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Speed up Computer Boot Time

Published by mathews2010
02-16-2008

"Speed Up Your Computer Boot Up Time!!!"



1) Run Disk Defragment
Disk Defragmenter
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2) Run Disk Cleanup (Right Click My Computer>>> Properties>>>Disk Cleanup)
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3) Download and Run CCleaner CCleaner - Download
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4) Download and Run Cleanup www.stevengould.org - CleanUp! 4.5.2 Download (Run This in Thorough Mode by Selecting it in the Options Menu)
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5) Open Command Prompt with Administrator and Type in “Chkdsk”
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6) Open Command Prompt with Administrator and Type in “sfc /scannow”
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7) In your Start menu Search, Type in “Msconfig”, Under the Boot Tab, Make sure the Timeout is at 3 Seconds and That “NO GUI BOOT” is selected. Select “Make all Boot Settings Permanent”
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8) “Msconfig” again. Go to Your Startup Tab this time, and select only those programs that you want running when you turn on your Computer
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9) Download and Run Tune-up Utilities 2008 (I recommend you Purchase the Full Version) Run All the Utilities within the program. TuneUp International - TuneUp Utilities 2008
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10) Hit the “Del Key” or F10 key when your Computer is Booting up to enter the BIOS. In the Bios, go under the Boot Tab>>>Boot Device Priority>>>Set your HDD at the Top.

11) Go to “Device Manager”, Under Your Hard Drives, Right Click them>>>Go to Policies and Check (Enable Advanced Performance)
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12) Control Panel>>>System and Maintenance>>>Power Options>>>High Performance.
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13)Install Vista SP1
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You’re good to go!
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Old 02-16-2008  
mathews2010


Vista Ultimate x64 Service Pack I
 
 

Re: Speed up Computer Boot Time

Please Leave Some Feedback and Critique...So that I may better My Tutorials...I know this doesn't even come close to Brink and His Tutorials...

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Old 02-17-2008  
brummyfan


Vista Home Premium SP2 32bit, Windows7x32bit
 
 

Re: Speed up Computer Boot Time

Hi Mathews2010
It is a pretty good presentation of this tutorial and I do like it except for installing Vista SP1. I am not sure yet whether I am ready to install SP1. The Tutorial is simple and very informative and I am sure it is useful to many of us. Thank you.
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Old 02-17-2008  
Dragor


Vista Ultimate x86-32 SP1 dual boot with Windows XP SP3
 
 

Re: Speed up Computer Boot Time

First things first: Thank you very much for the tutorial, we needed it like h**l!

Might I suggest that instead of running ten tools and having to download and install each one of them and eventually purchasing Tune-up Utilities 2008, why not try System Mechanic? NOTE: I don't particularly like that s/w, just suggesting that it might be an all in one solution. Do share ur thoughts on this

Yay! this is my second post! Thank you!
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Old 02-17-2008  
mathews2010


Vista Ultimate x64 Service Pack I
 
 

Re: Speed up Computer Boot Time

I agree with u on that Dragor and thanks for the suggestion...I haven't really tried system mechanic but once i do, i will add it to this tutorial
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Old 02-18-2008  
jean


windows vista
 
 

Re: Speed up Computer Boot Time

Excellent tutorial - I'd already disovered C Cleaner but am a bit of a computer dummy and am now finding my way to where no dummy has gone before - with excellent results! Thank you...
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Old 02-18-2008  
mathews2010


Vista Ultimate x64 Service Pack I
 
 

Re: Speed up Computer Boot Time

do u guys think it is easy for follow for beginners? or is it too complicated?
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Old 02-18-2008  
z3r010


Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Speed up Computer Boot Time

I have a tip.

Always resize windows, make them as small as you can make them without losing info, before taking a snip. Try not to make any image larger than 650 wide, as its a pain for people that dont have big screens.

Other than that good job!
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Old 02-18-2008  
mathews2010


Vista Ultimate x64 Service Pack I
 
 

Re: Speed up Computer Boot Time

thanks for tip john, and i'll make sure i do that next time...never really noticed, as i use a widescreen.
I will take that into effect next time.
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Old 02-20-2008  
Asky


Windows Vista X64
 
 

Re: Speed up Computer Boot Time

Neat Tutorial mathews !
Just one suggestion,i guess Steps 12 and 13 can be done without installing SP1 so you should put Step 11 (Install SP1) as the last step (Optional).
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