Using regedit to speed up computer startup time?

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monty1945

I've seen some videos about this on youtube. On one, the suggestion
is to go to startup delay and change the value from 480,000 to 40,000
(decimal). Another suggests going to menu show delay and changing it
to zero. Can both be done or just one? And if only one, which is
faster?

Thanks.
 
I'm not aware of any "Startup Delay" key and value with XP. Menu
Show delay is set to a conservative value and setting it to 0 ( Zero )
will cause the menu fan-outs to appear faster.

Speeding up Windows boot time is a complicated process. It (Time)
will vary from PC to PC. Basically, a XP machine will boot completely
in 40-45 seconds with NO 3rd-party apps or drivers installed. This
closely approximates what a "Safe Mode" boot does.

Boot times are affected by what loads and if any Services have issues
or time outs attempting to start. Unfortunately too many programs add
what's called "Startups & Watchdog (apps)" that run when the PC
starts up. Not all are bad - but many are unnecessary and consume
system resources best used for other purposes.
 
In regedit, you go from HKey Local Machine to System to Current
Control Set to Control to Content Index, and there you will see the
Startup Delay line. There is a youtube video by "dannygreen" that
shows it being done.
 
In regedit, you go from HKey Local Machine to System to Current
Control Set to Control to Content Index, and there you will see the
Startup Delay line. There is a youtube video by "dannygreen" that
shows it being done.
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Why don't you try it and let us know?


Malke
 
I've seen some videos about this on youtube.
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Only a ****ing MORON would use youtube as a source for OS info.

Don't bother to reply... you're obviously a moron.
 
I disagree. It is much easier to follow what is going on while
watching someone actually do it. Moreover, you can often see by the
comments whether there is something very wrong with what's being
suggested.
From the links provided by John John, it seems that the Indexing
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Service should be disabled first using msconfig to achieve best
results.

But then again, if you don't need XP for specific tasks, Ubuntu is
much better anyway.
 
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