the great wizard
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- Dec 21, 2015
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Is your computer one of those computers that boots forever???!!like,you can even make a sandwich and still that welcome sign yet to come or still non responsive??anyways..,if your boot up takes longer than 20 seconds..,then you really need to make adjustments..,,
you may be asking yourself a question i always ask myself!!why are computers even slower!!while they are comparatively supercomputers of the past 15 years??!!hahhaa!! dont beat yourself up!!
there is something you can always do at your own capacity level..,anyways..,i give it my best shot!!
here is a collection of my personal favorites tweaks towards a better booting speed!!
Changing the Boot Order of Your Drives
Most computers are set up so that when you first turn on your computer it will check to see if you want to boot from other drives besides your hard drive. It will automatically check to see if you have a bootable CD in your CD drive. If you computer has a floppy drive, it will check to see if your have a boot disk in the floppy drive. Then once it has checked all possible locations for a boot disk, the system will default to your hard drive and start booting Windows
"Hard Disk Drive" or "IDE0" (assuming that your hard drive is connected to IDE0). If your setup screen does not specifically state "first device" but rather just a list of all of the devices, then all you have to do is select the hard disk and move it to the top of the list
Using the Quick Boot Feature of the BIOS
All systems initialize in more or less the same way. During the power on self test mentioned earlier, the BIOS checks the hardware devices and counts the system memory.
All of these system tests are not needed every time that you boot, and can be turned off to save time. Most system BIOS's offer a feature called quick boot. This feature will allow the user to turn off these test.
Modifying the Operating System Boot
Other hacking methods are still available that will shave a few more seconds off of the boot time
f you use one operating system the majority of your time, you would definitely save time if you set that operating system as the default and lowered the timeout value to 1 or 2 seconds.
this can be changed in MSCONFIG through boot.ini
Disabling the System Boot Screen
if you dont enjoy the bootscree that says windows XP i would suggest you remove it as well..,
just go to the boot.ini file through typing MSCONFIG.EXE command in RUN, and do the following modification
[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems]multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /noguiboot
The above boot.ini file is all pretty much standard except for the addition of the /noguiboot to the last line of the file.
that is the parameter that tells Windows to start up without using the graphical user interface boot screen.
Disabling the boot screen might only save you a fraction of a second off your boot time. But keep in mind, every fraction of a second counts.
This performance improvement works on a very simple principle. It takes time for the computer to do anything. Taking away some work that it has to do, such as loading the boot screen, will free time that it can spend loading your system files instead.
using auto-login feature
i advice this to be used for personal computers,and also if a user is not so paranoid abot security..,
this can be done as follows
method 1
Click Start, Run and type CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2, and click Ok. Select the user account from the list (the account to which you want to automatically logon). Uncheck Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option, and click Ok. Type the user account password and complete the process.
For Windows XP Home, don't try to auto-login as the built-in Administrator, as you'll receive an error message.
method 2-using the registry
You can use Registry Editor to add your log on information. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. Using your account name and password, double-click the DefaultUserName entry, type your user name, and then click OK.
4. Double-click the DefaultPassword entry, type your password under the value data box, and then click OK.
If there is no DefaultPassword value, create the value. To do this, follow these steps:
a. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.
b. Type DefaultPassword as the value name, and then press ENTER.
c. Double-click the newly created key, and then type your password in the Value Data box.
If no DefaultPassword string is specified, Windows XP automatically changes the value of the AutoAdminLogon registry key from 1 (true) to 0 (false) to turn off the AutoAdminLogon feature.
5. Double-click the AutoAdminLogon entry, type 1 in the Value Data box, and then click OK.
If there is no AutoAdminLogon entry, create the entry. To do this, follow these steps:
a. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.
b. Type AutoAdminLogon as the value name, and then press ENTER.
c. Double-click the newly created key, and then type 1 in the Value Data box.
6. Quit Registry Editor.
7. Click Start, click Restart, and then click OK.
Disabling Unneeded Hardware Devices
Every time that you turn on your computer, it has to load and initialize all of your computer hardware. Keep in mind: Your computer has a lot of devices that you do not always use. These extra devices are loaded and initialized during every boot. When it does so, your computer's performance is slowed down.
you can do this through device manager..,located in system tools at the control panel.
devices to disable
* Network Adapters: Especially on notebook computers, there are often more than one network device. Disabling the network devices that you do not use will definitely save you some booting time.
* FireWire: If you have 1394 connections, otherwise known as fire wire, you might consider disabling them. Unless you are using your fire wire port to connect your digital video recorder to your computer, or have other external fire wire device, you have no need to have this device enabled.
* Modems: Do you have a broadband connection? If so, then consider disabling your modem. If you rarely use it, disable it. If you ever need to use it again, just re-enable it again.
