Why does my XP take so many 'slides' to boot?

nice thread craig, got the same problems myself and still unresolved, registry/services/startup tweaks and nothing seems to make any difference for me.

have the same issue with boovis explorer.exe only kicks in around 30 seconds :confused:
 
MarcLister said:
Mine is 2.
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I tried on two earlier and didn't really notice and difference in the bootup time. 2 = prefetch only application & not boot.

mp260767 said:
nice thread craig, got the same problems myself and still unresolved, registry/services/startup tweaks and nothing seems to make any difference for me.

have the same issue with boovis explorer.exe only kicks in around 30 seconds :confused:
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Your explorer only kicks in after 30 seconds as in desktop icons etc. don't show?. My bootup is something like this:


Code: 
With EnablePrefetcher on default (3):
POST
Verify DMI pool data and let me know SMART is still enabled... :p
Do the slideys (about 13-5)
Flash the 'welcome' screen for literally half a second.
Show the desktop (start menu and icons etc. load instantly) - there's no delay in starting explorer.exe (it's usable, but, of course, slow at this point as my startup items are starting)

Code: 
With EnablePrefetcher on 5:
POST
Verify DMI pool data and let me know SMART is still enabled... :p
Do the slideys (about 5)
Flash the 'welcome' screen for literally half a second.
Show the desktop (start menu and icons etc. load instantly), it's really not usable at this point and my background applications take a lot longer to start.
 
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The prefetch feature is not all its cracked up to be. I switched it off on my system (fast CPU, raptor HD) as boot times increased enormously with it on. The speed of the HD meant that the few apps I have running at startup still didn't lag. My XP installation is well over a year old and it still boots after just 1 "slide".

If you must use it then setting the prefetch parameter to 2 is a good option: it will only prefetch pages relating to the booting process, reducing boot times. Startup items are not processed.
 
Ratbag said:
If you must use it then setting the prefetch parameter to 2 is a good option: it will only prefetch pages relating to the booting process, reducing boot times. Startup items are not processed.
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My sentiments exactly. I might try turning it off and see how many "slideys" I get that way.
 
Get the same problem here my old p4 3ghz used to do it in 5 - 6slides, My new C2D e6300 @ 2ghz takes around 14slides.

Using all the same hardware i had in my p4 3ghz system minus the motherboard & cpu.

I see my friends amd64 3200+ boot in 4 slides. Kinda weird

I will check what my prefetch is :)

edit: my prefetch is on 3.

another edit: right i changed my prefetch to 2 & the slides are a lot quicker takes about 7 in total, gets to the welcome screen & it hangs there for another 10 seconds, once the desktop is loaded everything else is too.

Setting the prefetch to 1 was very quick with the slides 3 in total, but once it got to the welcome screen it took around a minute to load.

Prefetch 3 takes around 13- 14 in total & everything loads very quick once it hits the welcome screen.

So at the moment i think 2 is the best setting for me, i don't know about you though.

Intresting thread indeed i will keep my eye on it.
 
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The prefetch on 5 is apparently a value only for 'advanced' users... not for the average user.

I'll try it on two again and see how it goes.

Thanks,
Craig.
 
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