MAKE WINXP STARTUP/SHUTDOWN FASTER !

[it_waaznt_me]

I am gonna send this to trash if you dont post the link to original source here within an hour ..

 

[neerajvohra]

well moved to trash !!!!
no probs ,other than that i really dont remember from where i had copied this,but i am using from the long time,just saved in word file

and i am back in this forum after a long time!!
Well just a comment ,think digit has changed for no reason!!

best of luck to you all new guys who are i think moderators now!!

i am happy with the magazine itself!!!

 

[anandk]

how do i remove msn messenger from startup ???

remove it from start-up list, by using the start-up utility or winpatrol.

but if it continues to pop up again and again, use :
XP-AntiSpy v 3.94 or Safe XP v 1.5.3.21.
they wd b avlbl on www.download.com, else pls google.

 

[anandk]

anyways, already a thread on this topic. click
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17845&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

 

[Deep]

Merged both the topics

Deep

 

[expertno.1]

now thast a info overload syndrome

what is the source of your info ?

 

[Deep]

now thast a info overload syndrome

what is the source of your info ?

to know the source you need to read it...

i have already edited his post and added the source long time back

Deep

 

[plasmafire]

just don't intall boot time garbage, and ur PC shud boot fine.. eg: IM clients, Music/media s/w.. just c that ur system tray is clean at startup

 

[anandk]

Removing Unwanted Fonts

One trick that increases your boot time a bit is to lose any fonts in the Fonts folder in Control Panel that you never use. ...

u must b careful in deciding which fonts to remove. if u delete some system fonts, u may b in for trouble. i suggest u download and use
Tweak-XP Pro. it uninstalls fonts without physically removing them (!). open its help file. it lists down the system fonts which must not be deleted !
use the list; and then decide what to dalete and what to keep.

also check out *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24598&highlight=

 

[anubhav_har]

Ya Microsoft BootVis is good

 

[crashuniverse]

- go to BIOS settings, by pressing del key during boot-up, and disable 'seek floppy drive' option. this saves time for those who do not use floppy drives.

i dont use a floppy drive

if its too long, reinstall xp in REPAIR mode. it helps a lot.

 

[anandk]

Ya Microsoft BootVis is good

yep, i agree. u can even try driverheaven tunexp 1.5 final. its got some addl useful things.

 

[QwertyManiac]

Has ny one tried SuperFast Shutdown ?
*www.xp-smoker.com/freeware.html

Guaranteed 6 sec shutdown

 

[anandk]

tried superfastshutdown. really fast. but theres a warning/rider attached, which i quote :
Warning: Superfast Shutdown is extremely powerful! Use at your own risk! Although it has never been reported, regular usage could possibly cause disk corruption.

Oh by the way, here a way to REALLY reduce your shutdown time.

Start Regedit.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control.
Click on the "Control" Folder.
Select "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"
Right click on it and select Modify.
the default value is ( i think) 6000.
Set it a lower value, say 1000 (or even 500).

and now watch how fast ur pc shuts down !

 

[vijay_7287]

tune up utilities 2006 is the best PC tuner for me ...

 

[anandk]

Change Boot-Order Sequence :

normally, the bios is set to boot from floppy first, then CD and then Hard Disk.

changing the Boot-Order to be: Hard Disk first, then Floppy, then CD, cud posbly save a second, i guess !

 

[lywyre]

3. enable boot defragmentation, so that files used during start-up are clubbed together.

5. disable : "clear page file on shutdown" option. cleaning the page-file on every shut down means overwriting the data by zeros, and it takes time.

how can i do it??

Start --> Run --> gpedit.msc

Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options

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Shutdown: Clear virtual memory pagefile
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[Ravi+ish]

Why don't u HIBERNATE. U'll start working in 10 sec.

I'll agree..................... I rarely shut down my PC and restart only when it is necessary...........

Hey,
Don't you people think that when hibernating the system the system shud not be brought out of power? I donno... that's y I am asking!!

WHAT I THINK IS, if that was a good idea keeping in mind the health of the PC, there would have been a real OPTION given to user by MS designers.. to hibernate... in the Turn Off category itself!!!

Tell me what you all think!

 

[raghu-RAM]

i tried trial of startup faster it worked fine.
i m facing problem with some of the apps like proxypro
even if i remove it from my startup using msconfig command, the next time it reappears.any other way??

 

[shashank4u]

i use hibernate option .
anyone tell if there is any problem with hibernate , since it is
cool u turn off the main power till then also my resumes in less than
10 seconds with everyting ok ,if u have left a song playing duting
hibernation its resumes with that songs.