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- Step-By-Step: Use BootVis to improve XP boot performance
- Windows XP was designed to optimize the boot process so users can boot their machines and access the operating system as quickly as possible. For the most part, XP is successful. There is, however, almost always room for improvement, and BootVis.exe, a free Microsoft utility, can help you get the...
- Tags: BootVis, BootVis.exe, defragmentation, Jim McIntyre, Layout.ini, Microsoft Windows XP, Opening BootVis, performance, Use BootVis
- Technical articles 2003-05-15
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- How do I... Use BootVis to improve XP boot performance?
- BootVis.exe is a free Microsoft utility that can help users boot their machines and access the operating system more quickly. Jim McIntyre shows you how it works. by Jim McIntyre
- Tags: Boot Process, Disk, Performance, Driver, File, Defragmentation, BootVis, BootVis.exe, Layout.ini, Figure C Here, Figure D BootVis, Figure F, Figure G BootVis, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Jim McIntyre
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- How do I... Use BootVis to improve XP boot performance?
- Windows XP was designed to optimize the boot process so users can boot their machines and access the operating system as quickly as possible. For the most part, XP is successful. There is, however, almost always room for improvement, and BootVis.exe, a free Microsoft utility, can help you get the...
- Tags: Performance, Jim McIntyre, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Download resources 2008-07-22
- Bootvis problem
- Hi AllI am having problems with Bootvis.msi (v13370). When ran, it only displays 3 out of 6 graphs : CPU Usage, Disk I/O and Process Create and not the most important Boot Activity, Disk Utilization and Driver Delay. When I tried the same program on another Pentium 2 pc it...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Processors, SECURITY, charpis@...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-14
- crash when network cable in
- When rebooting an IBM Netfinity compter running WINXP Pro if the network cable is plugged in it will not reboot. removing the cable allows normal operationChange the boot order in the BIOS to:CDHard diskFloppyNetworktry a new cabletry a new nicCan you clarify how far it does get when booting?If...
- Tags: cable, network, network cable, pn@..., windows
- Q&A 2004-11-16
- Win XP freezes
- Win XP SP2since 3 days at startup XP freezes either when "loading my parameters" or after showing the desktop (the hourglass appears in the Taskbar, the arrow when over the desktop). In that later case some programs are not yet loaded (Zone Alarm b.e.). A restart usually resolves the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2
- Q&A 2004-11-19
- Default Beep heard when shutting down...
- When I shut my Windows XP Home (SP2) maching down, after the desktop has unloaded and it is on just the background image before you see "Saving Your Settings...", etc...I hear a "default beep". It's that Windows XP Ding sound. I get no error message, nothing unusual about...
- Tags: computer, JoeCee, Microsoft Windows, window
- Q&A 2004-10-19
- Slow start up
- I got a brand new Dell PC(3GHZ CPU, 1Gig Ram, 160Gig HD, system allocated virtual mem, XP SP2)Up until recently, I didnt have many problems when starting up the computer. But in the last couple of weeks, it has become painfully slow. It gets as far as loading the wallpaper,...
- Tags: computer, conorcarroll@..., PC, profileS, windows
- Q&A 2006-02-03
- Slow Logon
- I have several users on each of my 20+ machines. Some user profiles will logon immediately while others on the same machine will hang on "Applying settings" for 5 minutes. Some of these I have created new users and copied the files from the old ones to fix...
- Tags: DNS, domain controller, ksummerville@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Slow Logon, windows
- Q&A 2005-05-12
- Computer boot up problems
- What do you think could be causing my pc to boot up very slow? I am running Windows XP and my anti-virus program has not detected anything.The answer could bring a broad range of answers CPU processoor speed,memoryStart-Up ProgramsProcesses loading Anti-Virus softwareBack Ground ProgramsSo there you have the...
- Tags: computer, memory, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, spyware, tyresahall@...
- Q&A 2005-04-04
- Operating system boots very slow
- How can I solve the very slow booting and running of windsws operating system, most espceially windows 2000 and windows xpThere are many different reasons for slow boots and slow performance.First off, use one or more of the spyware tools to see if you have any issues - I use...
- Tags: focussonecomputer@..., Megs RAM, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, spyware, WinPatrol
- Q&A 2004-12-07
- Takes TOOOOOOOO LONG!!!!
- I have a Compaq Deskpro, I had to do a os reinstall, and be for this the compaq logo would stay less than 3 secands, but after the install, it takes about 2 minutes to load and show the logo. What can I do to make it go fast?You take...
- Tags: Run, computer, BIOS, Intel Inside Me, Microsoft Windows XP
- Q&A 2006-08-15
- XP boot problem
- i reformat my pc recently, install application that i need to use. after i complete everything, i found out my computer take a long time to boot into windows, before this, my system boot time was ok.after the boot from BIOS, the monitor will load to windows xp logo bootup,...
- Tags: device driver, Device Manager, Microsoft Windows XP, naturale02@..., window, windows
- Q&A 2004-11-16
- OS boots very slowly...Need imeediate Help !!!
- Hi My systems config. : -Mercury M/B, Pentium 4, 80 gb harddisk, 512 mb RAM,My problem is that whenever I boot into a OS it takes a cosiderably long time to boot upto the desktop.I have win2000 and Win XP installed.when I boot with Win 2000 the system seems to...
- Tags: hard drive, hardware, kgs_03@..., operating system, spyware, virus
- Q&A 2005-01-03
- Windows Crashing - Hardware or Software?
- Hi,Im having a real nightmare at the minute, and I just cant fix the problem myself ive tried for months. Hopefully someone on here can assist!?Hardware profile:Intel Pentium D processor 3GHZAZUS P5ND2 737 SLI Motherboard1 gig ram and a few other bits and pieces that I can find out...
- Tags: Nick, software, balltheheed@..., McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, hardware, power supply, Hi Thanks, Serial ATA
- Q&A 2006-04-03
- XP 8min Bootup Before XP Splash Screen
- XP 8min Bootup Before XP Splash ScreenHi all,When I start up my computer with Windows XP SP2 I get a black screen with the white bar going accross and it stays there for 8+/- minutes. Its the one that appears before the Windows XP Logo Slash Screen.Yes thats right 8...
- Tags: CPU, dragonball_1982@..., Microsoft Windows XP, RAM, windows
- Q&A 2005-08-20
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