Speed up you PC boot time
 

I just saw this advertised on BBC Click

http://www.soluto.com/

It is a program that tells you how long your PC takes to boot, and then allows you to stop a program from bootting or pause it until after the boot.

It is relatively easy to use.

I got my boot from 3:58 to 2:09

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Looks a bit like a more primitive version of Microsoft Bootvis, which was a great tool but didn't get updated past XP :(

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Msconfig allows you to stop processes/programs loading as well.

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I am on Windows 7 Ultimate and my machine boots up in about 60 seconds as it is, it is the broadband connection that takes a bit longer.

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4 mins to boot what the hell you running a 1990 cyrix CPU and 64 meg of ram?

Mine takes about 60's even quicker if I boot off the SSD


Ok I tried this program.....

win7 pro 64bit
AM2 + motherboard
7850 2core CPU 2,8ghz
8 gig of DDR2 800 mhz

WD 500gig HD 16mb cache 7200rpm

= 1 min 4 seconds


Same setup as above with the expection of my

Kingston Vseries SSD 128 gig

= 41 seconds

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Been using Soluto on and off since the Beta (don`t know if it still is) and found that it didn`t find anything on my boxes. Good piece of software though, used to love the way the edge turned up..
What were the main things it saved time on Hom3r? Java, Apple and the like!

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Mine also takes about a minute on Windows 7, Homer what is your pc spec?

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if I just turn my pc on and leave my pc boot time increases by 30 seconds as thats the multi boot menu countdown lol
Also my system has to initialise raid controllers

Are you guys obsessed with speed the same guys who will risk a dodgy overtake only to be caught up or even beaten at the first set of traffic lights or roundabout?

My system will most likely take 2 or more minutes to boot everything but it is configured efficiently so chances are although other systems may well boot quicker my system will catch up and over take when doing its work cuz of its efficient set up

Speed isnt always a good thing as your misses lol lol

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I tried Soluto a while ago.

Initially it seemed a good alternative to manually pruning the start-ups but then I noticed the PC's were taking simply ages to shut down. I conferred with others I knew were using it and all agreed to finding the same.

I lost faith in it and after uninstalling shut down went back to normal.

So I'm back to doing it manually again.

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ok it aint as slow as I thought. 1 min 17 secs without any countdown to windows and 30 seconds to load all the crap

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HHHmmm mine takes ages to get all loaded up properly, but once it's there it's fine so I don't tend to worry about it.

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lmao just installed it and rebooted the only stuff I might allow to stop would save 5 seconds oh the irony this program itself takes 6 lmao

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Where are you timing the boot from? First switching on or from starting windows?

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Didnt install the program but SSD ftw 25 seconds from power on. And all the programs are usable from the get go.

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oh my imagine all what I could do with that extra minute ;)