Speeding up XP

[Guest]

Hi
Is there a way i can seep up booting of mu computer.....I'm running a
Dell Dimension 8300 with 512 meg memory

thanks

 

[R. McCarty]

XP's boot cycle is mostly fixed. The conditional elements are the
3rd-Party services and startups that run immediately after Boot
and System drivers load. Most times the optional components
start to load around 37 seconds into the boot cycle. You can do
a little trimming of Startup & Watchdogs ( Printer monitors....) that
appear in the System Tray to shorten boot up a little. Otherwise
it's mostly dependant on your installed applications and services
and there's not much an average user can do to reduce their effects
on the boot cycle time.
Last time I checked my machine it finishes loading at 57 seconds
from a cold start boot. That includes a minimized Media Player &
six 3rd-party applications/services such as Zone Alarm, Nod32.
It might help if you posted your current boot time to help determine
if it's an "Out-of-the-Ordinary" situation or normal for most XP
setups.

 

[Rock]

Hi
Is there a way i can seep up booting of mu computer.....I'm running a
Dell Dimension 8300 with 512 meg memory

You can do some clean boot troubleshooting to see what programs/services
loading at startup are increasing the boot time. It's a fun exercise, kind
of like watching paint dry.

Clean Boot Troubleshooting

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com