Boot time

[gregrocker]

So if you don't want it spying on you, wait til you need it to start it up.

 

[espionage724]

I can cold boot to desktop in like 22secs

SSD + UEFI = win

 

[bagavan]

My HDD is a spinner.so it definitely takes longer.

 

[smarteyeball]

My HDD is a spinner.so it definitely takes longer.

Do you restart often?


If not, it's not really a big deal once it's all up and running.

 

[bagavan]

My HDD is a spinner.so it definitely takes longer.

Do you restart often?


If not, it's not really a big deal once it's all up and running.

Yes I do restart a lot.

 

[gregrocker]

I troubleshoot any install which takes a minute to startup.

Average with everything unchecked in msconfig>Startup except AV and gadgets, using MSE and monitoring startup time increases closely through all update and program installs, is 30 seconds.

This program will give you a map of what starts up when during bootup: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/140247-trace-windows-7-bootshutdownhibernatestandbyresume-issues/

 

[cluberti]

Correct - a stock Win7 install on a Dell Latitude E4150 I just worked on booted from cold boot to usable (that's kernel, winlogon, explorer, and post boot items) in *exactly* 30 seconds. It had MSE and drivers, but nothing else. If an install takes longer than 90 seconds to boot on old hardware or 60 seconds on anything newer than 3 years old, it's time to see what's causing it if you want to speed up your boot time.

 

[bagavan]

I have disabled everything except MSE. what do u guys comment now?

 

[Tews]

Unless you are trouble shooting something that is causing a specific problem with your boot time, I wouldn't get too hung up on how long it takes... A 20 second boot time makes for great bragging rights, but other than that, it doesn't really mean a whole lot.

 

[mickey megabyte]

bagavan, as long as everything still works how you want it to, then you've made a great improvement in your startup speed.

all those programs you've disabled were also hogging up your memory, and using processor cycles, so your whole system has probably got a bit quicker, not just your boot.

 

[bagavan]

bagavan, as long as everything still works how you want it to, then you've made a great improvement in your startup speed.

all those programs you've disabled were also hogging up your memory, and using processor cycles, so your whole system has probably got a bit quicker, not just your boot.

Boot time improved even more..