How can I make my boot up faster?

[bobland]

I just installed an SSD boot drive, a Crucial M4 256GB. The previous drive was a 150GB VelociRaptor (actual 139GB). Problem was I kept running out of space so I decided to give the SSD a try. Most programs bootup much faster which is nice.

I'd like to try overclocking. When I've tried this in the past I got too impatient with all the booting. I'm willing to give it another shot if I can tweak a few more seconds on the boot.

Is there a list of files that can be removed to boot faster, or any other hints?

Thanks,
Burt

 

[kbrady1979]

Does the SSD not already boot much faster than the HDD? Also, with overclocking.........you WILL need patience. If you don't have patience when overclocking, it may impact your bank account!

 

[bobland]

The SSD is noticably faster on all counts. However, I'm sure I have a lot of garbage lodged within the start sequences.

 

[AddRAM]

So then, just go to msconfig, hide all the microsoft programs, then start unchecking what you don't want to run at startup.

But I doubt if doing any of that will help speed up your actual boot time.