Boot-Up time

[compaqman]

Whats your boot-up time?
start time when power button pressed until no hdd activity
Mine are as followed: min:sec:ms

4:21:2 regular boot
1:42:0 Hibernate

computer running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

 

[palaiyot]

how do you measure that? with a stop watch?

 

[sab.o.taj]

how do you measure that? with a stop watch?

lol. that's what i thought..

maybe there are too many startup programs going on at the same time..

 

[meanman]

thats a long time my pc takes around 40secs from startup to everything on the desktop being loaded, perhaps you should post back with your computer specs and a hyjackthis log.

 

[PCaphobe]

Mine used to be very similar - if all else fails have a read of my last post here - http://www.computerforum.com/93125-extremely-slow-start-up-2.html

sorted mine nicely.

 

[compaqman]

ok my specs

Media Center Edition 2005
service pack 2
direct X 9.0c
1.72 celeron
Chaintech 9LIF
Intel- G i845GL
631 MB DDR
Bios Award 06/06/02
dual monitor
intel (64mb)
S3 trio 32/64 (2mb)
that should be it