windows xp boot time

hunter00 · 11-21-01, 05:39 PM

windows xp pro is really spastic as far as boot times go for me. i didn't time anything, but you know those bars that scroll across in the opening screen where it says windows xp? i get anywhere from 3-30 scrolls, which is odd to say the least. No one else i know has problems like this, its always normal boot times, i was wondering if anyone knew why this happened or if there was anything i could do to optimize (shorten) my boot times. thanks!

rUfUnKy · 11-21-01, 05:47 PM

First thing I would try is (If you haven't already) go through your start up files in msconfig and clean them up this should help the boot time a bit and possably help the spastic boot times if one of your start up files are causing this delay .....

Yodums · 11-21-01, 05:59 PM

Try going to

http://www.xp-erience.org and then use their tweaks, but one tweak I know that may help you is using bootvis which can also be found on that page as a tweak.

Its microsoft product to speed up your boot time..

el · 11-21-01, 06:24 PM

Yodums is sooooooooooooooo correct it is a great site with every kind of tweak even too many for me and I tweak and regedit until my fingers bleed!

search for bootvis if you are the lazy type.

Silversinksam · 11-21-01, 06:25 PM

Heres a tip I stumbled upon for faster shutdowns and it seems to work great with no degradation of files being written to hdd @shutdown

Open up REGEDIT and goto "HKCURRENTUSER\Control Panel\Desktop\

and set the setting "HungAppTimeout" to 5000(which is default) and make "WaitToKillAppTimeout" 4000(20000 is default)

Also, go to "HKLOCALMACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\W aitToKillServiceTimeout" and make that 4000 too.

BACK UP YOU'RE REGISTRY BEFORE YOU PLAY WITH IT

Silversinksam · 11-22-01, 02:50 AM

For Boot up you can try BootVis

BootVis is a system analyzer and boot optimization tool. Reports on PC sites show a decreased booting time of Windows XP up to 50%

Check it out

hunter00 · 11-22-01, 09:33 AM

thanks a lot guys. i'll try it all out and tell you what happens.

rocknindy · 11-22-01, 01:29 PM

Tweak programs or start-up (msconfig). So far I can't complain tooooooooo much about this OS, it encodes video fine, edits my music just fine so far I'm happy

_Will_ · 11-23-01, 05:34 AM

for me it wasn't the "vitamin bar"....mostly just after logging in (network settings....bleah)

after installing i did notice a faster boot thru the bar....and logging in was MUCH faster....lets see if it'll stay that way!

11-21-01, 05:39 PM	Thread Starter #1
hunter00 Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: watch out, i run new jerzzz	windows xp boot time windows xp pro is really spastic as far as boot times go for me. i didn't time anything, but you know those bars that scroll across in the opening screen where it says windows xp? i get anywhere from 3-30 scrolls, which is odd to say the least. No one else i know has problems like this, its always normal boot times, i was wondering if anyone knew why this happened or if there was anything i could do to optimize (shorten) my boot times. thanks!
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11-21-01, 05:47 PM	#2
rUfUnKy Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ma.	First thing I would try is (If you haven't already) go through your start up files in msconfig and clean them up this should help the boot time a bit and possably help the spastic boot times if one of your start up files are causing this delay .....
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11-21-01, 05:59 PM	#3
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	Try going to http://www.xp-erience.org and then use their tweaks, but one tweak I know that may help you is using bootvis which can also be found on that page as a tweak. Its microsoft product to speed up your boot time.. __________________ Peter Gibbons: Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you're not feelin' real well, does anyone ever say to you, 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays'? Lawrence: No. No, man. ****, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.
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11-21-01, 06:24 PM	#4
el Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA Capital	Yodums is sooooooooooooooo correct it is a great site with every kind of tweak even too many for me and I tweak and regedit until my fingers bleed! search for bootvis if you are the lazy type. __________________ MOBO > Asus Sabertooth 990fx r2 bios CPU & Cooler > 8350 vishera MEMORY > Corsair 16gb ddr3 POWER SUPPLY > Corsair 600W CX600 VIDEO CARD > Sapphire 5450 1GB ram HDDs/Optical drives > 8 drives over 8TB SOUND DEVICE > Onboard USB > Usb Devices Plugged to Mobo? O/S > windows 7 Ultimate Case > Antec P180 with lots of 12cm fans running
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11-21-01, 06:25 PM	#5
Silversinksam Moderator/ Silver Paste Taster© Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sunshine State, USA	Heres a tip I stumbled upon for faster shutdowns and it seems to work great with no degradation of files being written to hdd @shutdown Open up REGEDIT and goto "HKCURRENTUSER\Control Panel\Desktop\ and set the setting "HungAppTimeout" to 5000(which is default) and make "WaitToKillAppTimeout" 4000(20000 is default) Also, go to "HKLOCALMACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\W aitToKillServiceTimeout" and make that 4000 too. BACK UP YOU'RE REGISTRY BEFORE YOU PLAY WITH IT __________________ -15 May 2012: On Hiatus helping bees and the planet at the moment -You have over 101 posts and Can't see the classifieds??? Click this link. My Heatware
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11-22-01, 02:50 AM	#6
Silversinksam Moderator/ Silver Paste Taster© Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sunshine State, USA	For Boot up you can try BootVis BootVis is a system analyzer and boot optimization tool. Reports on PC sites show a decreased booting time of Windows XP up to 50% Check it out __________________ -15 May 2012: On Hiatus helping bees and the planet at the moment -You have over 101 posts and Can't see the classifieds??? Click this link. My Heatware
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11-22-01, 09:33 AM	Thread Starter #7
hunter00 Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: watch out, i run new jerzzz	thanks a lot guys. i'll try it all out and tell you what happens.
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11-22-01, 01:29 PM	#8
rocknindy Member Join Date: Dec 2000	Tweak programs or start-up (msconfig). So far I can't complain tooooooooo much about this OS, it encodes video fine, edits my music just fine so far I'm happy
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11-23-01, 05:34 AM	#9
_Will_ Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN	for me it wasn't the "vitamin bar"....mostly just after logging in (network settings....bleah) after installing i did notice a faster boot thru the bar....and logging in was MUCH faster....lets see if it'll stay that way! __________________ Join the Folding@Home Team! How would you listen to a fish? - Mr. Rogers
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