Boot Up Times

[Howard]

I'd love to know how to actually use this software..Seems like it requires a degree in computer science and about 6 hours of spare time. .

[directhex]

start it, click trace, click optimise system.

--jo "directhex" shields

[Blub2k]

I must make relevent posts.........

[repeat]

Edited , just incase you were wondering

[DaBeeeenster]

I use the hibernate feature of XP, so boot up times are pretty short. Hibernate rocks.

[ERU]

I use the BootVis.exe Tool its a good bit of kit and should be part of windows (like tweak UI) under advanced settings.

I've also emailed it to you 'evildoc614' - enjoy. It can be still downloaded from Majorgeeks too.

An explanation as to why it was removed can be found HERE

[TooNice]

Mine takes almost a minute..

Windows98 doesn't boot particularly fast. But the main lag (in my case) is detecting the SCSI devices in my PC.

[rob3]

Mine seems to take ages to boot...but thats caus i have had XP installed for nearly a year and i got a lotta Programs installed!!

[directhex]

the SCSI spec demands a 30 second period for detecting devices during boot.

[unrealrocks]

2100XP System - 15secs BIOS, 20Secs Loading, 10Secs Programs
2000XP System - 5 secs BIOS, 6Secs Loading (installed this evening), instant programs (only MSN)!
1.1Ghz Duron @ 1.65Ghz - 10Secs BIOS, 20Secs Loading, 5secs programs
533Mhz - 15Secs BIOS, about 6mins booting (Linux, lol), 0 programs

Yeah - I'm that sad to know that

[telfer12000]

http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/12/2/12-2-1.shtml

Try above.

No question Xp is much faster to load (by miles) than any pevious MS OS. I can do 12 secs to the log on screen on Pro time after time

[unrealrocks]

That program looks good - I'll have a play with it later!