ronin]

Isn't this your current motherboard?

http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/products.php?categories=1&model=88

[=DBA=Ronin]

If it is, and I am pretty damn sure it is, there are more recent bios upgrades for it, the latest one, well, from 2002, has a Nvidia gf4 ti4x00 fix on it. I don't know that you are having any sort of compatability issues with it, but supposedly it fixes such an issue if you are having one.

http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/bios_revision.php?categories=1&model=88

[=DBA=Ronin]

There was also a via 4in1 driver service pack released for this dated just 1-11-05. You may want to consider installing it to improve performance. This is the chipset driver for your motherboard components. There isn't much detail about it, but considering it is labeled as a service pack, you should ensure you first have the 4in1 installed first, and not just the default xp drivers, or the stock drivers that came with the mobo cd.

To get the proper 4in1 driver, you can download the RETRO driver from here:
http://www.viaarena.com/Default.aspx?PageID=2

Don't get the newer Hyperion. The retro, near the bottom of the page, is more suited for your dated board (KT133A chipset). After you install that, then get the service pack listed here:
http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/drivers.php?categories=1&model=88

If you are satisfied with your shit the way it is now, and don't feel like fucking with all of this shit, then just ignore everything I just said.

[=DBA=Ronin]

Ok, last post about this. If you do decide to endeavour on all of this, make sure to create a restore point in XP first. There is a chance that this could help with your XP taking so long to boot, so you may want to actually consider doing it, but its up to you faggot.

[BuddhaMan]

I second the 'faggot' remark.