speed up boot time?

[LuTziE]

hi,
i was wondering if there is anything i can do to speed up boot
time....currently takes 2 and 1/2 mins to boot to the log in screen....i am
running a 2gig processor, 256 meg ram, and it should bew quicker than this

[Jason Haynes]

You probably have a bunch of programs loading at startup. Look in your
startup folder and delete shortcuts for programs you don't need loaded at
startup. Also start|run|msconfig. Look for unneeded programs listed on the
startup tab.

"LuTziE" > wrote in message
et...
> hi,
> i was wondering if there is anything i can do to speed up boot
> time....currently takes 2 and 1/2 mins to boot to the log in screen....i
am
> running a 2gig processor, 256 meg ram, and it should bew quicker than this
>
>

[LuTziE]

it cant be the start up options because this is before it even gets to the
login screen......at least i think so...there must be another way, like
using bootvis?
"Jason Haynes" > wrote in message
...
> You probably have a bunch of programs loading at startup. Look in your
> startup folder and delete shortcuts for programs you don't need loaded at
> startup. Also start|run|msconfig. Look for unneeded programs listed on the
> startup tab.
>
> "LuTziE" > wrote in message
> et...
> > hi,
> > i was wondering if there is anything i can do to speed up boot
> > time....currently takes 2 and 1/2 mins to boot to the log in screen....i
> am
> > running a 2gig processor, 256 meg ram, and it should bew quicker than
this
> >
> >
>
>

[David ...M....]

2 mins is an age for a system with that spec, XP home on
my system takes a max of 20 seconds to load.

I would clean up your disk space (remove all but latest
restore point, delete all temp files, empty recycle bin
then defrag your disk (s).

System services are started up before you log on so make
sure any that are not needed are disabled or set to
manual.

see this url for more info
http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

bootviz can help by moving the programs used during the
boot up sequence to the optimal place on disk.

Run it last after doing all the above.

>-----Original Message-----
>it cant be the start up options because this is before
it even gets to the
>login screen......at least i think so...there must be
another way, like
>using bootvis?
>"Jason Haynes" > wrote in
message
...
>> You probably have a bunch of programs loading at
startup. Look in your
>> startup folder and delete shortcuts for programs you
don't need loaded at
>> startup. Also start|run|msconfig. Look for unneeded
programs listed on the
>> startup tab.
>>
>> "LuTziE" > wrote in message
>> et...
>> > hi,
>> > i was wondering if there is anything i can do to
speed up boot
>> > time....currently takes 2 and 1/2 mins to boot to
the log in screen....i
>> am
>> > running a 2gig processor, 256 meg ram, and it should
bew quicker than
>this
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Durand]

The one service that increases your bootup time by at least 2 mins is
related to the server service. If you are not sharing any files and
have no plans to do so, you should disable file and printing services
in all of your internet connections. You should notice a huge speedup
in boot time from that one alone, but it's not all inclusive and
should not be your only solution for increasing your bootup time.


David ...M.... wrote:

> 2 mins is an age for a system with that spec, XP home on
> my system takes a max of 20 seconds to load.
>
> I would clean up your disk space (remove all but latest
> restore point, delete all temp files, empty recycle bin
> then defrag your disk (s).
>
> System services are started up before you log on so make
> sure any that are not needed are disabled or set to
> manual.
>
> see this url for more info
> http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
>
> bootviz can help by moving the programs used during the
> boot up sequence to the optimal place on disk.
>
> Run it last after doing all the above.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>it cant be the start up options because this is before
>
> it even gets to the
>
>>login screen......at least i think so...there must be
>
> another way, like
>
>>using bootvis?
>>"Jason Haynes" > wrote in
>
> message
>
...
>>
>>>You probably have a bunch of programs loading at
>
> startup. Look in your
>
>>>startup folder and delete shortcuts for programs you
>
> don't need loaded at
>
>>>startup. Also start|run|msconfig. Look for unneeded
>
> programs listed on the
>
>>>startup tab.
>>>
>>>"LuTziE" > wrote in message
et...
>>>
>>>>hi,
>>>>i was wondering if there is anything i can do to
>
> speed up boot
>
>>>>time....currently takes 2 and 1/2 mins to boot to
>
> the log in screen....i
>
>>>am
>>>
>>>>running a 2gig processor, 256 meg ram, and it should
>
> bew quicker than
>
>>this
>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>.
>>

--
Regards,

Durand