grrr slow startup.

jackassuk56

jackassuk56

jackassuk56

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as the title says im having slow start ups.

it normally takes about 12 cycles of the little bar for my computer to load

spec is

xp (doesnt matter which one have tried different ones to see :( )
2X Extra Value 1GB DDR2 533MHz PC2-4200 240pin Extra Value Ram
it isnt amazing but my kinston ram has a fault i think.

1 80gb samsung sp0802n which has my os and games on it
and 1 80gb western digital hardrive

both running through IDE.

cpu is and intel pentium D 925 dual core 3GHZ

dvd burner.

ati radeon 9600

and a wireless card.


i have had this problem for a little while, the computer runs well in windows but its slow to start.

Slower than a 1.8ghz amd athlon with 512mb ram :S

Hope you guys can help.

jackassuk56
 
cheers for reasuring me.

it doesnt bother me, i just thoguth that somthing might have been wrong.

anyway i will get back to swearing at coax cable that isnt drill proof!!!!!

jackassuk56
 
Might be worth trying bootvis (from MS, google it) as some people have reported gains after running that and tweaking.
 
Could it be something to do with your wireless network? My XP installation is about 1 year old and the bar tracks across the boot screen once...
 
i dont think it is the wireless adapter as it was slow before i had it installed.

and it has been reinstalled in the past 2 weeks.

will try that program and see if it helps.

jackassuk56
 
In Windows disable any ports you aren't using such as COM ports etc. This'll help reduce the boot-up time.

Also disable any services you don't use/need in Windows.

Check out your BIOS and see if you can tweak some settings in there to speed up the whole process. For example, if you have a floppy drive consider disabling it. I have one in mine, just in case. I hardly use it and so I disable it in the BIOS until I need it; then I can just re-enable it.

I also put my hdd as the first and only boot device so my PC isn't looking for CDs/DVDs in my optical drives.

Check out http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17180569 for useful tips on improving boot times.

If you're up to it, consider downloading nLite and using that on your copy of XP. You can remove features and stuff from Windows that you don't need. This means a smaller install of XP and so a quicker boot time and Windows has less DLLs/services/files to load on boot up.
 
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