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Make Windows Boot Lightning-Fast

When your PC is running properly, you probably won't spend a great deal of time thinking about the Windows boot process. What would be the point?

You turn your PC on in the morning, Windows starts and your desktop appears. It happens automatically, and every time, so there will seem little need to worry about the technicalities.

This happy situation probably won't last very long, though, as PC startup problems are annoyingly common. Sooner or later you'll find that your system boots slowly, displays odd error messages or in extreme cases won't start at all.

Many users live with boot problems or re-install Windows and start again, but there is a better way. If you learn what happens during the boot process then you'll be able to diagnose and fix any issues that might arise.

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^_^6382d ago

||wow there was no comment before people dont like windows that much anymore it seems||

Bangladesh6382d ago (Edited 6382d ago )

If MRAM is ever used for mainstream household PC'S. Waiting for your PC to boot up will be a thing of the past. I wouldn't hold my breath on anything else.

f7897906381d ago

Deleting my antivirus would shave ten seconds off of boot up. I swear it just hogs all system resources once logged in to see if it should update.

FailStation36382d ago

no need for any of this. vista boots in under 15 seconds flat.

Dark General6382d ago

Yeah it does now for me. But there is one option in Vista that you can take off that makes it boot and shutdown faster. I forget what it's called but i think my comp shut down and booted up about 7 seconds faster or so.

Skynetone6382d ago

ive got Vista Ultimate and it takes 2 mintues to load up and its brand new pc

my 10 year old xp machine loads in 30 seconds

CliffyBee6382d ago

Failstation 3 is telling porky pies again! Just like When I said GeOW2 would be better!

SONY PLZ GIEF JOB PLIX

Dark General6381d ago

Do a good search on speed up Vista. You should get this website that has alot of neat tricks to speed things up.

skyfire22616381d ago

VIsta loads in a 15 secs? Not a chance. If this was about OSX then yes. I have it and it DOES load in less then 15 secs flat. Pista just doesn't compare.

Only Windows users live with boot problems or re-install Windows and start again.

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haruvister6382d ago

Crikey, that's a pretty deep article for 8 a.m.

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