* Multimedia devices: Your computer has lots of multimedia devices. Take a look at the "Sound, video, and game controllers" section in Device Manager. You will find a lot of device drivers that are loaded during your boot. Some are used by all users, but others will find a few that they do not use. For example, I do not use my game port or my MIDI device, so I disabled both of those.
* PCMCIA: If you are a laptop user, consider disabling your PCMCIA card controller located under "PCMCIA adapters". The PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) slot is special expansion slot that is rarely used today on laptops except for wireless and wired network cards and card reader attachments for compact flash and other solid state memory cards. Most laptops now have built in network adapters and some even have built-in wireless adapters. If you do not use your PCMCIA adapter, it is yet another device that can be safely disabled.
Caution:
Do not disable any hardware devices that are located under the Disk Drives, Computer, Display Adapters, IDE Disk Controllers, and the System sections (except for the system speaker) since these hardware devices are critical to the operation of your comptuer.
Disabling Unneeded Services
A service is a software application that runs continuously in the background while your computer is on. The Windows operating system has numerous services that run in the background that provide basic functions to the system. Network connectivity, visual support, and external device connectivity such as printer services are all examples of the types of services that the windows services provider.
you can remove any service in you computer EXCEPT for these ones..,
Bare-Bones System Service Setup
To get the maximum amount of performance out of your system, you have the option of disabling all of the services on your computer that are not critical to the system. This would take away a lot of the nice features and conveniences of Windows, but you would have a much faster machine. The following is a list of system-critical services that should not be disabled. Feel free to disable all other services.they are called bare minimum services.
Bare Minimum Services:
* Com+ Event System
* Cryptographic Services
* DCOM Server Process Launcher
* DHCP Client
* DNS Client
* Event Log
* IPSEC Services
* Workstation
* Shell Hardware Detection
* System Event Notification
* Protected Storage
* Network Connections
* Plug + Play
* Print Spooler
* Remote Procedure Call
* Secondary Logon
* Security Accounts Manager
Recommended Service Setup
The bare-bones system service setup is a good setup for optimal performance. However, don't you want to have some of the conveniences of Windows XP? Check out the recommended services to disable shown in the list below. If you follow these recommendations, you will cut down on your boot time but you will also have of the nice features and conveniences of Windows XP.
Disable the following services:
* Background Intelligent Transfer Service
* Distributed Link Tracking Client
* Error Reporting Service
* Fast User Switching Compatibility
* Help and Support
* Indexing Service
* Messenger
* Machine Debug Manager
* Network Location Awareness (NLA)
* Portable Media Serial Number Service
* Remote Registry (Only included with Windows XP Pro)
* SSDP Discovery Service
* Terminal Services
* Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
* Wireless Zero Configuration (If you have a wireless network card, do not disable this one)
* Windows Time
* WebClient
* Task Schedule
Clean your Registry
Use a registry cleaner occasionally - will help for faster load up and general performance - the cleaner your registry the faster it loads.
REMOVE JUNK FILES before Shutting down
By removing junk- the windows registry and system wont have to load them up on reboot. you can use simple software like CCleaner.
Defragment your Harddrive Occasionally
Likewise having a clean ordered system helps
goto Start-(all)Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter then click on Defragment
or use other Defrag software such as Diskeeper
Uninstall & Remove any Software \ Items you do not use
Simply remove programs you dont use thru "add remove programs" & also in "add\remove Windows Components"
REMOVE STARTUP PROGRAMS
Many programs you install set themselves to run automatically when you start up your computer. Each program that runs on startup not only consumes system resources but also extends the length of time it takes your PC to fully boot.
it is generally unnecessary to have any programs running in the background (other than security software like virus-scanners or firewalls) disable your unwanted startup programs to increase your startup speed and conserve system resources.
you can use the MSCONFIG utility
The 'startup' tab in MSCONFIG provides access to several other applications that are started at boot up and are running in the background.
By examining their Filenames and directories, you should be able to get a feeling for what is necessary and what is not.
Be aware than several viruses and worms have a habit of disguising themselves with authoritative sounding Windows system file names,
such as the Win32.spybot.worm as MSCONFIG32.EXE. Leave these for now if you are not sure. (this paragraph taken from pcstats.com)
Go to 'start\run' and type 'msconfig'
Click on the "startup" tab (furthest right)\
Unclick any items you don't want to load when windows starts.
after editing the msconfig utility and rebooting a pop warning will come-simply clik "do not warn me again"
Remove SpyWare and Adware
Many programs put spyware or adware on your pc without your knowledge. These transmit info about your habits etc, and take up resources and tend to run at Startup (thus slowing it down).therefore you should use special programs for removing spywares and adwares..,
Scan for Viruses
i think htis should be a must!!
you may be asking yourself a question i always ask myself!!why are computers even slower!!while they are comparatively supercomputers of the past 15 years??!!hahhaa!! dont beat yourself up!!
there is something you can always do at your own capacity level..,anyways..,i give it my best shot!!
here is a collection of my personal favorites tweaks towards a better booting speed!!
