Vista - Boot Advanced Options - Number of Processors

**Brink** · 05-13-2008

How to Change the Number of Processors Used at Boot Up in Vista

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Click here to read the entire tutorial

**Korki Buchek** · 10-31-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by accelrate

Hi guys. I have the weirdest thing happen when I try this. I set it to use all of my Quad Core, and it forgets to load up some of the process on start up usually found in my system tray, namely my compro stuff. Its the oddest thing. Without these icons my remote and the DTV thing doesnt work. LOL. Anyone else encounter this. When I change it back it fixes it.

I have a Quad-Core as well, but when I go to set the correct number of cores (4) it Only options for the number 1. I have a Gateway GT5676 running Vista sP1 x64. I take it you have a different system.

**rawbery79** · 11-24-2008

Well, I tried this trick...had a startup time of 156 seconds, changed from 1 to 2, restarted...and 156 seconds. I even reduced the number of programs that start at startup! And this thing randomly freezes up too....ARGH. I am so frustrated.

**Brink** · 11-24-2008

Hello Rawbery,

Not everyone will see a gain in performance from this. Since you did not, I would recommend setting it back to the default setting of being unchecked.

Sorry you did not gain anything from it.

Shawn

**rawbery79** · 11-24-2008

It's okay--I think I've figured out my other problems that caused the slowdown. and I've put a few cool little tweaks from here on my laptop. I am really amazed at the tutorials here, and when I get a little extra money, I am definitely going to try to donate--if all goes well, you saved me from taking this in for service during the last three weeks of the semester! If I can get to the end with no problems, I'll totally help the site out, lol.

**Brink** · 11-25-2008

Rawberry, I'm happy to hear that you got the other issues sorted.

Shawn

**Airbot** · 11-27-2008

Yeah, this didn't improve my reboot at all. It actually increased it.
My first reboot.

Reboot after checking 2 processors.

My boot up time decreased by one second after unchecking "Time to display list of operating systems".

**silverhawk184** · 12-10-2008

this works wonders.
from when i hit enter at my Grub menu to when the speech recognition toolbar makes noise; it was 46 sec, now its 24 sec ... but then again, the first time was after making windows service pruning and it probably had to reconfigure.
thanks

Gateway M285-e
T7400 2.168Ghz
2GB
+dreams enabled

**Brink** · 12-10-2008

You're welcome Silverhawk, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Shawn

**silverhawk184** · 12-11-2008

thanks, i have hardly use standby anymore, it's so fast ... and drains less battery

i heard that the engineers of windows 7 have a goal of <15s ... wow

also, read this:
"As the system arrived to us, the off-the-shelf configuration had a ~45 second boot time. Performing a clean install of Vista SP1 on the same system produced a consistent ~23 second boot time. Of course, being a clean install, there were many fewer processes, services and a slightly different set of drivers (mostly the versions were different). However, we were able to take the off-the-shelf configuration and optimize it to produce a consistent boot time of ~21 seconds, ~2 seconds faster than the clean install because some driver/BIOS changes could be made in the optimized configuration." - http://blogs.msdn.com/.../boot-performance.aspx

**Brink** · 12-11-2008

You're welcome Silverhawk. It would be nice to have a 15s startup. Perhaps it may be with a SSD drive??

05-13-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,084 posts	Boot Advanced Options - Number of Processors How to Change the Number of Processors Used at Boot Up in Vista ... Click here to read the entire tutorial
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10-31-2008
Korki Buchek Vista Home Premium 64 Bit 31 posts	Re: Boot Advanced Options - Number of Processors Quote: Originally Posted by accelrate Hi guys. I have the weirdest thing happen when I try this. I set it to use all of my Quad Core, and it forgets to load up some of the process on start up usually found in my system tray, namely my compro stuff. Its the oddest thing. Without these icons my remote and the DTV thing doesnt work. LOL. Anyone else encounter this. When I change it back it fixes it. I have a Quad-Core as well, but when I go to set the correct number of cores (4) it Only options for the number 1. I have a Gateway GT5676 running Vista sP1 x64. I take it you have a different system.
My System Specs

11-24-2008
rawbery79 Vista Home Premium 19 posts	Re: Boot Advanced Options - Number of Processors Well, I tried this trick...had a startup time of 156 seconds, changed from 1 to 2, restarted...and 156 seconds. I even reduced the number of programs that start at startup! And this thing randomly freezes up too....ARGH. I am so frustrated.
My System Specs

11-24-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,084 posts	Re: Boot Advanced Options - Number of Processors Hello Rawbery, Not everyone will see a gain in performance from this. Since you did not, I would recommend setting it back to the default setting of being unchecked. Sorry you did not gain anything from it. Shawn
My System Specs

11-24-2008
rawbery79 Vista Home Premium 19 posts	Re: Boot Advanced Options - Number of Processors It's okay--I think I've figured out my other problems that caused the slowdown. and I've put a few cool little tweaks from here on my laptop. I am really amazed at the tutorials here, and when I get a little extra money, I am definitely going to try to donate--if all goes well, you saved me from taking this in for service during the last three weeks of the semester! If I can get to the end with no problems, I'll totally help the site out, lol.
My System Specs

11-25-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,084 posts	Re: Boot Advanced Options - Number of Processors Rawberry, I'm happy to hear that you got the other issues sorted. Shawn
My System Specs

11-27-2008
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,661 posts	Re: Boot Advanced Options - Number of Processors Yeah, this didn't improve my reboot at all. It actually increased it. My first reboot. Reboot after checking 2 processors. My boot up time decreased by one second after unchecking "Time to display list of operating systems". Last edited by Brink; 12-10-2008 at 01:43 AM.. Reason: Removed dead links
My System Specs

12-10-2008
silverhawk184 Vista Ultimate x64 6 posts	Re: Boot Advanced Options - Number of Processors this works wonders. from when i hit enter at my Grub menu to when the speech recognition toolbar makes noise; it was 46 sec, now its 24 sec ... but then again, the first time was after making windows service pruning and it probably had to reconfigure. thanks Gateway M285-e T7400 2.168Ghz 2GB +dreams enabled
My System Specs

12-11-2008
silverhawk184 Vista Ultimate x64 6 posts	Re: Boot Advanced Options - Number of Processors thanks, i have hardly use standby anymore, it's so fast ... and drains less battery i heard that the engineers of windows 7 have a goal of <15s ... wow also, read this: "As the system arrived to us, the off-the-shelf configuration had a ~45 second boot time. Performing a clean install of Vista SP1 on the same system produced a consistent ~23 second boot time. Of course, being a clean install, there were many fewer processes, services and a slightly different set of drivers (mostly the versions were different). However, we were able to take the off-the-shelf configuration and optimize it to produce a consistent boot time of ~21 seconds, ~2 seconds faster than the clean install because some driver/BIOS changes could be made in the optimized configuration." - http://blogs.msdn.com/.../boot-performance.aspx
My System Specs

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