Community weekly poll: How long does it take for your computer to boot up?
- 6/15/07 11:14 AM
1 to 2 minutes
by arnold88 - 6/15/07 8:51 PM In reply to: How long does it take for your computer to boot up? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I run Windows Repair Registry Pro to clean and defrag the registry at least once a week, takes only a couple of minutes for the app to do what it needs. Also use msconfig to eliminate all but the essential items at startup. Running XP Pro with a 3gig cpu and 2 gigs of RAM, set up on a mobo with SATA hard-drive. I think the most improvement has been with the registry cleaning, it eliminates a lot of garbage.
Less than 30 seconds
by AlanJ777 - 6/15/07 8:52 PM In reply to: How long does it take for your computer to boot up? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
One Word: Linux
Under a minute for Linux, 2-4 minutes for Windows
by rbsjrx - 6/15/07 8:54 PM In reply to: How long does it take for your computer to boot up? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have 4 computers, two of which are set up to dual boot. Here's how they perform:
Sharp notebook using a Transmeta Efficion CPU & 1GB RAM:
2 minutes to boot WinXP
<1 minute to boot Kubuntu Linux
HP a1450n using an AMD Athlon 64x2 4200+ CPU & 2GB RAM:
4 minutes to boot WinXP Media Center Edition
<1 minute to boot Mandriva Linux
Old Compaq Presario using some sort of Pentium & 512MB RAM:
<1 minute to boot Ubuntu Linux
Small homebuilt using a VIA C7 CPU & 512MB RAM:
<1 minute to boot PCLinuxOS
Draw your own conclusions...
LESS THAN 1 MINUTE...NO JUNK ON BOARD!
by 01archie - 6/16/07 9:34 AM In reply to: Under a minute for Linux, 2-4 minutes for Windows by rbsjrxI dont run any third party addons.
I stick to all MS Firewall, WDefender
I use a router
I use Avast! 4.7 freebee AVirus...what the heck, it beat BitDefender and most of the the rest, its rated very high on tests.
1.2g RAM
Athelon 64
200g hardrive
a few fans
My wife has a Sony laptop with Vista, very hot operating system. Iam impressed.
She uses Norton iNet Security. Built in wireless.
NO ADDONS from 3rd party is what I found to lessen the start up Strain.
Just my expericance. And, its been this way for 1.8 years. NO Problems.
2 minutes, not much more!
by sircrashalot - 6/16/07 9:52 AM In reply to: Under a minute for Linux, 2-4 minutes for Windows by rbsjrxTune Up Utilities does the bizzo! i can make it faster but this suits my usage, you have to play around and find out which programmes or functions are important to you, Zone Alarm always helped too but then it started fighting with Incredimail and now i dont have either of them and the PC is running like new, I,m currently trying out Sygate free firewall and i`m very happy with it so far!
drawing conclusions
by needforspeedskier - 6/16/07 7:11 PM In reply to: Under a minute for Linux, 2-4 minutes for Windows by rbsjrxsame here,
less than a minute ubuntu linux (primary)
about 4 minutes for windows (barely ever use)
i think it is about time for a linux vs microsoft weekly newsletter!
Maintain your Startup Programs
by axekick - 6/15/07 8:56 PM In reply to: How long does it take for your computer to boot up? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have a 3-4 year old Emachine T6412, 2.2 Ghz AMD-64, 1 G RAM so nothing special or particularly fast. I do have quite a few programs set to load, RoboForms, Security Suite, Yahoo Widgets, Lclock, POP Peeper, Windows-X, XP to Vista Transformation Pack, etc.. but remove all other crap regularly and monitor changes regularly. My cold boot time is 48 seconds with all this. Another suggestion is limit the number of desktop icons you have, create Desktop folders if necessary and then place all icons in various folders, such as one for games.
15 seconds...
by TimYang - 6/15/07 9:10 PM In reply to: How long does it take for your computer to boot up? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
on a second generation intel iMac (late 2006), that's from hitting power button to a usable desktop.
The harddrive is 80% full and two small programs run as login items. Startup items include parallels' network support and a PRAM startup sound hack.
it takes a lot longer to start the tweaked (disabled services) minimal Windows XP installation on bootcamp partition, about 40-50 seconds.
