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Slow startup by Reaper on 04-18-2006 at 02:24 PM
What factors can affect how fast or slow your PC starts up. I've noticed that my PC takes about 10mins for everything to startup. I have chosen programs that i wanted to start when windows is started through msconfig and the programs i have now are essential. I know that having a different visual style can slow it down, (by different i mean not a windows default theme) but having the theme only made it slower by a few seconds compared to a windows default theme. What can i do to speed up the startup?
RE: Slow startup by Sunshine on 04-18-2006 at 03:42 PM
Defragment the harddisk and defragment Windows registry (Registry Compactor 1.1 or the new Registry Compressor).
RE: Slow startup by Mike on 04-18-2006 at 03:50 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Reaper
I have chosen programs that i wanted to start when windows is started through msconfig
Note that msconfig doesn't list in all cases all the startup entries.
You should use AutoRuns which lists all the possible startup entries
quote:
Originally posted by http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=26006&pid=252345 (Cookie's Post)
This program will show you EVERY possible startupline that windows can use... I found MANY dodgy programs with that on various computers where the user though he deleted everything and still some programs started up when they booted... So, just check it out...
RE: Slow startup by Reaper on 04-18-2006 at 04:16 PM
quote:i defragment my hard drive and registry every week, so ill carry on doing that
Originally posted by Sunshine
Defragment the harddisk and defragment Windows registry (Registry Compactor 1.1 or the new Registry Compressor).
quote:ill try that now
Originally posted by Mike
quote:
Originally posted by Reaper
I have chosen programs that i wanted to start when windows is started through msconfig
Note that msconfig doesn't list in all cases all the startup entries.
You should use AutoRuns which lists all the possible startup entries
quote:
Originally posted by http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=26006&pid=252345 (Cookie's Post)
This program will show you EVERY possible startupline that windows can use... I found MANY dodgy programs with that on various computers where the user though he deleted everything and still some programs started up when they booted... So, just check it out...
[Edit] tried that and its all the stuff i need one plus all the windows/microsoft stuff
RE: Slow startup by trini on 04-19-2006 at 09:22 AM
You can also disable all unneeded services, take a look here:
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm