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NealJ
Jan 6, 2012, 10:59:54 AM1/6/12
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It takes 5minutes to boot up my XP System to a settled condition; is there
anyway I can reduce this time?
Thanks J.Neal
anyway I can reduce this time?
Thanks J.Neal
NealJ
Jan 6, 2012, 10:58:13 AM1/6/12
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NealJ
Jan 6, 2012, 10:59:41 AM1/6/12
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Rob
Jan 6, 2012, 11:43:14 AM1/6/12
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The first thing to try is to defragment your system drive (usually C:).
Further suggestions depend on your answer to the question above.
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Rob
Winston
Jan 6, 2012, 6:02:28 PM1/6/12
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"NealJ" <j...@jfneal.eclipse.co.uk> asked:
versions of Internet Explorer over the years, you might not have noticed
that they take a lot more RAM to run than was needed years ago. Having too
little RAM will slow things down a lot.
Another approach, if it's a desktop, is to log out when you're done, but
don't shut down the computer -- leave it running all the time. That way
things like your anti-virus software that may download updates at startup
won't all be trying to run.
HTH,
-WBE
> It takes 5minutes to boot up my XP System to a settled condition; is
> there anyway I can reduce this time?
If you've been good about installing patches and maybe upgraded to newer
> there anyway I can reduce this time?
versions of Internet Explorer over the years, you might not have noticed
that they take a lot more RAM to run than was needed years ago. Having too
little RAM will slow things down a lot.
Another approach, if it's a desktop, is to log out when you're done, but
don't shut down the computer -- leave it running all the time. That way
things like your anti-virus software that may download updates at startup
won't all be trying to run.
HTH,
-WBE
NealJ
Jan 7, 2012, 4:39:53 AM1/7/12
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I have defragmented;I have recently added extra Ram; the problem has been
there for some time.I will try your suggestion of logging off !
What time should it take to boot?!
Thanks J.
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there for some time.I will try your suggestion of logging off !
What time should it take to boot?!
Thanks J.
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NealJ
Jan 7, 2012, 6:37:39 AM1/7/12
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I no longer use Internet Explorer, having had problems with version8; I use
Firefox, which I have had installed for a year. I also have Norton Internet
Security installed.
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Firefox, which I have had installed for a year. I also have Norton Internet
Security installed.
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Winston
Jan 12, 2012, 1:22:13 PM1/12/12
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"NealJ" <j...@jfneal.eclipse.co.uk> originally asked:
memory usage. That can show you whether your system has too little.
1GB appears to be "enough" (on a system I manage). 512MB appeared to cause
swapping. When its owner bought the system (many years ago), it ran
passably at the time with just 128MB. :)
> the problem has been there for some time. I will try your suggestion of
> logging off !
[To clarify my suggestion, if you plan to use the computer again relatively
soon, *just* log off and leave the computer on, thus avoiding boot time.
If you're not going to use it for a few days, go ahead and turn it off and
save the electricity.]
> What time should it take to boot?!
That depends on disk speed, CPU, and CPU speed in addition to having enough
memory to avoid swapping. My experience isn't broad enough to guess.
The real issue, to me, is how long does it take for all the startup
processes to finish and the system to reach idle so that the computer will
actually be reasonably responsive? When the system I now manage only had
384MB of memory and was running Norton 360 and XP SP3, it could take 15-20
minutes! The "disk active" light would be nearly solidly ON that whole
time. One could log in and get to the desktop display before that, but the
system would be so slow it was barely usable. Increasing memory eliminated
a huge amount of swapping, so now the system becomes usable much faster
(though the exact time depends on what, exactly, the startup processes
decide to do, which is "more" if the computer has been off for a while and
"not much" if the system ran recently).
In any case, leaving the computer turned on means not having to wait for
any of the system startup activities to start, run, and finish. The
computer will be essentially idle (or, more likely, will hibernate). Going
from bringing the system out of hibernation to being logged in and usable
can be ~15-20 seconds or better (again, depending on CPU, CPU speed, disk
speed, memory, how many startup tasks the user you log in as has, etc.).
Of course, if you're the only user and there's only one account you log in
with and you're not worried about anyone else using your computer, you
could just Hibernate directly without even bothering to log out and log in
again.
HTH,
-WBE
>>> It takes 5minutes to boot up my XP System to a settled condition; is
>>> there anyway I can reduce this time?
I replied:
>>> there anyway I can reduce this time?
>> If you've been good about installing patches and maybe upgraded to
>> newer versions of Internet Explorer over the years, you might not have
>> noticed that they take a lot more RAM to run than was needed years ago.
>> Having too little RAM will slow things down a lot.
>> Another approach, if it's a desktop, is to log out when you're done, but
>> don't shut down the computer -- leave it running all the time. That way
>> things like your anti-virus software that may download updates at startup
>> won't all be trying to run.
"NealJ" <j...@jfneal.eclipse.co.uk> then replied:
>> newer versions of Internet Explorer over the years, you might not have
>> noticed that they take a lot more RAM to run than was needed years ago.
>> Having too little RAM will slow things down a lot.
>> Another approach, if it's a desktop, is to log out when you're done, but
>> don't shut down the computer -- leave it running all the time. That way
>> things like your anti-virus software that may download updates at startup
>> won't all be trying to run.
> I have defragmented;I have recently added extra Ram;
If you have a performance monitor program (Norton may include one), check
memory usage. That can show you whether your system has too little.
1GB appears to be "enough" (on a system I manage). 512MB appeared to cause
swapping. When its owner bought the system (many years ago), it ran
passably at the time with just 128MB. :)
> the problem has been there for some time. I will try your suggestion of
> logging off !
[To clarify my suggestion, if you plan to use the computer again relatively
soon, *just* log off and leave the computer on, thus avoiding boot time.
If you're not going to use it for a few days, go ahead and turn it off and
save the electricity.]
> What time should it take to boot?!
memory to avoid swapping. My experience isn't broad enough to guess.
The real issue, to me, is how long does it take for all the startup
processes to finish and the system to reach idle so that the computer will
actually be reasonably responsive? When the system I now manage only had
384MB of memory and was running Norton 360 and XP SP3, it could take 15-20
minutes! The "disk active" light would be nearly solidly ON that whole
time. One could log in and get to the desktop display before that, but the
system would be so slow it was barely usable. Increasing memory eliminated
a huge amount of swapping, so now the system becomes usable much faster
(though the exact time depends on what, exactly, the startup processes
decide to do, which is "more" if the computer has been off for a while and
"not much" if the system ran recently).
In any case, leaving the computer turned on means not having to wait for
any of the system startup activities to start, run, and finish. The
computer will be essentially idle (or, more likely, will hibernate). Going
from bringing the system out of hibernation to being logged in and usable
can be ~15-20 seconds or better (again, depending on CPU, CPU speed, disk
speed, memory, how many startup tasks the user you log in as has, etc.).
Of course, if you're the only user and there's only one account you log in
with and you're not worried about anyone else using your computer, you
could just Hibernate directly without even bothering to log out and log in
again.
HTH,
-WBE
Ray Milne
Jan 31, 2012, 5:43:48 AM1/31/12
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"NealJ" <j...@jfneal.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
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except anti virus, firewall, windows and desktop.
Everything else is on demand.
Ray.
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>I no longer use Internet Explorer, having had problems with version8; I use
>Firefox, which I have had installed for a year. I also have Norton Internet
>Security installed.
>
It also depends on what progs load at start-up. I've stopped everything
>Firefox, which I have had installed for a year. I also have Norton Internet
>Security installed.
>
except anti virus, firewall, windows and desktop.
Everything else is on demand.
Ray.
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