BootVis program

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I was curious to know if anyone can recommend that this program is good and
speeds up boot times.

I was wondering if this was any good.

Thanks
 
BootVis reconfigures xp boot files,seems to help...Microsoft however will
disagree,
who knows why it was pulled from availability.To run it,open,go to
trace,optimize
system,the os then reboots,also,have all boxes checked but disk utilization.
 
'Bootvis.exe is a performance tracing and visualization tool that
Microsoft designed to help PC system designers and software developers
identify performance issues for boot/resume timing while developing new
PC products or supporting software.

Please note that Bootvis.exe is not a tool that will improve boot/resume
performance for end users. Contrary to some published reports,
Bootvis.exe cannot reduce or alter a system's boot or resume
performance. The boot optimization routines invoked by Bootvis.exe are
built into Windows XP. These routines run automatically at
pre-determined times as part of the normal operation of the operating
system.'

Ref:-
'Fast Boot / Fast Resume Design'
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/fastboot/default.mspx

regards,
S.Sengupta [MS-MVP]
 
Hi,

Bootvis does nothing to speed up boot times, it was a tool that was used to
trace the boot items. If you are having a delayed boot, then you should
follow the steps in these articles to isolate the problem:

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP [Q310560]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560

HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316434

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Bootvis doesn't do anything more than Prefetch does. Bootvis just does it a
little quicker.

Microsoft does not support Bootvis and Bootvis can cause severe problems.
Stay away from Bootvis.

[[Windows XP Professional monitors the files that are used when the computer
starts and when you start applications. By monitoring these files, Windows
XP Professional can prefetch them. Prefetching data is the process whereby
data that is expected to be requested is read ahead into the cache.
Prefetching boot files and applications decreases the time needed to start
Windows XP Professional and start applications.

Prefetching is further improved if the files are located next to each other
on the outer edge of the disk. Windows XP Professional optimizes the
location of boot files and applications when the computer is idle. The
optimization occurs in the background and lasts only a minute or two; you
might hear the hard disk being accessed when optimization occurs. After the
initial optimization takes place, subsequent optimization occurs, at most,
every three days.

When you run the Disk Defragmenter tools that are included with Windows XP
Professional, they can perform any optimization updates that are scheduled
to take place during the next idle period. The Disk Defragmenter tools do
not disturb the existing layout of optimized boot files and applications.

Note
Computers running Windows XP Home Edition also prefetch and optimize boot
files and applications.]]
From...
Optimizing Startup Times by Using Defragmentation Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkd_tro_uutk.asp

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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In message <[email protected]> "Rick \"Nutcase\"
Rogers said:
Bootvis does nothing to speed up boot times, it was a tool that was used to
trace the boot items. If you are having a delayed boot, then you should
follow the steps in these articles to isolate the problem:
Click to expand...

It does have an option in the menu which claims to optimize something,
although the documentation is pretty light about what it actually does.
 
The same as this...

Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste this in the command prompt:

Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Hit your Enter key.

Or, assuming C:...
Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste this in the command prompt:

defrag c: -boot

Hit your Enter key.

To see if it worked, open regedit and navigate to >>>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction

Value Name: OptimizeComplete
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Yes or N
If Yes, boot optimization was completed.
If No there will be an entry in OptimizeError.

Value Name: OptimizeError
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Insufficient space or Insufficient Resources

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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In message <[email protected]> "Wesley Vogel"
The same as this...

Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste this in the command prompt:

Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Hit your Enter key.

Or, assuming C:...
Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste this in the command prompt:

defrag c: -boot

Hit your Enter key.

To see if it worked, open regedit and navigate to >>>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction

Value Name: OptimizeComplete
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Yes or N
If Yes, boot optimization was completed.
If No there will be an entry in OptimizeError.

Value Name: OptimizeError
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: Insufficient space or Insufficient Resources
Click to expand...

Awesome, thanks! I tried it and it did make a noticeable difference on
my laptop, but virtually zero on my desktop.
 
Task Scheduler needs to be set to Automatic.
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK
Scroll down to and double click Task Scheduler | Startup type: Automatic |
Click Apply | Click OK | Close Services.

Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK
Navigate to >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management\PrefetchParameters

Look for EnablePrefetcher in the right pane, if the value is not 3,
double click EnablePrefetcher and change the value to 3.
Values are:
0 = disabled
1 = Application launch prefetching
2 = Boot prefetching
3 = Both Application & boot prefetching
3 seems to be the preferred option.
Exit regedit
This will take effect on next reboot.
It will take three boots to rebuild the Prefetch file.

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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