The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 3 mins, 44 secs for me - or in real time, 3 hours, 44 mins. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 what operating system are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Windows. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Windows. MG Version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 (edited) I re-boot Windows (2000) only once a week, and use the Hibernate function the rest of the time. It takes about 30 seconds for the desktop to be fully loaded from the moment I switch on the computer. The time depends on the amount of RAM (I have 1GB) and the speed of the hard drive, as the Hibernate function saves and then reloads the content of the RAM from the hard drive. This also means that when the computer reloads, all open applications will be in the same state as I left them when switching off the PC. Edited May 22, 2008 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I've gone a little "greener" and shut my computer down when I go to sleep or leave for work. But I used to leave it on 24/7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 If you have Windows XP, look around the web for bootvis. It's a Microsoft program that will optimize your boot. Also, check how fragmented your C: drive is and if it's got a lot of red, defragment it, even if the tool says not to. Lastly, get 2 GB of RAM. It's cheap and it will speed up *everything* your PC does, not just boot. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Thanks Kevin. Yes, I'm running XP - forgot to mention that bit. I turn it off whenever I'm not going to be using it for a bit; but not when I nip down to make a cuppa It tends to get a bit hot if it ain't allowed to cool down occasionally. Laptop. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Just the time to go and take milk&cereal in the kitchen before naming 3 people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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