hmm never counted
but with fresh install on raid.. windows xp bar.. about 2 1/2
with avg and all the rubbish now.. around 7...

maybe he mean...increase the performance of boot time that also mean decrease the time for startup.

This post has been edited by -=ProtozuaqS=-: Feb 12 2008, 08:53 AM

actually ... i suppose alot is dependent on your startup progs and apps

i am more curious on how long it takes from the moment u press the ON button until u see the windows loading logo .... coz i have a pentiumD at home that takes quite long to reach that windows loading screen
booting up on IDE HD .. another SATA HD for data storage

i find centrino procs loads very quick on lappies..

1 minute...

i only start AVG, Zone Alarm, SnD Timer and Ati graphic card control centre..

to decrease the time for boot up, just untick unnecessary things like, msn...

mine take AGES. boot up is like 30 sec stuff but once i entered my password and it's loading my profiles, i can seriously go make myself a coffee. oh i am on Dell Precision notebook (M65). Gheee i guess Norton does make a different. But well i will do with it as security wise.

last times i tot my pc load slow,but now i feel my pc load fast.
my load time is 22sec....this computer 6 years old oredi.

Mine's about a minute, cos the BIOS does a lot of diagnostics.

From POST to logo : 30 seconds

From logo to Start : 30 seconds

Firefox load time : 2 seconds

Shut down time : 5.79 seconds



Videos attached



This post has been edited by wodenus: Feb 18 2008, 01:58 AM

There are many factors that affect loading time:

Operating System: Vista generally boots faster than XP because Vista has some new technologies that help decrease boot time.

Startup Programs: If you have plenty of startup programs, this will definitely slow down your pc as it needs to load all those programs. Ask yourself honestly, are you going to use the program frequently? If not, just disable the programs that you don't want to use. Another note: Norton AV = Resource Hog

BIOS: Depending on which BIOS you use and it's version, the load time of your pc may vary.

Fragmentation of Files: Quote from Wikipedia



File fragmentation will affect the speed of which the pc boots. Be sure to use a defragmentation utility from time to time in order to speed up your pc boot times. Do not use the built in disk defragmenter as it is quite unreliable in my opinion.

Viruses: Naturally, viruses can cause damages in many aspects such as internet connection speed and disabling certain programs. Some viruses can also slow down pc boot time because it needs to load in order to perform malicious tasks.

err good pc spec should drecresse boot time too, like raid0 sata disk, faster cpu, bigger and faster ram

my pc boot time is controled by me, coz it wont boot into windows(stuck) if i dont unplug my vmcc 3g modem

mine was about 135second, intel pentium m 1.4gHz 512mb ram

My rigs just take 35 sec to boot up
Startup program just have NOD32

Windows Ultimate 32-bit SP1
approx 20~25sec....

Boot time - 1 minute++ (loading kav, msn, etc.)
Shut down time - 20 Sec++

OS : Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit, E7200, 2GB DDR2

me takes 1minute and 16second to fully load all the application.

spec.
intel p4 1.8ghz stock
1gb ram
160gb HD

Boot up Windows XP in less than a minute.

weird .... after i disable almost everything in my copy of xp , it still takes about 1minute and 6 seconds to boot ...

only thing booting with windows is avast, live messenger, spybot teatimer and the acer launch manager

I cold boot = From "Power Off" -> Power "On" -> "Login" but "Automatic Login" is 5 seconds. PS: I'm not talking about my Windows but my Mac.

Use ccleaner to manage ur startup. Simple...

there are still users on xp which takes more than 2 minutes to load?OMFG...do something please.

don't load so much startup items. update to the latest sp3.learn to use msconfig.

my p4 2.6 takes under a minute to load to desktop from pressing the button.