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| Thread ID: 61187 | 2005-08-27 08:57:00 | Is there any way to speed up XP Pro? | Bazman (6587) | Press F1 |
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| 384140 | 2005-08-27 21:39:00 | The speed of the CPU and the amount of ram, u have helps as well. Whats the CPU and how much ram have you got? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 384141 | 2005-08-27 22:00:00 | Takes about 30-35 secs from when you see the Win XP logo until you get the logon screen. Is that a long wait? it used to be shorter, I think only 10 secs. Are you sure you weren't restarting from standby rather than a cold boot? Does anyone have any data on how much tinkering with services actually saves? |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 384142 | 2005-08-28 01:48:00 | Bios: Enable "Fast Post" (If supported) Disable the RAMM Test Check the boot order and make sure the hdd is the first option. WinXP: Run/msconfig Navigate to the startup tab and remove eveything from startup....you shouldn't need anything there(even antiviruse, as long as you remeber to start it b4 you go on the net or introduce any foriegn media)....if a problem occures...boot to safe mode and restore the startup options....then try removing one at a time until you have a system that boots ok. (also remove everything from the Start/Programs/Startup folder) Remove everything from the desktop, put them in the quicklaunch bar instead....if you use a program called X-tech settup you can even remove the recycle bin icon...make a copy first though and put it in the quicklaunch bar too. Remove any icons that appear next to the clock in the taskbar. Like "Black-viper" suggests, make the page file static instead of dynamic Get a copy of "Diskeeper Pro"....winXp doesn't do a good job of Defraging. Check that your Antivirus software isn't set to scan at startup. Check your network is configured correctly...if you don't run a network but still have a network card remove it. If it's onboard, disable it. |
dchip (1426) | ||
| 384143 | 2005-08-28 08:41:00 | Thanks for all the info. I did another clean install of Windows and now it seems to be pretty near the speed it used to be. 10 or 12 secs, what's the difference. Most of those things you mentioned keep natural to me too, for instance, I never clog up my desktop with tons of short cuts. I always have 4-5 at the most. hdd is first boot option and i've disabled the ram test, though i had that enabled when it used to be fast. coz it started to be slow in the period between te win logo and logon dialog box. i've done an auto start-up since i'm the only one using this pc, so i don't even need to press when i get prompted to log on. I'll have a look for fast post in the bios. I've just defragged and the Hdd is very clean. I only had two services starting on start-up, don't know what they are exactly, but if you're positvely sure I don't need them to start then i'll just uncheck the boxes. cheers for all your tips and advice |
Bazman (6587) | ||
| 384144 | 2005-08-28 09:40:00 | Sysinfo (www.sysinfo.org) is a good site, where you can see what the startup items are that you have listed. This site will also tell you whether you need these apps or not, even if the startup app is associated with certain viruses | Myth (110) | ||
| 384145 | 2005-08-28 09:54:00 | Only way I have found to get a fast startup with XP is to use Hibernation, does the trick for me. :thumbs: | snoopy (74) | ||
| 384146 | 2005-08-28 17:46:00 | The first tool you should be using before applying any of the aforementioned tweaks is Bootvis. Google it. :) "Takes about 30-35 secs from when you see the Win XP logo until you get the logon screen. Is that a long wait? it used to be shorter, I think only 10 secs." I just rolled out a large amount of workstations at work, the image used was bootvis'd, they load up from cold to CAD in 19 seconds |
whetu (237) | ||
| 384147 | 2005-08-28 18:21:00 | And How about win 2000? Any good hints on how to speed up W2K? Gion |
notechyet (4479) | ||
| 384148 | 2005-08-28 22:46:00 | Please note that Bootvis . exe is not a tool that will improve boot/resume performance for end users . Contrary to some published reports, Bootvis . exe cannot reduce or alter a system's boot or resume performance . Thats from the MS site . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? |
Metla (12) | ||
| 384149 | 2005-08-28 22:54:00 | Bios: Enable "Fast Post" (If supported) Disable the RAMM Test Check the boot order and make sure the hdd is the first option . WinXP: Run/msconfig Navigate to the startup tab and remove eveything from startup . . . . you shouldn't need anything there(even antiviruse, as long as you remeber to start it b4 you go on the net or introduce any foriegn media) . . . . if a problem occures . . . boot to safe mode and restore the startup options . . . . then try removing one at a time until you have a system that boots ok . (also remove everything from the Start/Programs/Startup folder) Remove everything from the desktop, put them in the quicklaunch bar instead . . . . if you use a program called X-tech settup you can even remove the recycle bin icon . . . make a copy first though and put it in the quicklaunch bar too . Remove any icons that appear next to the clock in the taskbar . Like "Black-viper" suggests, make the page file static instead of dynamic Get a copy of "Diskeeper Pro" . . . . winXp doesn't do a good job of Defraging . Check that your Antivirus software isn't set to scan at startup . Check your network is configured correctly . . . if you don't run a network but still have a network card remove it . If it's onboard, disable it . I wuz gonna jump all over you for advising that the anti-stuff be excluded from start-ups . . . then I realized that you GOTTA be talking about users with dial-up only . . . right? :dogeye: Doing that on a DSL hook-up is suicidal . DSL never sleeps! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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