Mark Shirley

FYI, my laptop
Intel Pentium M 1.6Ghz
Intel 915GLE Chipset
1.24GB Ram (1.5gb but 256mb in use by graphics)
60GB 5400RPM Drive, takes about 2 mins,

quick way for me to compare with you is on the boot count how many times the
green bar scrolls from left to right, i count 9 to 11 depends on what i have
plugged into usb ports

Mark

<kris.vandevijver@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1175845797.756479.322430@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a fairly decent machine: a T2400 duo core with 2gb of ram and
> an ATI x1600 mobile video card. Recently i upgraded from XP to Vista
> Premium. I installed a 2gb SD card to be used by ReadyBoost and
> Diskeeper is keeping my harddisks defragged. Trend Micro Internet
> Security is keeping my pc free from malware and virusses. When i
> check performance with the products from Futuremark, i have a high
> score within my spec group.
>
> When I start the laptop and I see the last BIOS info and Vista starts
> loading, then i have to wait a full 6 (six!) minutes before i can open
> my first application (for example Outlook or IE or whatever).
>
> My question: is this normal? It seems like a mighty long time,
> considering the specs and the good maintenance of the system. What do
> you guys think about this?
>
> Thanks,
> Kris
>