booting and shutdown very slow.......help plzz

never be shy of installing antivirus. download avira free version. it free,fast and effective. you will also need antispyware, firewall. this all have become necessary.
check in your bios ,that every chace is enabled.

ya things digiFriend says are a must.
In case you have the above stuff on ur pc, try cleanup,chkdsk,defrag.

tweak ur booting process using msconfig :-

disable unecessary programs during boot.
opt for no gui boot.

shutdown
clear ur paging file before shutdown. that considerably decreases shutdown time.

saurabh.sauron said:

tweak ur booting process using msconfig :-

disable unecessary programs during boot.
opt for no gui boot.

shutdown
clear ur paging file before shutdown. that considerably decreases shutdown time.

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Whats Gui boot?
What does it do?
How can pagefile be set to flush everytime i logg off.
What's it impact?
Pl explain.

Run
Msconfig
BOOT.INI
Select /NOGUIBOOT
the windows xp load page (the one with the scrolling bar) dows not appear. theis reduces the boot time.

saurabh.sauron said:

clear ur paging file before shutdown. that considerably decreases shutdown time.

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that would actually increase his shutdown and bootup time as it wud have to be flushed and then recreated again at every bootup.

saurabh.sauron said:

Run
Msconfig
BOOT.INI
Select /NOGUIBOOT
the windows xp load page (the one with the scrolling bar) dows not appear. theis reduces the boot time.

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Rather than flying on to the procedure, tell how its work?

start> run> msconfig> startup

over here UNCHECK the programs that you do not want to be loaded by default. Apply> Restart Computer

Now after restarting a dialog box appears saying you have made some changes. click the box and say OK



If the following hasnt speeded u booting u culd still try some others techniques like

.1. if u use windows blinds or any third party utility for beautifiaction and presentation of your desktop; startight away remove it.

.2.remove the desktop wallpaper. it culd speed up u r loading time by nano seconds only. not very noticeable by u; but culd help infact. here third party utilities like WEBSHOTS also shuld be disabled.

.3.from Control Panel> Sounds and Audio Devices> Sounds> scroll down and remove the sound icon for Start Windows and Exit Windows.

if all these still didnt work. try the following too:

.1. Install a free Anti-Virus software from either Antivir or AVG or Avast. all 3 are free versions and updates are released very often and kept upto date as best as possible and scan your computer immediately. install only anyone of them otherwise it wuld clash against each other.

.2.Install and update Anti Spyware tools from both Spybot - Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware SE Personal. it is better to install both these as one plays a better role than the other at times. both are free versions and updated from time to time. run a scan of your computer from both of them.

.3.and finally install a firewall preferably a software based firewall from Zone Alarm


Read more : Protecting your PC (excellent arcticle)

diabling clear the paging file would not increase boot up times significantly but will somewhat decrease the shutdown time considerably.... because it will not have to spend the time clearing it during shutdown.... I agree with Digital brat!

MAKE WINXP STARTUP/SHUTDOWN FASTER !
here *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7879

This is a much more effective startup manager:
www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Starter.shtml

Also for more on security read this article with all download links
*pooryounggeek.blogspot.com/2006/03/how-did-ya-get-in-how-do-ya-go-out.html

ashfame said:

Rather than flying on to the procedure, tell how its work?

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it disables the welcome and boot screen. this reduces the time taken to boot coz the resources used by those screens are not used. about 10-15 seconds less time is taken

sorry bout the goof up. actually meant to disable it...

i cant modify my boot.ini or the progs that run at startup.......

i uchecked the progs i dont need.....then they ask for a restart.....n after that startup mode changes from normal to some other(diagnostic i think)......so i put it back to normal.......they ask to restart again....after that all the programs i had unchecked bocomes checked agai !!!!.....

why dont you try BOOTVIS... a tool by microsoft to sped up ur comp....

and if this also does not solve ur problem then i recommend you to Hibernate ur computer instead of shutting down... my comp is up running in 20seconds with hibernate........(it rocks.......)

champ_rock said:

why dont you try BOOTVIS... a tool by microsoft to sped up ur comp....

and if this also does not solve ur problem then i recommend you to Hibernate ur computer instead of shutting down... my comp is up running in 20seconds with hibernate........(it rocks.......)

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How can I hibernate my comp.
I run win xp sp2.

click on the properties (right click on desktop) .. go to screensaver tab>power>hibernate

check the box of "Enable hibernation....."

then when u want to hibernate just press alt+f4.. the default screen will show.. then press Shift ... it will turn the standby icon into hibernate...

while holding the shift key press the HIBERNATE OPTION... ur comp will hibernate.... .. then u can safely turn off the power supply....

to resume simply switch on the power of ur comp and ur windows will be up.. i n a few seco\nds...

(a note on hibernation... it restores ur pc to EXACTLY the same state as before... like u have 2 word documents open.. and a firefox window open... then when u resume from hibernation these things will be as it is...)

champ_rock said:

click on the properties (right click on desktop) .. go to screensaver tab>power>hibernate

check the box of "Enable hibernation....."

then when u want to hibernate just press alt+f4.. the default screen will show.. then press Shift ... it will turn the standby icon into hibernate...

while holding the shift key press the HIBERNATE OPTION... ur comp will hibernate.... .. then u can safely turn off the power supply....

to resume simply switch on the power of ur comp and ur windows will be up.. i n a few seco\nds...

