ctei said:
My XP PC has recently strated to take much longer to boot
up. I accessed the bootlog file (NTBTLOG.TXT) which did
show the events but no time data on loading or delays.
How can I get the time information?
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This functionality was replaced by the downloadable tool "bootvis.exe",
which, it seems, you must now contact Microsoft support to get a copy of.
Searching around for it, I found an error report relating to bootvis
failing on Pentium 4's. Rather than fix bootvis, it looks like Microsoft
decided to remove it and/or offer it only on a pay basis.
On page:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/platform/performance/fastboot/bootvis.mspx
Microsoft states that end users aren't supposed to try to improve
performance but should contact their vendor from whom they purchased the PC.
If you are a developer, you might be able to purchase it from them, but
that's not clear from the info page...
....wait...<googling>...
See
http://www.soft32.com/download_19687.html .
(I, too, miss the times in the boot log).
-linda
