I have a Pentium III with 850Mhz dual-CPUs running on WinXP PRO. Its a PC100 PC with 512MB SDRAM and 20GB HDD using a Promise Ultra100 adapter card. By the time I power-up until the user name configuration appear, it took exactly two minutes. Is there something wrong with this PC.
Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated. :huh:

Mine takes just about the same 2 minutes and 5 seconds this machine run xp pro,I also have a machine running 98SE and that also takes about 2 mins.
regards



Last edited by ernest at Jul 29 2002, 05:45 PM

You can always use msconfig or mike lin's startup cpl
from _http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
to see if there is anything loading that you can take out.

Two minutes is a long time for a computer of that speed...

As previously mentioned, check your startup to see what is loading with windows, and take anything out that you dont regularly use.

Also ensure your ata cable is not backwards :D

Try getting hold of microsoft's BootVIS tool- it knoced about 40 seconds of my dual 1400 amd board............ whilst it was still alive

Try this if (if you have ADSL)

Go to ?
Connect to
Show all connections
Local area connection
Properties
Tcp/ip properties
Use following ip address
10.0.0.10
subnet Mask
255.0.0.0


:)

is your board dual cpu enabled?
os also installed with the multiprocessor under device manager?
need to set any settings in the bios or on your board??
not sure...

THANKS ALL FOR YOUR KIND RESPONSE. I WILL MAKE AN EFFORT TO FOLLOW UP ON YOUR SUGGESTIONS - WARMEST RGDS.




Last edited by mustangpc at Aug 4 2002, 12:30 AM

Do try the Bootvis tool from Microsoft. It shed several seconds off my boot up time. The MS site reads:

"Customer research shows a frequently requested feature that users want from their PCs is fast system startup, whether from cold boot or when resuming from standby or hibernation. The Windows development team at Microsoft has taken bold steps in making fast startup PCs a reality with the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system.

The design goals for Windows XP on a typical consumer PC are:

Boot to a useable state in a total of 30 seconds
Resume from Hibernate (S4) in a total of 20 seconds
Resume from Standby (S3) in a total of 5 seconds

Boot and resume times are measured from the time the power switch is pressed to being able to start a program from a desktop shortcut."

Get it at:

_http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/performance/fastboot/default.asp



Last edited by obi1 at Aug 4 2002, 01:00 AM

also try to see if there are newer drivers for the promise card, sometimes if you use a pci adapter i've seen it slows the bootup with certain drivers

having a raid controller takes a lot of time to initialize. If you have any scsi cards, that will add to the startup time as well.

How can I speed-up the very s..l..o..w Start menu in Windows XP?
Information:
The Start Menu can be leisurely when it decides to appear, but you can speed things along by changing it's settings from the Registry:

Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).

Locate the following key in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop/

On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

"MenuShowDelay"=0

Close the registry editor.

Another easy way to speed up the display of the Start Menu Items is to turn off the menu shadow:

Right click on an open area of the Desktop.

Select Properties.

Click on the Appearance tab.

Click on the Effects button.

Uncheck Show shadows under menus.

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From petri.co.il


How can I easily control what applications will run when my computer starts?
Information:
If you want to edit the startup locations manually, just
look at the following REGISTRY keys:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Run

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\RunOnce

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnce

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\RunOnceEx

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\RunOnce


You should also look in the startup folders for all users and the current version.

If you're using Windows 9X or ME, you have the MSCONFIG utility to control what loads in your Startup Group, as well as from various places in the Registry.

Windows XP brings back MSCONFIG as a native tool and that version of MSCONFIG will work great in Windows 2000. You can download the XP version of MSCONFIG from HERE (64kb).

To make your life easier, take a look at 3 cool freeware applications that can easily help you do what you want.

AutoRuns from Sysinternals. This applet shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You'll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched automatically.



You can download it from HERE (v1.2, 32kb)

Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your system. A valuable tool for system administrators! Startup Control Panel is compatible with all modern versions of Windows, including Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP.



You can download it from HERE (v2.7, 66kb)

StartupMonitor is a small utility that runs transparently (it doesn't even use a tray icon) and notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup. It prevents those utterly useless tray applications from registering themselves behind your back, and it acts as a security tool against Trojans like BackOrifice or Netbus.



Download it from HERE (v1.02, 60kb).

Thanks for this tool Richard ;)