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For the record I just booted all the machines and timed it with a watch this time instead of just counting.
from just after bios post till login screen.
1a. HTPC (4gb ram) Win7 x64 = 19 seconds
1b. HTPC (4gb ram, 3gb usable) Win7 x86 = 14 seconds
2. Studio PC (32gb ram) Win7 x64 = 22 seconds
3. Laptop (1,5gb ram) Win7 x86 = 26 seconds
Note: On all machines but laptop swapfile is disabled.
Note2: I tweaked XP to the same extremes as I do Win7.
Under XP the tweaks just made a smaller difference than under Win7
Note3: I ditched XP on all machines, so I cannot clock it, but I can assure you it took minutes, not seconds.
As for your statement of Win7 being a tweaked Vista, I agree with you for the most part.
I wouldn't call it a tweak though but more an overhaul.
Under the hood it's 95% the same, but the GUI overhaul is too extensive to write it off as just a tweak.
MS did one hell of a job turning a nightmare of an OS (vista before sp1)
into a lean and very efficient Win7.
I can only commend them on a job well done.
I am not bashing XP.
It has been the best thing before Win7, and I had many happy hours working with it,
and I wouldn't tell people to move to Win7 unless they have good reason to, and the right hardware.
But for me Win7 is a blessing and actually solved long unsolved issues I had on XP, especially on my StudioPC and HTPC.
Greetz