XP startup taking too long

[Andy]

My XP startup is taking way too long.

20 seconds.

Nothing in event viewer or windows log files.

Automatic updates is disabled.

Anything else to check ?

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Paul]

My XP startup is taking way too long.

20 seconds.

Nothing in event viewer or windows log files.

Automatic updates is disabled.

Anything else to check ?

Thanks,
Andy

Instrumentation readout, in the form of BootVis, is
available. Microsoft stopped supporting it. I was
able to test it on my WinXP SP3 machine, and it
seemed to work fine here. It creates a trace of
OS activity during boot.

This is my collection of random links.

*******
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/bootvis/

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5034622.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BootVis

(Where to get a copy of Bootvis)

http://majorgeeks.com/BootVis_d664.html

(Sample user experience with disk operating modes or driver choices.
Scroll to bottom of page.)

http://www.motherboardpoint.com/boot-delay-xp-startup-screen-k8n-neo2-t56773.html
*******

I did a backup before installing it, because..
I trust no one

Paul

 

[Andy]

My XP startup is taking way too long.



20 seconds.



Nothing in event viewer or windows log files.



Automatic updates is disabled.



Anything else to check ?



Thanks,

Andy

Sounds scary.

Do you use a disk image or is there something easier ?

Andy

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease, but sometimes the wheel gets a blowtorch."

A.K.

 

[Paul]

Sounds scary.

Do you use a disk image or is there something easier ?

Andy

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease, but sometimes the wheel gets a blowtorch."

A.K.

My C: is only 20GB, and I use Macrium Reflect Free to
back it up.

When I make suggestions like this, it's to encourage people
to make backups. And, also, to estimate their own risk or
comfort factor with software. There are plenty of lesser solutions,
but then, they require research. Like, say you break your
registry. System Restore keeps copies for you, if you
have System Restore turned on. But you don't have to "learn
anything", if you have a working backup system.

I keep the content of C: relatively small, to make
the backup run faster.

Paul

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

My XP startup is taking way too long.

20 seconds.

[]
I (and my blind friends) would be delighted with a 20 second startup!
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

I don't think I would make a great rock star. I like my tea too much!
- Jessica Raine (Jenny in "Call the Midwife"),
in Radio Times 19-25 January 2013.

 

[Andy]

My XP startup is taking way too long.

20 seconds.

[]

I (and my blind friends) would be delighted with a 20 second startup!

--

J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf



I don't think I would make a great rock star. I like my tea too much!

- Jessica Raine (Jenny in "Call the Midwife"),

in Radio Times 19-25 January 2013.

Blind friends got me lost ?

I can give you my startup services to help.

Andy

 

[Paul]

I think 20 seconds from a power off state to a stable desktop is pretty
good! I don't think mine is quite that fast!

I think the record is 18 seconds.

I only mention that, so Andy will tear his hair out,
trying to shave off the 2 seconds

Actually, if you're into beating the record, whatever
it is, start with a motherboard with an Insyde BIOS.
Those POST really fast, and will help your stats.
My Asus motherboard (in this machine), wastes a lot
of time in POST.

Paul

 

[Andy]

I think the record is 18 seconds.



I only mention that, so Andy will tear his hair out,

trying to shave off the 2 seconds

Paul

Be nice.

Do not read any further.

My normal bootup time is around 15 seconds.

Andy

 

[philo]

I think 20 seconds from a power off state to a stable desktop is pretty
good! I don't think mine is quite that fast!

I subscribe to a lot of newsgroups and Andy is a known troll.
I suggest ignoring the clown.

 

[Andy]

I think the record is 18 seconds.



I only mention that, so Andy will tear his hair out,

trying to shave off the 2 seconds



Actually, if you're into beating the record, whatever

it is, start with a motherboard with an Insyde BIOS.

Those POST really fast, and will help your stats.

My Asus motherboard (in this machine), wastes a lot

of time in POST.



Paul

Bootvis is showing pssnap.sys is taking 12 seconds which seem like a long time for a driver to load.

Andy

 

[Paul]

Bootvis is showing pssnap.sys is taking 12 seconds which seem like a long time for a driver to load.

Andy

Is that a Macrium file ?

http://support.macrium.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=398

Paul

 

[Andy]

Is that a Macrium file ?



http://support.macrium.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=398



Paul

I got my system running right.

Less than 30 seconds from power on till desktop.

I just restored a disk image.

Restoring the MBR did not help.

Another one of those mysteries.

Andy