speed up the boot

[Richard]

I am looking for some suggestions. I have Vostro with a dual core processor
& 4 g ram. I have a substantial amout of software installed which makes
booting a 15 minute process.

I was wondering if I could create a small network where the main computer
would access a server for the software. I know most software sets pointers
and stuff in the registry - and has small bits of code loaded at boot up.
How - if it can be done at all - can I speed up the boot - even if loading
the individual programs is a little slower.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

 

[Unknown]

Go through your programs and load ONLY those absolutely needed at startup.
Look at properties of each program
and deactivate any startups. You can also uncheck items in your startup
folder.
Then you can delete items in the registry at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\
run.
Example: If after booting up you are not going to browse the net, why load
IE? Wait till you want to browse
then, click on IE.

 

[occam]

I am looking for some suggestions. I have Vostro with a dual core processor
& 4 g ram. I have a substantial amout of software installed which makes
booting a 15 minute process.

I was wondering if I could create a small network where the main computer
would access a server for the software. I know most software sets pointers
and stuff in the registry - and has small bits of code loaded at boot up.
How - if it can be done at all - can I speed up the boot - even if loading
the individual programs is a little slower.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Try 'StartupLite'
http://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite.php

It will suggest which startups are necessary, which not

 

[mikeyhsd]

eliminate everything from startup that you do not need immediately after booting.
then using task scheduler, start the programs after boot.

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I am looking for some suggestions. I have Vostro with a dual core processor
& 4 g ram. I have a substantial amout of software installed which makes
booting a 15 minute process.

I was wondering if I could create a small network where the main computer
would access a server for the software. I know most software sets pointers
and stuff in the registry - and has small bits of code loaded at boot up.
How - if it can be done at all - can I speed up the boot - even if loading
the individual programs is a little slower.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

 

[LD55ZRA]

I suggest read this article:

http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/maintenance/speed.aspx

If this article doesn't help then I can categorically tell you that nothing
will. Your only option would be to reformat the HD and then start all over
again.

hth

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Richard" <[email protected]>

| I am looking for some suggestions. I have Vostro with a dual core processor
| & 4 g ram. I have a substantial amout of software installed which makes
| booting a 15 minute process.

| I was wondering if I could create a small network where the main computer
| would access a server for the software. I know most software sets pointers
| and stuff in the registry - and has small bits of code loaded at boot up.
| How - if it can be done at all - can I speed up the boot - even if loading
| the individual programs is a little slower.

| Any ideas will be appreciated.



1. Defrag.

2. Reduce the number of software stubs being loaded (QuickTime Qtask, HP Update, etc)

 

[glee]

I am looking for some suggestions. I have Vostro with a dual core
processor & 4 g ram. I have a substantial amout of software installed
which makes booting a 15 minute process.

I was wondering if I could create a small network where the main
computer would access a server for the software. I know most software
sets pointers and stuff in the registry - and has small bits of code
loaded at boot up. How - if it can be done at all - can I speed up the
boot - even if loading the individual programs is a little slower.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Download the HijackThis installer, and then install HijackThis.

HijackThis installer:
http://go.trendmicro.com/free-tools/hijackthis/HijackThisInstaller.exe


Start HijackThis but do NOT do a HijackThis scan.

If it starts at its Startup Screen, click the button for "Open the Misc
Tools section", then click the "Generate StartupList Log" button.
Do not check the boxes to the right of the button.

If it starts at the Scan screen, do not scan. Instead, click the
"Config" button in the lower right of the program, then click the "Misc
Tools" button at the top of the next screen.
In the System Tools list, click the "Generate StartupList Log" button.

