windows boots slow

[Gamer1238]

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

 

[Fluffy]

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)

 

[richc46]

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

 

[Newt]

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.

 

[Gamer1238]

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

 

[Gamer1238]

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??

 

[Gamer1238]

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

 

[reghakr]

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

 

[Gamer1238]

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

 

[Fluffy]

Memory remap is usually under chipset configuration

 

[Frostmourne]

Don't touch services - that's a myth. In your BIOS, set your hard drive to boot first and disable the second, third, fourth boot entries etc. Then find a setting to load the PCI x16 graphics card first - probably something like init_display. Lastly disable legacy usb support and floppy support.

In Windows, use Autoruns:

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

and look through the logon tab.

 

[Gamer1238]

Don't touch services - that's a myth. In your BIOS, set your hard drive to boot first and disable the second, third, fourth boot entries etc. Then find a setting to load the PCI x16 graphics card first - probably something like init_display. Lastly disable legacy usb support and floppy support.

In Windows, use Autoruns:

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

and look through the logon tab.

what does the program do???

i'll try the bios thing first and see what happens i just want to be very careful cause i dont want to stuff anything up

 

[Frostmourne]

Just go through the options I suggested in your BIOS, then use Autoruns - it lists what runs at startup among 3000 other things.

 

[Gamer1238]

Just go through the options I suggested in your BIOS, then use Autoruns - it lists what runs at startup among 3000 other things.

Ok thank you i'll do what you've said and get back to you on what happens thank you once again for your info

 

[Newt]

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??

Yes.If you ever need to boot from your dvd drive then you just go back into BIOS and make the dvd the first boot device.

It really speeds my boot time.

 

[Gamer1238]

thanks everyone for your help