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re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup'
Thursday, October 3, 2002 at 11:12 pm
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Posted by DGBrothers (3 messages posted)

Hi, I just got done working on a friend's new computer, with a 1.something GHz processor, 128 MB RAM, and an absolutely huge hard disk. It took all of seven minutes to boot up. That's about four times slower than this dinky little 700MHz AMD Athlon system I'm running now. Here's what I did to speed it up... 1.) I made sure to go to WindowsUpdate.com, and loaded in all the latest updates. 2.) I loaded in the latest BIOS version (It was a new computer, but it already had a BIOS revision out.) 3.) I ScanDisked/Defragged the hard drive. 4.) I got rid of those 'cling-on' startup programs (You know...those little turd programs that attach themselves to the startup process and have to be flicked away.) (TKBell.exe for the RealPlayer, a notification program for MS Money, etc....basically all the non-essential stuff.) 5.) MOST IMPORTANT...I downloaded a copy of XTeq Systems X-Setup, and tweaked the performance settings of the system. Result? The system not only started a lot faster (1 1/2 minutes), but programs ran roughly twice as fast, judging by the amount of time it took to start them up. Hope this helps...

Written in response to:: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (DEWEY REYNOLDS: Monday, August 20, 2001 at 5:56 pm)

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re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (shirley byrd: Monday, April 7, 2003 at 1:55 pm)

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Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (DEWEY REYNOLDS: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 5:56 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (mike gordon: Mon, Nov 12, 2001, 9:41 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Matthew: Mon, Jun 17, 2002, 9:14 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (DGBrothers: Thu, Oct 3, 2002, 11:12 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (shirley byrd: Mon, Apr 7, 2003, 1:55 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (DGBrothers: Wed, Apr 9, 2003, 6:47 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Josh Curry: Fri, Apr 18, 2003, 10:47 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Travel: Sat, Jan 1, 2005, 6:49 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Travel: Thu, Jan 13, 2005, 5:54 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (bob: Sat, Oct 18, 2003, 5:35 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (TDP: Tue, Dec 16, 2003, 2:06 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (H.W. Gorman: Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 3:23 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (H.W. Gorman: Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 5:35 pm)

Define SLOW......(nt) (GM: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 6:26 pm)

re: Define SLOW......(nt) (scyboy: Wed, May 8, 2002, 10:02 am)

re: Define SLOW......(nt) (DEWEY REYNOLDS: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 6:29 pm)

re: Define SLOW......(nt) (Hugh: Thu, Nov 8, 2001, 12:40 pm)

re: Define SLOW......(nt) (amaralliya e. thenardier: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 6:38 pm)

Okay... (GM: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 6:40 pm)

re: Okay... - suggestion (Eduard: Thu, Mar 29, 2007, 9:03 pm)

re: Define SLOW......(nt) (Paul D: Mon, Aug 20, 2001, 8:13 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Curt R: Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 12:07 am)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (drew: Thu, Aug 23, 2001, 4:49 pm)

re: Question about 'Things that slow down system bootup' (Eduard: Thu, Mar 29, 2007, 9:41 pm)

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