(a note on hibernation... it restores ur pc to EXACTLY the same state as before... like u have 2 word documents open.. and a firefox window open... then when u resume from hibernation these things will be as it is...)

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I tried it, it goes to hibernate but when i switch the UPS on, computer power on itself & instead of waking up from hibernate, it shows boot screen, welcome screen, startup application loads & then finally to desktop

while shutting down does it show that the COmputer is hibernating and shows a graphical interface with a scrolling bar(like at the windows start up)...

champ_rock said:

while shutting down does it show that the COmputer is hibernating and shows a graphical interface with a scrolling bar(like at the windows start up)...

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yes it happens like that but how do i know that the comp. is waking up from hibernation or booting up?

on the startup..before the gui... when the black screen comes up with a bar on the boottom....on that there should be written "Resuming Windows..."

also, another way to test would be to leave some programs like firefox and word open and then hibernate..
when u reboot then those programs will be "As it IS".. they will be opened in the same state....

Now i am sure that instead of coming up from hibernation, it boots again.
Whats the problem?
Pl help.
Thanks in advance.

dont know if it goes in hibernation but starts up normally then i dont know whats ur problem... .. maybe u should try microsoft site .. maybe they can help (if u have a original copy )

do drive defragment where ur OS reside use registry cleaners free ur prefetch folder once a week use softwares like system mechanic to free clutter from ur disk

registry tweak type regedit at run window then right click on regedit window that pop up and search "eanbleprefetcher" where change value of binary data from 3 to 5 save and exit this might help u some time if hard disk becomes too old then results in slow start and shutdown

hey........is ther any problem if i hibernate , rather than shutdown ???????

first reinstall the windows dont upgrade the windows.install the windows by formatting it or by deleting the previous windows in setup,

download the latest version of graphic card drivers and check for bios updates of u r mother board and if u have any latest updates ,install the bios updates.

chect u r first booting device is connected to harddisk only,

i dont think its a virus problem,but i think its a problem with drivers,if u get this download the latest version of drivers for all and install it.

apne computer ko hybernate karo taklif se mukt ho jaaaaaaoooaoaoao

Hi Think therez a virus or a spyware on ur pc....
Download Free antivirus and Antispyware..

Also try defragmenting ur hard disk.It may help.Coz it is not due to not flushing the pagefile at shutdown coz it was fine before with the option disables.

Try disabling some of the unnecessary programs from msconfig.
another method defragment your hard disk.
check for spywares and viruses.

Following r very common things, which everyone should do in Windows XP:

1.) Disable all animation and affects.
2.) Set all unwanted services to MANUAL.
3.) Remove unwanted startup entries from Startup folder and registry.
4.) some registry tewaks, like autokilltimeout, servicestimeout, etc.

And yes! s/w like xteq, tuneup utilities, tweakUI, etc. hv many other tweaks which can make the system a lot faster...

apply no backgroung in desktop and no themes. if u can adjust with windows classic theme then u should apply. remove unwanted services and app run on startup. defrag ur registry and thats it......

Boot Optimize : just add this to your registry :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction]
"Enable"="Y"

1. Open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Select WaitToKillAppTimeout and set the value to 1000.
3. Select the HungAppTimeout value and set it to 1000 as well.
4. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop. Set the WaitToKillAppTimeout and set the value to 1000. Select the
HungAppTimeout\set value and set it to 1000 as well.
5. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control. Select the WaitToKillServiceTimeout value and set it to 1000.
6. Close the Registry Editor.


Decreasing Boot Time

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Session Manager \ Memory Management \ PrefetchParameters]


Under this key there is a setting called EnablePrefetcher, the default setting of which is 3. Increasing
this number to 5 gives the prefetcher system more system resources to prefetch application data for
faster load times. Depending on the number of boot processes you run on your computer, you may get
benefits from settings up to 9. However, I do not have any substantive research data on settings above 5
so I cannot verify the benefits of a higher setting. This setting also may effect the loading times of
your most frequently launched applications. This setting will not take effect until after you reboot your system.

Decreasing boot time
creating a script to run on shutdown that deletes the temp folder and history shaved 2.5 seconds boot time
Create a batch file by doing the following:

- Open notepad and enter the following lines:

RD /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\"UserName without quotes"\Local Settings\History"
RD /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\History"
RD /S /q "D:\Temp\" <--"Deletes temp folder, type in the location of your temp folder"

2) Save the fily and then rename is something like deltemp.bat

3) Now click Start, Run and type in gpedit.msc --->Computer Configuration --->Windows Settings
--->Scripts and double click on Shutdown --->Click Add and find the batch file you created and press ok to set the script


Decreasing Shutdown time

Automatically Killing Tasks on Shutdown

You know the drill. You start to shut down the computer, you wait a few moments, and then you see a dialog box asking if you want to kill an
application or service that is running. Instead of prompting you, you can make Windows XP take care of the kill task automatically. Here's how



1. Open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
3. Highlight the value AutoEndTasks and change the value to 1.
4. Close the Registry Editor.



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