Specs:
2.16GHz Core 2 Duo, 1GB 667MHz RAM, ATI X1600 256MB, 250GB SATA
45 seconds
by lewitt - 6/15/07 9:35 PM In reply to: 15 seconds... by TimYangTwo computers, one 2007 XP-laptop, push start first.
Mac mini OS-X 10.4 starts next. Mac is online and sync-ing the Palm-PDA, before the XP-lap is ready to login.
I sync the PDA.Then, I turn off the mini,
and can finally check Email with the XP-lap.
Maybe 80-90 seconds to get going in XP-land?
And turned on-used-and--off Mac-Mini is about 120 seconds complete.
Enough said?
Ditto.
by carlos campa - 6/16/07 12:07 AM In reply to: 45 seconds by lewittThat's a perfect example of the superiority of Mac. When you're not running a Frankenstein-monster of a Windows PC, which any shyster can manufacture for you, and runs a fundamentally inferior OS to boot, you get a better product service, and it's not difficult to work with files from Windows machines, or network with them. I had Windows running alongside with my Apples for years, and the Macs have always been superior in every way, though I must admit to a fondness for a torqued-up 486 PC I built myself, and kept for many years, but I never expected much from it, or any other Windows OS machine. I guess I'm just realistic, or maybe experience with Microsoft OS naturally leads to lowered expectations.
Fast, with or without Boot Camp
by bdonohue1 - 6/15/07 9:22 PM In reply to: How long does it take for your computer to boot up? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I run Mac OS X and MEPIS Linux on a white MacBook 2GHz machine. Before I set up Boot Camp, average bootup from power on to Desktop ready was around 45 seconds. With Boot Camp and a rEFIt front end (where you choose the OS to boot), it's barely over a minute. Most C-net readers know about the speed, ease, safety, and general superiority of Mac OS X, but I've been impressed by MEPIS-64, a Linux distro based on an Ubuntu Dapper core but with support for 3rd party drivers, built-in plugins, utilities, and KDE enhancements that make it a pleasure to use, and it's a true 64-bit rocket of an OS. If you're interested in Linux, particularly as a potential Windoze switcher, I recommend you take a look over at mepis.org and learn about this extraordinary OS.
41 sec
by mufeta - 6/15/07 9:34 PM In reply to: Fast, with or without Boot Camp by bdonohue1Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.60GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Hard Drive: 450 GB Total
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Monitor: SONY SDM-HS75P DVI-D
Sound Card: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
Speakers/Headphones: xfree 5.1 surroundsound
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205)
only runing a few games and avg
My Mac
by wizwaz3 - 6/15/07 9:40 PM In reply to: How long does it take for your computer to boot up? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
A fresh start-up takes around 10-15 seconds for me. A restart is about 8-10 secs.
Less Than A Minute on my old T3265 emachine !!!
by mparegian - 6/15/07 9:44 PM In reply to: How long does it take for your computer to boot up? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I use my computer constantly and am all over the web daily, downloading, etc. I keep it extremely clean, minimize start-up programs, scan with most of the recommended free programs, use a firewall for my cable connection, keep the registry spotless and defrag regularly - it all works !!!
Boot speed unrelated to CPU or drive speed.
by Bubba_Gump - 6/15/07 9:49 PM In reply to: How long does it take for your computer to boot up? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I'm a PC tech of 25+ years that has built about a half dozen PC's for myself and my family, and one thing I've found is that boot speed... despite popular belief... has very little to do with CPU or Hard drive speed.
I have WinXP Pro running on a 4200+ dual core cpu with two high performance SATA drives RAID-0 striped together, and boot up in roughly 2 minutes.
For my mother, I reused my old 3200+ Athlon XP, but the motherboard I reused maxes out at 2200+, so the processor is *under-clocked*, running slower than it is capable. For storage, a single 80GB IDE hard drive. Her boot time is a scant 30 seconds!
The greatest lag in Windows boot time is the number of hardware devices and startup/tray programs installed in your system.
I have two PCI cards, a PCIX video card, 1GB of ram and about a dozen startup apps in my PC. My mothers' PC has only an AGP video card, 512MB of ram, and about 3 or 4 startup apps. No other cards installed, which makes all the difference in the world.
If your PC is booting too slowly, remove any excess hardware AND startup programs that you don't need. Windows XP spends 90% of its boot time pre-loading all of these programs and device drivers long before it ever reaches a desktop.
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