Quick Guide: Speed up BOOT time Windows XP.

[roma_turok]

Quick Guide: Speed up BOOT time Windows XP.

First take time, how much take boot Windows XP NOW.

Download Freeware Microsoft tool Bootvis from: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/BootVis.shtml

Choose in Bootvis Trace--> Optimize System:



After restart wait 3-4 min. for message:


After message disappear, the next BOOT will be
5-30 seconds less from previous time.

[Faustus]

Very neat. I might check it out when I get home tonight.

[CrayonEater]

I'm leery of these "optimization" tools. They are one of the best ways to wreck a system. I've their effects. Think twice and be careful if you proceed.

[adam]

Its made by Microsoft so I think the risk must be very low.

[jagabo]

Its made by Microsoft so I think the risk must be very low.

LOL, you don't often hear that!

[drjtech]

Bootvis is no longer available from Microsoft. Microsoft also says that Bootvis.exe is not a tool that will improve boot/resume performance for end users.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/fastboot/default.mspx

About Bootvis.exe
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.

If you are an end-user seeking to resolve issues for boot/resume performance on your PC, we recommend that you contact the vendor from whom you purchased the PC. For information from Microsoft on specific issues, you can search Knowledge Base for Windows XP product issues related to "resume time." Knowledge Base is a free information service available at: http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

You can also post questions to the Microsoft Windows XP Newsgroups at: http://www.microsoft.com/communities

If you are a software developer or system designer seeking assistance for using Bootvis.exe in your development efforts, please work with your usual Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) contacts for developer support. To get developer support if you do not already have a contact, please see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/support/

The Bootvis.exe tool is no longer available from this site.

-drjtech

[Wile_E]

All it really does is rearrange the boot files on the disk. Any good defragmenter will do the same. I user PerfectDisk 8 for defragging.

[adam]

Its made by Microsoft so I think the risk must be very low.

LOL, you don't often hear that!

I don't think so at all. MS patches can introduce problems sometimes sure. But we're not talking about any new code here, its just optimizing bootup. Nobody would know better about that besides MS.

[jagabo]

Adam, I actually agree with you that that particular product is unlikely to cause problems for most people. I was just pointing out that "Microsoft" and "very low risk" are not often associated with each other. So it struck me as funny.

[adam]

I admit I expected someone to point that out.

[roma_turok]

Microsoft also says that Bootvis.exe is not a tool that will improve boot/resume performance for end users.

So how you explain it shorter BOOT time on my 2 computers and other 3 computers of my friends ?

[roma_turok]

From BootVis Review on Microsoft statement :

From the tests I just performed, I hope to prove this statement untrue. There are also several websites that further disclaim the statement. Here's a link if you're really interested, brought to you from tweakhound.com. BootVis only gets 4/5 stars for lying. Be careful, it's an older program that Microsoft has taken off their site.

http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/BootVis-Review-11957.shtml

[bobkart]

After message disappear, the next BOOT will be
30 seconds less from previous time.

I don't see how anybody can make this claim. Wouldn't it depend on how long the previous boot took? What if it only took 30 seconds? What if it was booting from SSD? What if this alleged optimization had already been performed? You can only take 30 seconds off your boot time so many times before you are booting in negative time.

Maybe if you had said it would take 25% (or whatever) off the boot time you get when the alleged optimization hadn't been done, that'd be more believable. But 30 seconds off the previous boot time no matter how fast the previous boot time was? I don't think so.

[mats.hogberg]

Either way, please try to stick to regular font size - shouting doesn't get you anywhere.

/Mats

[roma_turok]

I don't see how anybody can make this claim. Wouldn't it depend on how long the previous boot took? What if it only took 30 seconds? What if it was booting from SSD? What if this alleged optimization had already been performed? You can only take 30 seconds off your boot time so many times before you are booting in negative time.

Maybe if you had said it would take 25% (or whatever) off the boot time you get when the alleged optimization hadn't been done, that'd be more believable. But 30 seconds off the previous boot time no matter how fast the previous boot time was? I don't think so.

Yes you right
Now its changed
On my 2 computers the boot time 28-30 seconds less.

[mujahid7ia]

I've seen so many refutations and counter-refutations of whether or no BootVis really speeds boot time... I leave the computer on 24/7 anyway, so I stopped looking to speed up boot time.

[handyguy]

Is life so important that we need to save 30 seconds per day?

[Poppa_Meth]

I used it on three rigs and see no difference in boot time. I think it's has to be different for each computer.