Vista Tweaks!

[Tyreal]

As time goes by I will add more:

Reduce Boot time:
I was able to significantly reduce boot time with this tweak.
Start > in the search box type "msconfig" > Boot > Advance Options > Tick the "Number of Processors" box > In the pull down menu select: 1 for single core, 2 for dual, 4 for quad, etc.

[One4yu2c]

To rule out any placebo effect, I benchmarked my bootup time on my personal system running Vista Ultimate x64 on quad-core processor with this tweak. I measured boot time from the moment POST started (displaying VGA BIOS info) to when my mouse icon stopped working and returned to an arrow:

Boot without tweak: 42 seconds
Boot with tweak: 42 seconds

[Zambini]

:( I was hoping that could make my C2D rig boot faster :(

I just use hibernate now though, its faster than rebooting every time :P

[Tyreal]

Clearly, your mileage may vary. I measured it on a friend's computer and his booted up a tad faster.

[One4yu2c]

Originally Posted by Tyreal

Reduce Boot time:
I was able to significantly reduce boot time with this tweak.

Originally Posted by Tyreal

I measured it on a friend's computer and his booted up a tad faster.

Have any hard numbers as opposed to adjectives?

[Capper]

yeah, it went from "significantly faster" to a "tad faster"

[Dr. V]

Originally Posted by Capper

yeah, it went from "significantly faster" to a "tad faster"

Odd, no?

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by Capper

yeah, it went from "significantly faster" to a "tad faster"

I think he said the tweak on his own system produced a significantly faster boot time while the same tweak on his friend's computer was only a "tad" faster. Tyreal might want to clarify though.

Thanks for the tip though Ty, I'll have to try this next year if/when I ever buy Vista.

[Tyreal]

Geez. The world is against me just because I decide to post something that worked for me. It was a whole 5 seconds faster on my friends machine.

[Yellowhello]

Originally Posted by Tyreal

Geez. The world is against me just because I decide to post something that worked for me. It was a whole 5 seconds faster on my friends machine.

Well, that may be because your machine is a quad core, and Vista was probably not programmed to take advantage of all four cores, until you told it specifically too. I'm betting your friend's machine wasn't a quad-core...