The loading of network related devices/drivers. Whether it's dialup networking with a modem, or a LAN or highspeed internet connection. The more protocols you load, the longer it takes. As someone else mentioned, unchecking unneeded items in msconfig helps but you have a NIC or modem in your machine, that's the cause, and as long as you wish to stay connected to the internet, you'll have to learn to live with it.




On Monday, August 20, 2001 at 12:45 pm, Reese wrote:
>Hi. I got rid of my start up screen and now have noticed that my pc waits 28 sec
>before booting up to windows (98)....can I speed this up anyway? I have done a search
>on the net, help files, tweak programs but as yet no lick. Thanks for any help. Please
>email me if you may know how to do this. Thanks again.

Written in response to: speeding strat menu at boot up (Reese: Monday, August 20, 2001 at 12:45 pm) Responses to this message: re: The biggest slow down is... (Dave Ednie: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 7:49 am)

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