Make Your Computer Start Up Faster
In my line of work, I deal with other people's computer all day long and the first thing I see is how long it takes for the darn thing to turn on. From what I have experienced, I would say that everyone who is reading this blog should start following these steps because it will dramatically improve the speed of your system and how fast it starts up.
Clean up the start reg.
This will work with Windows XP, 98, and 96. It will also work with windows 2000 but you have to download msconfig from this site: http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/msconfig.html
(For 2000 users... ignore steps 1 and 2.)
To do this...
1. go to the start menu, and click on run
2. Type: "msconfig" and click OK
3. A window should pop up that says System Configuration Utility.
4. Go to the far right tab where it says start up
5. Ok, you have two options here. You can either click "Disable all" or manually un-check the boxes one by one. I understand that most of you will have no idea what all this stuff is. So... just think of this...
6. You will want almost everything unchecked except for the following... antivirus (Norton, AVG, McAfee, etc...), and If you have a pda, your active sync program, any specialty programs like backup programs, or objectdock. Those should be the only ones checked. Everything else like adobe stuff, or AOL, or this or that. Just un-check it.
7. Reboot your computer
8. When it starts up you will see a window explaining that your start up has been changed yata yata yata, blah blah blah. Check the box that says "Don't show this again," and click ok.
And your done
Feel free to expand on this info if you have anything to add.
God Bless,
David Shay
Computer Guys
david@computerguys.cc
Labels: 2000, 2k, 95, 98, AOL, Clean Up, Computer, Computer Guys, computer repair, drivers, Faster Computer, How To, msconfig, Spyware, System Configuration Utility, Windows XP
posted by David Shay at
6:44 PM
2 Comments:
Other things, assuming Windows XP/2000
1. Remove un-needed fonts
2. Disable all un-needed services
(run the command services.msc)
3. Turn off themes, and disable the Themes service
(then set your theme to "Windows Classic"... get a very slight speed increase by not using a wallpaper)
4. Defragment your HD
5. Find a registry optimizer and use it
6. Uninstall all un-needed applications (do this BEFORE a defrag for best results)
7. Set folder options not to search for printers automatically (this helps when viewing folders on a network)
8. Set your HD as first in the boot order in your BIOS
9. In Device Manager, disable all unused hardware
10. Run a Spyware program to find and kill any nasties... then uninstall the spyware software, being careful from here on out about what you download, and use Opera or Firefox if you don't already
After doing all those things, you should notice a significant increase in the responsiveness and stability of your system, as well as a potentially massive reduction in the time it takes your machine to boot.
July 9, 2007 7:23 PM
I second that one Garrett. Good pointers. Thanks
July 9, 2007 10:45 PM
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