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Wonderwill   01-16-2007 at 09:09:10 PM

I have a brand new comp. w/XP MCE the boot times and shut down times are way too slow. Mine boots slower than the P4 3Ghz at my school. (30 seconds to a minute after I press power)
My specs:
E6600
WD 7200 320Gb
1 Gb DDR2 667 (will get another gig around April)
ECS P965T-A

I know it should boot a whole lot faster so an explanation or a link to a site would be helpful. I know there are many factors so another site would be fine.

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edklite   01-16-2007 at 10:21:30 PM
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do you have "fastdetect" entry in your boot.ini?

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Wonderwill   01-16-2007 at 10:26:01 PM
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do you have "fastdetect" entry in your boot.ini?


Yeah I checked that earlier. It isn't an error, I don't think, but a few settings I need to tweak.

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edklite   01-16-2007 at 10:42:19 PM
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run this app just for test, in the options it has an option to make windows boot faster try one and see what you get

http://iobit.com/AdvancedWindowsCa [...] wnload.htm

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Wonderwill   01-16-2007 at 11:17:29 PM
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OK I'm trying it right now. I'll tell you if it works.

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Wonderwill   01-16-2007 at 11:21:47 PM
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YES! Thanks a bunch for that utility. After running it I freed up 2Gb of disk space and the windows loading bar only passed 2 and a half times, compared to 8 before!

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edklite   01-16-2007 at 11:25:05 PM
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ok thats great but wait for pscowboy and he can explain why you had that problem so you know the source ;)

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pscowboy   01-17-2007 at 12:50:36 AM
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It probably deleted all your tif's and other temp files to get you the space.

It probably removed baggage from your Registry and disabled some Startup programs.

Your complaining about an 8 bar dance? That's not really a problem.

I've had customers with 32-34 bars before they booted - took 3 minutes.

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Wonderwill   01-20-2007 at 02:13:53 AM
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I'd only been using the new comp for a week.

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pscowboy   01-20-2007 at 08:10:14 AM
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That makes my answer the furthest from the truth.

I'm happy that AWCP worked so well for you. I got only minor improvement on the 12 sets I tried it on.

Check to make absolutely sure that the ram you're using is COMPLETELY compatible with the mobo. Does the manufacturer's web site show your ram model# a match for your ECS board?
(Patriot memory has been tested okay in that mobo)

It wants dual channel capable ddr2-800 - always two matching sticks, plugged into the purple slots. 667 type is acceptable, but not optimal.

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