What are the "sure" methods of reducing windows startup time?

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  1. sandia

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    What are the "sure" methods of reducing windows startup time?

    My bootup speed is annoyingly slow. I know there are a few tips n tricks for reducing the time it takes to reach the desktop from the initial power on.

    But what are the most effective of these tricks or hacks?

    My details:
    Windows XP Home running on a 256RAM, 2.5Ghz P4 laptop (with wireless internet). The computer is used mostly for surfing and P2P.
     
    sandia, Aug 25, 2006
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    Go Start>Run>msconfig>startup and disable all the ones you don't need, google them if your not sure
     
    ofolion, Aug 26, 2006
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  3. sandia

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    msconfig is already optomized. The slowdown comes from elsewhere. It's 3-4 minutes.
     
    sandia, Aug 26, 2006
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  4. dolphin2

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    When is the last time you ran a test for spyware and/or virus?
    When is the last time you defragmented your hard drive?

    Another thing that would speed up everything is to add more RAM.
     
    dolphin2, Aug 26, 2006
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    Search Bootvis

    Check Reg
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction]
    "Enable"="Y"
     
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