Windows boot time ***not for the novice PC user****

[_ID_]

Ok, found the following link from a techie website I frequent. It describes how to make it so your computer keeps it's boot time down, rather than get progressively slow.

I must add a precaution before you begin. The process is not for the begining user (if you don't know how to navigate a registery, dont even think about trying this).

Ok, so with that in mind, here is the link.

http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/09/why-windows-takes-so-long-to-start-up.html

Item of note, the screen shots it refers to are broken pic links. If you do not know what you are doing without the screen shots. I would not recomend trying this.

Enjoy, and I hope this helps everyone.

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[Rabbit1]

nice link ---only one problem ---is those who know just enough to think they are not novices ---lol I can see the restore disk spinning ---lol

Thanks for the link ---

[_ID_]

Your quite welcome Rabbit!

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[Tojo]

I don't know much, but I know this- 'Back up your registry first!!' :eek:



Tojo

[Ozme52]

I guess I don't really care enough about the length of time it takes to boot the system. (And I'm no novice....) But you usually start up once a day... or maybe once a week. Press the button and then start the coffee, brush your teeth... or whatever.

Many of the things required to make start-up fast, slow you down later during repetitive actions.


You'll get far more out of doing some regular disk maintenance. "Go and be Defragged"

[_ID_]

But you usually start up once a day... or maybe once a week

I agree with you, as far as desktop users are concerned. The way the article described the function of the directory you would be editing, it was only a preload function during start, as far as leaving the program partially cached for later during regular use. If you don't shut down, I believe the system leaves a portion of the program ready to open again as needed for quicker use. Thus the reduced started programs would be come irelevant between starts. Of course, thats as I understand it, I very well may not have a clue what I'm talking about.

I also agree with doing defrag, you can set your computer to do that once per week, while you are sleeping.

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[MsUther]

(if you don't know how to navigate a registery, dont even think about trying this).

ID

Seeing that even this sentence means diddely to me, I guess im way out off my league on this one:p

[_ID_]

Ok, so now I'm not sure if I was posting something helpful in this thread, or something bogus.

The following article says that what I previously gave as a link, is a bogus tip.

http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000743.html

Please use your own judgment and discernment to decide if you try the prefetch portion of what I had mentioned earlier.

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[Rabbit1]

Ok, so now I'm not sure if I was posting something helpful in this thread, or something bogus.

The following article says that what I previously gave as a link, is a bogus tip.

http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000743.html

Please use your own judgment and discernment to decide if you try the prefetch portion of what I had mentioned earlier.

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I guess each person will have to decide for themselves as I see both ways talked about alot ---personally I did not see any difference ----

[redhot33]

I don't usually shut down my PC unless I am installing something and it needs to be restarted. Or it freezes up or something like that.