The log will open in Notepad.
Copy and paste the contents of the log into your reply here.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "glee" <[email protected]>


| Download the HijackThis installer, and then install HijackThis.

| HijackThis installer:
| http://go.trendmicro.com/free-tools/hijackthis/HijackThisInstaller.exe


| Start HijackThis but do NOT do a HijackThis scan.

| If it starts at its Startup Screen, click the button for "Open the Misc
| Tools section", then click the "Generate StartupList Log" button.
| Do not check the boxes to the right of the button.

| If it starts at the Scan screen, do not scan. Instead, click the
| "Config" button in the lower right of the program, then click the "Misc
| Tools" button at the top of the next screen.
| In the System Tools list, click the "Generate StartupList Log" button.

| The log will open in Notepad.
| Copy and paste the contents of the log into your reply here.
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
| A+
| http://dts-l.net/

/* No, plaese do NOT post HJT! logs here. */

Glen, you should know that :-(

 

[glee]

From: "glee" <[email protected]>



| Download the HijackThis installer, and then install HijackThis.

| HijackThis installer:
|
http://go.trendmicro.com/free-tools/hijackthis/HijackThisInstaller.exe


| Start HijackThis but do NOT do a HijackThis scan.

| If it starts at its Startup Screen, click the button for "Open the
Misc
| Tools section", then click the "Generate StartupList Log" button.
| Do not check the boxes to the right of the button.

| If it starts at the Scan screen, do not scan. Instead, click the
| "Config" button in the lower right of the program, then click the
"Misc
| Tools" button at the top of the next screen.
| In the System Tools list, click the "Generate StartupList Log"
button.

| The log will open in Notepad.
| Copy and paste the contents of the log into your reply here.
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
| A+
| http://dts-l.net/

/* No, plaese do NOT post HJT! logs here. */

Glen, you should know that :-(

I specifically stated:

"Start HijackThis but do NOT do a HijackThis scan"
and
"In the System Tools list, click the "Generate StartupList Log" button."

I have read StarupList log files in newsgroups for years...these are not
HijackThis logs, and there is no reason why they can't be used to
examine startup issues, any more than using msinfo32 to generate a
less-extensive startup list and copy/pasting that info. That too has
been done at the request of many on the groups, including MVPs, for
years.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "glee" <[email protected]>



| I specifically stated:

| "Start HijackThis but do NOT do a HijackThis scan"
| and
| "In the System Tools list, click the "Generate StartupList Log" button."

| I have read StarupList log files in newsgroups for years...these are not
| HijackThis logs, and there is no reason why they can't be used to
| examine startup issues, any more than using msinfo32 to generate a
| less-extensive startup list and copy/pasting that info. That too has
| been done at the request of many on the groups, including MVPs, for
| years.
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
| A+
| http://dts-l.net/


Sorry...
My mistake Glen :-(

 

[glee]

| I specifically stated:

| "Start HijackThis but do NOT do a HijackThis scan"
| and
| "In the System Tools list, click the "Generate StartupList Log"
button."

| I have read StarupList log files in newsgroups for years...these are
not
| HijackThis logs, and there is no reason why they can't be used to
| examine startup issues, any more than using msinfo32 to generate a
| less-extensive startup list and copy/pasting that info. That too
has
| been done at the request of many on the groups, including MVPs, for
| years.
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
| A+
| http://dts-l.net/


Sorry...
My mistake Glen :-(

No problem, and it probably won't matter.....I suspect, as is so often
the case, that we will never hear back from the OP anyway.

 

[Richard]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. As I understand it the startup is the
problem. I also understand I just need to remove from startup the programs I
will not need immediately on startup. But, all of this means little to me.

Again, thank you all for your efforts. I guess I will just have to hire
someone to advise me - if this is at all possile with Windows

 

[glee]

Did you not see my earlier reply? Do this, and we can give you some
advice:

Download the HijackThis installer, and then install HijackThis.

HijackThis installer:
http://go.trendmicro.com/free-tools/hijackthis/HijackThisInstaller.exe


Start HijackThis but do NOT do a HijackThis scan.

If it starts at its Startup Screen, click the button for "Open the Misc
Tools section", then click the "Generate StartupList Log" button.
Do not check the boxes to the right of the button.

If it starts at the Scan screen, do not scan. Instead, click the
"Config" button in the lower right of the program, then click the "Misc
Tools" button at the top of the next screen.
In the System Tools list, click the "Generate StartupList Log" button.

The log will open in Notepad.
Copy and paste the contents of the log into your reply here.