Help: XP Pro Boot process extremely slow

[Alexander]

I have a new Dell Notebook (Inspiron 600m) with Intel
Pentium 1.6 MHz Centrino Technology, 512 Ram memory,
running Windows XP Professional.

It takes up to 5 minutes to Boot (load all programs)
before Boot comes to a useable state.

How can I speed up the booting process and get it to Boot
to a useable state in a total of 30 seconds?

Thanks,

Alexander

 

[Tom Swift]

On its own, Windows XP boots very quickly.

The most effective way to speed the boot process is to keep the number of
programs that start with Windows to a minimum.

Tom Swift