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| DreamWeaver Member 288 Posts 10/02 |  Posted - Feb 4 2004 : 5:02PMIs it normal for Windows XP to take 1 and 1/2 minutes to load? This is what I'm experiencing: When I turn off my computer and restart, the desktop screen appears very quickly and it appears the computer is ready for action, but when you try to run any programs, nothing opens (for example, you click on any desktop icon to launch the program but nothing opens). Then nearly 1 and a 1/2 minutes later, you hear the windows jingle play (that sound the computer makes when you first turn it on) and everything is accessible. Is this normal for windows XP to take well over a minute to load after the desktop screen is visable? (I wont bother posting the specs, but keep in mind this is a new pc with decent power so I'm assuming this problem is linked to XP or some sort of applications running I'm not aware of on startup.)  [Link] |
| Saki At-Large 2087 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Feb 4 2004 : 5:34PM As time goes on, you'll probably find the startup time will get longer and longer. This is one of the biggest complaints about Windows...it's like a car with buildup on the fuel injectors. Even with high performance systems with clean installations, I don't think I've seen one boot up in less than 20 seconds from log in. On the other hand, I have seen systems take around 3-4 minutes to become useful.  [Link] |
| Saki At-Large 2087 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Feb 4 2004 : 6:07PM [Link] |
| DreamWeaver Member 288 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Feb 4 2004 : 6:34PM I recently set up a new gateway PC for my parents and its full boot up time takes 20-25 seconds. Considering they're running identical operating systems, same specs and pretty much the same applications being loaded, it made little sense to me why mine would take 4 times the loading time. I'm not interested in restoring my system if I bugger things up so I'm content leaving things as they are. Thanks again. [Link] |
| Saki At-Large 2087 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Feb 4 2004 : 8:43PM [Link] |
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| jamesn Senior Member Cambridge, MA 750 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Feb 4 2004 : 11:35PM [Link] |
| daviangel Member Only time I would buy a girl flowers is if she was in the hospital 455 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Feb 5 2004 : 3:10AM "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. The boot optimization routines invoked by Bootvis .exe are built into Windows XP. These routines run automatically at pre-determined times as part of the normal operation of the operating system. If you are an end-user seeking to resolve issues for boot/resume performance on your PC, we recommend that you contact the vendor from whom you purchased the PC. For information from Microsoft on specific issues, you can search Knowledge Base for Windows XP product issues related to "resume time." Knowledge Base is a free information service available at: http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto [Link] |
| DreamWeaver Member 288 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Feb 5 2004 : 4:55AM [Link] |
| mookiemeister Super Cool Dude 181 Posts 7/02 | Posted - Feb 5 2004 : 6:23PM My current PC has XP Pro. I just timed it and it took about 30 seconds to bootup and 30 second to shutdown. Shutdown time has increased dramatically from around 5 seconds to 30 seconds because I've installed a bunch of new hardware. Also, my system has a reinstall of OS from less than 1 month ago. I had to reinstall OS twice last month because of OS instability. "The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise." - George Santayana [Link] |
| daviangel Member Only time I would buy a girl flowers is if she was in the hospital 455 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Feb 5 2004 : 7:23PM yeah pretty much this goes back to being an OS specific(windows) problems since anyone here that uses linux or macosx knows that installing/uninstalling programs doesn't usually slow down your computer. The main culprit is the windows "registry" which is supposed to keep track of all the programs you install/uninstall not to mention a lot of other things. And you have to remeber that it's pretty much a database type structure and anytime you remove stuff it's going to get fragmented and slow. So if you're stuck with windows your best bet is windows longhorn which comes out in about 2years since it finally get's rid of the registry! [Link] |
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