boot time

In Windows Vista, 7 & 8, there is a little be known defrag function that can drastically improve boot times under certain circumstances. If you open cmd and type defrag /?, you will see a list if available commands. However, there is a hidden one which is not shown and that is -b. This command...

Hi! I've been looking into the boot time of my laptop (ASUS N71Jq), which I've had for about 1 year now. I measured 2:30 to 3:00 from pressing power to desktop. Doing this I've found that the boot time for the Prefetch cache has a rather long degradation: - EventData StartTime...

Hi, I've been trying to fix a windows 7 laptop for a couple of days now but nothing I do seems to make a difference. It's taking an average of 80 seconds to boot up (acording to event viewer). So far I've removed 2 toolbars, unticked most of the startup items in msconfig, disabled search...

adding to slow runnig proble sometimes the boot stalls when the balck screen with the word windows as stated I have done the norma no virus , reg cleaned hard drive checked and defrag no hardware problem shows all driver updated running 64 with 6 ram no picturs on the main screen no...

Kind of screen glitch that appears before windows 8 lock screen appears at start /restart and a notable delay in starting/restarting time than with my 1st win8 install. I think this appeared after I installed my windows 7 back ( dont ask me why..)( a clean install) and installed my win8 back...

As the title suggests really, always had crap boot times with my computer but I've now re-installed everything with an SSD and it's probably even worse. Any suggestions? Defrag perhaps? Or is that a massive no-no with SSD's... I've already ruined one before a year ago so I'm wary or how I deal...

http://techdigy.com/2012/10/27/ubunt...ltimate-guide/ Ubuntu's drive accesss speeds are faster but Windows 8 boot time is. Is this because of Ubuntu EXT drive format? and does this mean ubuntu will be faster while initialized?

> Task Mgr > Startup (tab) Items show amount of 'stress' they exert @ boot up. Each can be Disabled/Enabled. Most, to all, do not need to be running @ startup. You can select what is or is not from all to none or any amount in between; obviously, there is the most impact from those that...

Greetings. I have just joined Windows 7 forums today. I have noticed that there may be a few threads regarding 'boot up' in Windows 7. However, after performing some small technical tasks, I decided to post the results for the benefit of everyone. We presently were operating with DSL for...

Hello Everyone .... The problem is Windows 7 takes time(more) to get into login screen from Win7 boot animation. Note - This only works for HDD ( Hard Drive ). For SSD just arrangement(quick defragmentation) is more than enough. This problem is shown by many notebooks with great hardwares...

I have a bit of a problem with a messed up windows 7 install and looking for someone with enough knowledge who might have come across this. A coworker had a laptop running windows 7 home premium. Since Home Premium does not allow joining of a domain, he upgraded to professional. Problem came...

My PC takes about 4 minutes to boot! I have tried everything possible including running xbootmgr -trace boot -prepSystem -verboseReadyBoot. Win XP never gave me the headaches I have experienced with Win7. This OS is very unstable and very sensitive to hardware specs. I remember I could not...

My pc takes about 4 excruciating minutes to boot and be ready for use. I have the following progs running at startup and no malware: Yes HKLM:Run NUSB3MON "C:\Program Files (x86)\NEC Electronics\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\Application\nusb3mon.exe" Yes HKLM:Run itype...

Hello, I'm helping my mom out with this one. She's got an Acer Aspire 5733z-445 Intel PentiumP6100 3 GB DDR3 Memory TOSHIBA MK3259GSXP [Hard drive] (320.07 GB) Windows 7 Home Premium (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601) On boot, it takes anywhere from 15-20 minutes for the computer to get to a...

An Observation: Windows8 is very fast, internally & surfing. Boot time is quick Resource use remains low Navigating & finding things is easy Compatibility (Hardware & Software) is excellent. OS installation simple & rapid & includes peripheral gear. Much software traditionally needed...

You know, a lot has been said & written regarding Windows 8 boot time being fast & faster than Windows 7. I can offer a fairly reasonable A-B comparison. I am running x64 7 & 8, duel-boot, on the same box. @ this point their content, things installed & running, about the same. But, the boot...

A couple of days ago it occurred to me that my recently built computer was taking longer to boot and reach the desktop than it did a couple of months ago. I have continuously been adding software as I need it but don't think I have that much added out of the ordinary. The bigger programs are...

Hi I have purchased my share of utilities,tune up and maintance software since i got my windows 7 home premium 64bit.And i must be a slow learner,because every single time,i has ended very suddenly with:re-install windows because of errors in OS.I forgot to mention one type of software:Driver...

Can anyone help please I done a reinstall about a month ago, just a couple of niggles to get rid of, everything went fine,but now my programs don't open up as quick as they did before the fresh install.I have an ACER ASPIRE DESKTOP 1TB LOADS OF MEMORY I clean out the rubbish regular, The...