Changing the Boot Order of Your Drives
Most computers are set up so that when you first turn on your computer it will check to see if you want to boot from other drives besides your hard drive. It will automatically check to see if you have a bootable CD in your CD drive. If you computer has a floppy drive, it will check to see if your have a boot disk in the floppy drive. Then once it has checked all possible locations for a boot disk, the system will default to your hard drive and start booting Windows
"Hard Disk Drive" or "IDE0" (assuming that your hard drive is connected to IDE0). If your setup screen does not specifically state "first device" but rather just a list of all of the devices, then all you have to do is select the hard disk and move it to the top of the list
Using the Quick Boot Feature of the BIOS
All systems initialize in more or less the same way. During the power on self test mentioned earlier, the BIOS checks the hardware devices and counts the system memory.
All of these system tests are not needed every time that you boot, and can be turned off to save time. Most system BIOS's offer a feature called quick boot. This feature will allow the user to turn off these test.
Modifying the Operating System Boot
Other hacking methods are still available that will shave a few more seconds off of the boot time
f you use one operating system the majority of your time, you would definitely save time if you set that operating system as the default and lowered the timeout value to 1 or 2 seconds.
this can be changed in MSCONFIG through boot.ini
Disabling the System Boot Screen
if you dont enjoy the bootscree that says windows XP i would suggest you remove it as well..,
just go to the boot.ini file through typing MSCONFIG.EXE command in RUN, and do the following modification
[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems]multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /noguiboot
The above boot.ini file is all pretty much standard except for the addition of the /noguiboot to the last line of the file.
that is the parameter that tells Windows to start up without using the graphical user interface boot screen.
Disabling the boot screen might only save you a fraction of a second off your boot time. But keep in mind, every fraction of a second counts.
This performance improvement works on a very simple principle. It takes time for the computer to do anything. Taking away some work that it has to do, such as loading the boot screen, will free time that it can spend loading your system files instead.
using auto-login feature
i advice this to be used for personal computers,and also if a user is not so paranoid abot security..,
this can be done as follows
method 1
Click Start, Run and type CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2, and click Ok. Select the user account from the list (the account to which you want to automatically logon). Uncheck Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer option, and click Ok. Type the user account password and complete the process.
For Windows XP Home, don't try to auto-login as the built-in Administrator, as you'll receive an error message.
method 2-using the registry
You can use Registry Editor to add your log on information. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. Using your account name and password, double-click the DefaultUserName entry, type your user name, and then click OK.
4. Double-click the DefaultPassword entry, type your password under the value data box, and then click OK.
If there is no DefaultPassword value, create the value. To do this, follow these steps:
a. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.
b. Type DefaultPassword as the value name, and then press ENTER.
c. Double-click the newly created key, and then type your password in the Value Data box.
If no DefaultPassword string is specified, Windows XP automatically changes the value of the AutoAdminLogon registry key from 1 (true) to 0 (false) to turn off the AutoAdminLogon feature.
5. Double-click the AutoAdminLogon entry, type 1 in the Value Data box, and then click OK.
If there is no AutoAdminLogon entry, create the entry. To do this, follow these steps:
a. In Registry Editor, click Edit, click New, and then click String Value.
b. Type AutoAdminLogon as the value name, and then press ENTER.
c. Double-click the newly created key, and then type 1 in the Value Data box.
6. Quit Registry Editor.
7. Click Start, click Restart, and then click OK.
Disabling Unneeded Hardware Devices
Every time that you turn on your computer, it has to load and initialize all of your computer hardware. Keep in mind: Your computer has a lot of devices that you do not always use. These extra devices are loaded and initialized during every boot. When it does so, your computer's performance is slowed down.
you can do this through device manager..,located in system tools at the control panel.
devices to disable
* Network Adapters: Especially on notebook computers, there are often more than one network device. Disabling the network devices that you do not use will definitely save you some booting time.
* FireWire: If you have 1394 connections, otherwise known as fire wire, you might consider disabling them. Unless you are using your fire wire port to connect your digital video recorder to your computer, or have other external fire wire device, you have no need to have this device enabled.
* Modems: Do you have a broadband connection? If so, then consider disabling your modem. If you rarely use it, disable it. If you ever need to use it again, just re-enable it again.
