Make WinXP boot up faster???

[SirSpanky0]

Does anyone know a good way to make the WindowsXP Home version boot up a little faster??? Mine boots up in about 55 seconds and I have the system config below.
AMD AthlonXP 2000+
Gigabyte GA-7VRXP
512MB DDR PC2700
Maxtor 80GB ATA/133
Sony 16x DVD-ROM Drive
Yamaha 24x/10x/40x CDRW Drive
VisionTek Xtasy 6564 GeForce3 Ti200
Creative Soundblaster Audigy Gamer
Creative Inspire 5.1 5300
Viewsonic Perfectflat A72f
Windows XP Home Edition

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by SirSpanky0 on 07/26/02 05:32 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[elisha]

Good system!
use BootVis.it can help you!

 

[jlanka]

also check out <A HREF="http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm" target="_new"><font color=red>blkvipers</font color=red></A> page on disabling some unnecessary services.

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[Toejam31]

Good advice from everyone!

In addition ...

1.) Use a tool like <A HREF="http://mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml" target="_new">Startup Control Panel</A> to remove unnecessary items from loading with Windows.

2.) Install a good defragmentation program like <A HREF="http://www.execsoft.com/diskeeper/diskeeper.asp?ad=w2kol2" target="_new">Diskeeper</A> or <A HREF="http://www.oosoft.de/english/products/oodefragv4/" target="_new">O&O Defrag V4</A>, and run it regularly.

3.) Turn off the Task Scheduling Service, clean the out the Windows\Prefetch folder, and then re-enable the Task Scheduler. Afterwards, open each frequently used program several times, and reboot at least once a day for the next three days, during which time Windows prefetching will rearrange the files (including the boot files) on the system partition for faster loading. (This is called layout optimization, FYI.) Then disable the Task Scheduling Service again.

4.) Update all the drivers for the system to the newest versions. Do the same for any programs that are loading with Windows.

5.) Turn off the <A HREF="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,12200,00.asp" target="_new">eye candy</A>.

6.) Use a program like <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp" target="_new">TweakUI</A> and <A HREF="http://www.totalidea.de/tweakxp.htm" target="_new">Tweak-XP</A> to customize the system.

7.) Turn off <A HREF="http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm" target="_new">System Restore</A> for faster performance (although I don't recommend this, as the utility can be very handy at times.)

8.) Flash the mainboard BIOS to the latest version, and load the optimized defaults.

That's my contribution.

Toejam31

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