What is considered a normal boot time?

[MantaBase]

Its pretty variable depending on hardware.

XP with a reasonable proc (2.0ghz or better) and at least 512MB should start in 20 to 120 seconds. You will almost never get 20 unless you have no startups and no peripherals and its a clean and then stripped install. I have seen 11 seconds - but you pay for it later while you wait for needed stuff to start - or find you are missing something all together.

Now, if its taking more than 120 seconds - you will want to look into improving that. I would shoot for 40-50 seconds. Thats typically doable unless you have a scanner or WACOM setup et al.

As for Linux, I guess its about the same IME - at boot, but it always seems to take forever to shutdown. I have not timed it though.

OSX? I have not measured it either, but it seems much faster than my PC. That said, it doesn't load certain things. For example, I have the same scanner on XP as OSX. On my XP machine, when my boot is done - the scanner is ready. On OSX, scanner doesn't get initialized until I try to use it. That takes about 15 - 20 seconds.

If you never use it, thats fine. If you use it a lot - well, I prefer it to be ready when I need it.

Anyways - like I said - shoot for ~45 seconds. I think that can be done.

Manta

[MantaBase]

Originally Posted by robodude666

Thanks! I tried the reg edit and will reboot now. I removed like 20+ things from my startup but it is still booting with 54 processes. I had 54 before I edited it :(

Find out what the processes are and then find out which you can kill. 54 seems just a bit high - but it depends on what you are running. Norton for example will add a few.

[robodude666]

Originally Posted by MantaBase

Find out what the processes are and then find out which you can kill. 54 seems just a bit high - but it depends on what you are running. Norton for example will add a few.

I did that and all processes that are running are ran by me because I need them or are system processes required for windows to function....errr function not so crapply...

I tried the reg edit thing and it may of sped up the boot by a second or few but it is not noticeable or significant.

[Gig-O-Ram]

I've been thinking about your boot issue, robodude, and I could be completely off base, but I'm wondering if you're having a registry issue or a SYSTEM/BOOT.INI issue? I was trying to figure why, if I understood you right, processes that have been turned off for startup would continue to run.

I just did a test on mine, and I got a startup time of 1:25, of which the first 45-50 seconds gets me to Windows, then the remaining time to 85 sec is the time it takes until all the other stuff is loaded and Windows is ready to go. I did it twice, and got 85 sec each time. I think Windows Defender slows it down some.

I did a shutdown test as well, and went from Windows to nothing in about 22-25 sec - although I've seen it take a lot longer than that after I've been using it and doing stuff for a long time.

[Death_blooms]

Originally Posted by robodude666

Thanks! I tried the reg edit and will reboot now. I removed like 20+ things from my startup but it is still booting with 54 processes. I had 54 before I edited it :(

so did the regedit bit work? I wonder why Microsoft have a startup delay maby its so they can speed it up in future versions wen there's nothing else to do to windows.

MS conspiracy

[robodude666]

Originally Posted by Death_blooms

so did the regedit bit work? I wonder why Microsoft have a startup delay maby its so they can speed it up in future versions wen there's nothing else to do to windows.

MS conspiracy

ummm..

Originally Posted by robodude666

I tried the reg edit thing and it may of sped up the boot by a second or few but it is not noticeable or significant.

Nope, it didn't work.

[Death_blooms]

works for some, did for me (best on new systems can start up in about 10 seconds)
makes a huge difference wen you go into hibernate

[Dread]

My wifes primary computer is running on a X2 3800+ and 2 GB RAM,
has not been 'cleaned' or had a fresh install in probably 2 years. It
is also one of the computers that the kids play on and is jam packed (not full, just saying) of games and crap. It'll boot in under a minute.

My system (in sig) is only about 5 months old from a fresh install and takes over 2 minutes easy to boot fully into the desktop.

Wilkommen auf Windows!

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Dread

My wifes primary computer is running on a X2 3800+ and 2 GB RAM,
has not been 'cleaned' or had a fresh install in probably 2 years. It
is also one of the computers that the kids play on and is jam packed (not full, just saying) of games and crap. It'll boot in under a minute.

My system (in sig) is only about 5 months old from a fresh install and takes over 2 minutes easy to boot fully into the desktop.

Wilkommen auf Windows!

That's something i've noticed. The Nvidia chipset drivers REALLY make your system boot slower, even more in the nForce 4 series. I wouldn't know, but i'm almost sure your other computer doesn't have a nForce 4 based chipset.

[XoRn]

To trim a few more seconds go:

Start
Run
MSCONFIG (press enter)
Boot.ini
Check /NOGUIBOOT