* Multimedia devices: Your computer has lots of multimedia devices. Take a look at the "Sound, video, and game controllers" section in Device Manager. You will find a lot of device drivers that are loaded during your boot. Some are used by all users, but others will find a few that they do not use. For example, I do not use my game port or my MIDI device, so I disabled both of those.
* PCMCIA: If you are a laptop user, consider disabling your PCMCIA card controller located under "PCMCIA adapters". The PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) slot is special expansion slot that is rarely used today on laptops except for wireless and wired network cards and card reader attachments for compact flash and other solid state memory cards. Most laptops now have built in network adapters and some even have built-in wireless adapters. If you do not use your PCMCIA adapter, it is yet another device that can be safely disabled.
Caution:
Do not disable any hardware devices that are located under the Disk Drives, Computer, Display Adapters, IDE Disk Controllers, and the System sections (except for the system speaker) since these hardware devices are critical to the operation of your comptuer.
Disabling Unneeded Services
A service is a software application that runs continuously in the background while your computer is on. The Windows operating system has numerous services that run in the background that provide basic functions to the system. Network connectivity, visual support, and external device connectivity such as printer services are all examples of the types of services that the windows services provider.
you can remove any service in you computer EXCEPT for these ones..,
Bare-Bones System Service Setup
To get the maximum amount of performance out of your system, you have the option of disabling all of the services on your computer that are not critical to the system. This would take away a lot of the nice features and conveniences of Windows, but you would have a much faster machine. The following is a list of system-critical services that should not be disabled. Feel free to disable all other services.they are called bare minimum services.
Bare Minimum Services:
* Com+ Event System
* Cryptographic Services
* DCOM Server Process Launcher
* DHCP Client
* DNS Client
* Event Log
* IPSEC Services
* Workstation
* Shell Hardware Detection
* System Event Notification
* Protected Storage
* Network Connections
* Plug + Play
* Print Spooler
* Remote Procedure Call
* Secondary Logon
* Security Accounts Manager
Recommended Service Setup
The bare-bones system service setup is a good setup for optimal performance. However, don't you want to have some of the conveniences of Windows XP? Check out the recommended services to disable shown in the list below. If you follow these recommendations, you will cut down on your boot time but you will also have of the nice features and conveniences of Windows XP.
Disable the following services:
* Background Intelligent Transfer Service
* Distributed Link Tracking Client
* Error Reporting Service
* Fast User Switching Compatibility
* Help and Support
* Indexing Service
* Messenger
* Machine Debug Manager
* Network Location Awareness (NLA)
* Portable Media Serial Number Service
* Remote Registry (Only included with Windows XP Pro)
* SSDP Discovery Service
* Terminal Services
* Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
* Wireless Zero Configuration (If you have a wireless network card, do not disable this one)
* Windows Time
* WebClient
* Task Schedule
Clean your Registry
Use a registry cleaner occasionally - will help for faster load up and general performance - the cleaner your registry the faster it loads.
REMOVE JUNK FILES before Shutting down
By removing junk- the windows registry and system wont have to load them up on reboot. you can use simple software like CCleaner.
Defragment your Harddrive Occasionally
Likewise having a clean ordered system helps
goto Start-(all)Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter then click on Defragment
or use other Defrag software such as Diskeeper
Uninstall & Remove any Software \ Items you do not use
Simply remove programs you dont use thru "add remove programs" & also in "add\remove Windows Components"
REMOVE STARTUP PROGRAMS
Many programs you install set themselves to run automatically when you start up your computer. Each program that runs on startup not only consumes system resources but also extends the length of time it takes your PC to fully boot.
it is generally unnecessary to have any programs running in the background (other than security software like virus-scanners or firewalls) disable your unwanted startup programs to increase your startup speed and conserve system resources.
you can use the MSCONFIG utility
The 'startup' tab in MSCONFIG provides access to several other applications that are started at boot up and are running in the background.
By examining their Filenames and directories, you should be able to get a feeling for what is necessary and what is not.
Be aware than several viruses and worms have a habit of disguising themselves with authoritative sounding Windows system file names,
such as the Win32.spybot.worm as MSCONFIG32.EXE. Leave these for now if you are not sure. (this paragraph taken from pcstats.com)
Go to 'start\run' and type 'msconfig'
Click on the "startup" tab (furthest right)\
Unclick any items you don't want to load when windows starts.
after editing the msconfig utility and rebooting a pop warning will come-simply clik "do not warn me again"
Remove SpyWare and Adware
Many programs put spyware or adware on your pc without your knowledge. These transmit info about your habits etc, and take up resources and tend to run at Startup (thus slowing it down).therefore you should use special programs for removing spywares and adwares..,
Scan for Viruses
i think htis should be a must!!
