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  1. Posts : 135
    Windows 7 Professional (64 Bit)
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    windows boots slow


    Hey guys gamer1238 here....

    Here's a question how can you get windows 7 to boot up fast i've tried the old msconfig trick but really doesnt help me....

    Msn, avg and some other programs i'm running at startup dont or shouldnt slow down the boot time that much right??

    Also when my computer starts up it is using 1.5Gb of Ram and doesnt drop (I have 4Gb Ram installed but my computer should be using 3.5 but its using 3.25 instead and i dont know why?? please help)... i have a nvidia 9800gx installed does that have anything to do with the ram being at 1.5Gb usage???

    thanks in advance guys from Gamer1238
    Last edited by Gamer1238; 01 Dec 2009 at 07:51. Reason: for got to add something in
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  2. Posts : 384
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #2

    For the ram issue make sure memory remap is enabled in the bios. Also check what is in the startup folder and delete anything you dont need. I recommend CCleaner to help speed up the bootup.

    Forgot to mention, Win 7 uses memory differently than Vista/XP it uses as much ram for prefetch as it can get hold of and free's up ram as and when you need it (Games for example)
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  3. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    Gamer1238 said:
    Hey guys gamer1238 here....

    Here's a question how can you get windows 7 to boot up fast i've tried the old msconfig trick but really doesnt help me....

    Msn, avg and some other programs i'm running at startup dont or shouldnt slow down the boot time that much right??

    Also when my computer starts up it is using 1.5Gb of Ram and doesnt drop (I have 4Gb Ram installed but my computer should be using 3.5 but its using 3.25 instead and i dont know why?? please help)... i have a nvidia 9800gx installed does that have anything to do with the ram being at 1.5Gb usage???

    thanks in advance guys from Gamer1238
    Try going to services (from search) and see if there are any services that are not needed. Go to task manager and see what appl, etc are using a lot of memory. Deactivate your Anti Virus, see if you get better performance. If your perfomance does improve without the A/V, you may want to change to another. Microsoft Essentials is a good choice. It was created with Windows in mind. Anyway, good luck
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  4. Posts : 70
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #4

    You should notice a big boost in speed if you go into Bios and change the boot order to boot to the hard drive first,not the floppy.

    That is one of the first things I do on system.
    I noticed a large increase in speed.
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  5. Posts : 135
    Windows 7 Professional (64 Bit)
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Fluffy said:
    For the ram issue make sure memory remap is enabled in the bios. Also check what is in the startup folder and delete anything you dont need. I recommend CCleaner to help speed up the bootup.

    Forgot to mention, Win 7 uses memory differently than Vista/XP it uses as much ram for prefetch as it can get hold of and free's up ram as and when you need it (Games for example)
    Memory remap what would that be under?? i have an asus pk5pl-cm motherboard.... thanks for the info
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  6. Posts : 135
    Windows 7 Professional (64 Bit)
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Newt said:
    You should notice a big boost in speed if you go into Bios and change the boot order to boot to the hard drive first,not the floppy.

    That is one of the first things I do on system.
    I noticed a large increase in speed.
    I boot from my CD drive first off then it goes to my primary hard drive... if i switch to my primary hard drive it should load quicker right??
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  7. Posts : 135
    Windows 7 Professional (64 Bit)
    Thread Starter
       #7

    richc46 said:
    Gamer1238 said:
    Hey guys gamer1238 here....

    Here's a question how can you get windows 7 to boot up fast i've tried the old msconfig trick but really doesnt help me....

    Msn, avg and some other programs i'm running at startup dont or shouldnt slow down the boot time that much right??

    Also when my computer starts up it is using 1.5Gb of Ram and doesnt drop (I have 4Gb Ram installed but my computer should be using 3.5 but its using 3.25 instead and i dont know why?? please help)... i have a nvidia 9800gx installed does that have anything to do with the ram being at 1.5Gb usage???

    thanks in advance guys from Gamer1238
    Try going to services (from search) and see if there are any services that are not needed. Go to task manager and see what appl, etc are using a lot of memory. Deactivate your Anti Virus, see if you get better performance. If your perfomance does improve without the A/V, you may want to change to another. Microsoft Essentials is a good choice. It was created with Windows in mind. Anyway, good luck
    how do i know if i dont need a service i've only gone to services a handful of times for basic stuff mind explaining more please... i am running windows 7 Home Premium
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  8. Posts : 1,614
    Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
       #8

    Did you uncheck everything in msconfig besides your anti-virus.

    There are also services you can disable,. U need to be careful'

    Here's a link that will help you:
    Windows 7 Service Configurations by Black Viper
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  9. Posts : 135
    Windows 7 Professional (64 Bit)
    Thread Starter
       #9

    reghakr said:
    Did you uncheck everything in msconfig besides your anti-virus.

    There are also services you can disable,. U need to be careful'

    Here's a link that will help you:
    Windows 7 Service Configurations by Black Viper
    thanks for the link i'm going to start looking into all of this when i first work today really need to make my computer stop using so much ram
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  10. Posts : 384
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #10

    Memory remap is usually under chipset configuration
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