inum Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 in windows installation setup theres a little hidden thingie/feature that optimizes the cpu usage, if enabled my boot time is abt 12sec Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584598027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
witalit Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Maybe you could give a better discription of what 'little thingie' lol. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584599748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hurley18 Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 18 sec Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584599771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeburn Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 A tool to show your boot time: Uptime.exe Put this program in your startup folder, reboot your pc, and it will display a message box showing you your boot time. Windows loads the startup folder after it has been told to load everything else. Source code included. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584599789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
witalit Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 It works but there is some Runtime error when closing it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584599812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
traxx Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 I get like 3 seconds, but I have a ramdrive :whistle: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584599898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cboy Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Laptop and Desktop: 36 to start (from pressing enter in boot password) 10 to turn off (from pressing shut down) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mialo Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 For those who get below 20s, it would be really helpful if you mention what mobo/cpu combo you have. Maybe even mobo bios. It will help in my next PC purchase. It will be a factor, but not a major factor. BTW for those with the really fast start-up is that including all extra programs that load up during startup or just to get to the desktop with nothing loading in the background? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal.s Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 I'm interested to hear about this little thingey as well!! How many of you guys actually went and tested your system after reading this thread? I play about with my boot times when I am really bored, is interesting the tweaks you can make. Interstingly, despite my fast boot time (see 1st page), my pc takes over a minute to shut down. Have never found out how to optimise this. Any ideas? Dougal. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnmnky Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 My boot times have increased, lol. I used the registry thing up there ^ and tune XP and it's 5 seconds longer for the longon screen, and 5 seconds longer for desktop to be finished. hmmm.... Lucky I don't turn it off for days on end or I'd be annoyed. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mialo Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Interstingly, despite my fast boot time (see 1st page), my pc takes over a minute to shut down. Have never found out how to optimise this. Any ideas?Dougal. This used to occur to me when I set a registry setting to clear my pagefile at shutdown. Do a google search for this setting and check to see if it is enabled on your system. If you are using a tweaking program, maybe it set that setting. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted September 22, 2004 Author Share Posted September 22, 2004 So is it safe to delete the prefetch folder's contents? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 11 - 18 seconds Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borbus Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Just after I reinstalled with SP2 slipstreamed it took about 10 seconds to get to desktop. It was classic logon. Most of the time was before the logon screen, its about half a second after I logon that it has fully loaded. No stuff installed at that point, just Y'z Dock. Now I have zone alarm pro and a few other things in the tray. Maybe 2 seconds added to the boot time. Unfortunately my MOBO isnt the quickest POST. It stays on the sata bios screen for about a second before continuuing. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziper Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 i remember the good old times with windows 95 :) 5 secs from the moment when you pressed the power button until your in windows and it's all finished :) on my workstation im in in about 12 seconds. on my laptop from ibm with lot's of junk stuff from ibm i get in in about 3 minutes, got to love ibm. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borbus Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 i remember the good old times with windows 95 :) 5 secs from the moment when you pressed the power button until your in windows and it's all finished :) Lol, my windows 95 PC took more like 15minutes to boot up. That was when I was a noob and I didn't notice it until I installed 98 and it was reduced to about 5 seconds. I always wonder what stuff was running on that pc that I didnt want to be running... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubanPete Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 SO does no one using 2003 with active directory & DNS want to post? 20 secs mine using winXP SP2 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584603605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
traxx Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 I don't think too many server admins sit around tweaking their OS all day. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584604018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablous Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 i got windows xp down to 7 seconds the other day, i'm gonna try again. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584604144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
critchley Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 11 seconds. on windows XP Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584604163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnesia Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 from the bootscreen I would say 5-10 seconds. On average overall it is 10-15 seconds. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584604198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enisada Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Mine takes too long it has to go through too many RAID controllors and I don't shut it off so it don't much matter. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584604235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsinho Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 yup... i barely never reset my pc... its always turned on ;D yep, same here :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584606390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mialo Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 yep, same here :) Earth leechers!!!!! :alien: :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584607210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herby Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 My boot times have increased, lol. I used the registry thing up there ^ and tune XP and it's 5 seconds longer for the longon screen, and 5 seconds longer for desktop to be finished. hmmm....Lucky I don't turn it off for days on end or I'd be annoyed. Hmmm... strange,.. works perfect here, especially the Registry Defragmenter. :huh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/220190-your-fastest-boot-time/page/3/#findComment-584608584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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