Remove Unnecessary Startup Entries To Boot Windows Faster
Sometimes it's very frustrating when your computer is booting up Windows very slowly especially when someone calls you up to check something on your computer, and you need to call back because your computer takes ages to boot.
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5.5.2007 Windows Search, 84% Faster on Vista SP1 and 26% Faster on XP SP3
Back at the start of June 2008, Microsoft introduced an upgrade for the search infrastructure of its Windows client and Server operating systems.
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20.11.2008 Vista SP 1 Ships in 2008, the First Beta Drops in 2 Weeks!
After a long period of Windows Omerta, in which Microsoft gagged all details related to the future development plans for the Windows platform, the company has come out and confirmed the availability dates for the first beta of Windows Vista SP1, as well as for the final release of the refresh.
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29.8.2007 Windows Vista Memory Tweak Guide
With every release of a new operating system come new demands and Windows Vista is by large no exception to this rule.
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23.10.2007 Vista SP1 up to 86% faster
Is Vista SP1 really the shot in the arm your Vista system needs? We've spent many hours strapped to our benchmarking system in a caffeine and pizza fuelled haze to uncover these very interesting results.
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5.3.2008 Fixing Vista: Faster, smarter search
In previous installments of this series, I discussed the virtues of a clean Vista install, some useful User Account Control workarounds, top tools for troubleshooting, and the wisdom of shutting off Windows system services.
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6.6.2008 Speed Test: Windows 7 May Not Be Much Faster Than Vista
Though Windows 7 edged out Vista in our lab tests, you may not notice much of a difference.
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7.5.2009 Windows Server 2008 is 20% faster than Vista
It seems Microsoft may have a successor (or replacement) for Vista after all and it’s already been released. Windows Server 2008 isn’t easy to configure as a desktop operating system but when done correctly can be 20% faster than Vista while retaining most of the same features.
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12.3.2008 Tweak MCE PowerToy
Tweak MCE gives you access to systems settings and options not normally exposed in the Windows XP Media Center Edition user interface, including remote control settings, Skip and Replay time customizations, user interface options, and more. It also helps you to optimize Media Center Extender for plasma and non-CRT displays.
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Firefox 2 Tweak Guide
The release of Mozilla Firefox 2 further expands the capabilities and features of this highly regarded Internet browser, proving that just because you are popular doesn't mean you should slack off.
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17.2.2007 Microsoft Hands out XP SP3 beta – Final SP for XP
In an email sent to selected testers telling them they have been accepted to begin testing XP SP3, Microsoft has also informed them that this will be the final Service Pack for the now aging OS.
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5.10.2007 Microsoft to tweak Office 2007 Ribbon
When Microsoft unveils an update to the beta of its Office 2007 later this summer, it will modify parts of the user interface that have attracted criticism, the product's UI lead program manager said this week.
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27.7.2006 Tweak-XP Pro v4.0.8 Download
The original tuning and optimization software for Windows XP. Tweak hundreds of hidden features of Windows XP, optimize your machine and customize it to your needs.
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13.12.2006 Windows 7 (15-Seconds-Boot) No Match for Windows “Instant On” (8-Seconds-Boot)
Microsoft revealed that it is targeting a 15 seconds boot time for Windows 7 in laboratory conditions, but the fact is that the Redmond company is cooking even something better.
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16.10.2008 Windows 7 on multicore: How much faster?
San Francisco - Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is receiving raves in its pre-release testing.
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20.10.2009 Vista Boot Screens
Thanks to desperados who report Vista bootscreens download in our forum and to Rick van Dijck (iemanduitnederland) author of the Boot Screens. Some nice boot screens for Windows Vista.
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12.3.2007 0wning Vista from the boot
Federico Biancuzzi interviews Nitin and Vipin Kumar, authors of VBootkit, a rootkit that is able to load from Windows Vista boot-sectors.
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26.4.2007 Vista: Whatever happened to fast boot?
Anyone else remember when Microsoft used to talk about making Windows Vista (or Longhorn, as it was then known) a fast-booting operating system.
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12.4.2007 Intel says new chips about 40 pct faster
Intel Corp. said a new line of computer processors due out later this year will be about 40 percent faster than current chips when running computer games, videos and other heavy workloads.
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18.4.2007 Vista scoots to new boot, but it’s still kinda rooted
While Microsoft would like the world to believe that anyone running Windows has no need of any other operating system, that attitude doesn’t cut much mustard with many of its users.
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28.9.2006 How to Change Windows Vista Boot Screen
Some of you remember how it was possible to change the boot logo screen of Windows 95/98. I'm not sure why anyone would go into the trouble of actually doing it, but it seems that it is possible to do the same for Windows Vista.
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19.11.2007 Vista Loader 2.1.3 - Windows Vista Activator 2008 Support SP1 with No Boot String
Vista Loader is one of the most successful Vista activation crack available to date, second only to physical modify (hardmod) the BIOS to include SLIC table to make BIOS Vista activation-compliant.
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15.5.2008 OSx86 project offers $1 bounty for a Vista boot
The ink is barely dry on narf/blanka's checks, and already the OSx86 project has launched a new contest for getting Microsoft Vista to dual-boot on an Intel Mac (although it seems copies of that particular OS may be rather scarce for awhile), but this time the prize will be a bit smaller- thousands of dollars smaller, actually.
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22.3.2006 High quality image Vista boot screen
Some people found a way to change that black boot screen of Windows Vista RTM to a high quality one, the one that was supposed to be in before it was cut from the final version.
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19.11.2006 Windows Vista Boot Logo Generator Beta
I know a lot of people were disappointed by the lack of a decent boot logo in Vista, so I’ve thrown together a tool that should simplify the process of creating the new high resolution boot logos!
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16.1.2007 Apple Releases Boot Camp 1.2 with Vista Support
Apple has posted a new version of Boot Camp today. Boot Camp 1.2 brings several updates, including Windows Vista support.
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29.3.2007 New Vista OEM Activation Hack - Vista Boot by gkend
Thanks to Steve Jobs for this article on his blog and to our forum members to clecha, Nighthief and fitterphil120 for most of the findings. One again the “Chinese” come up with a new method to trick out the Vista Activation. We have seen Softmode and VistaLoader, however “ Vista Boot by gkend” does promise even more.
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21.5.2007 Enable New Boot screen in Microsoft Windows Vista Beta 2
Tired of the pathetic boot screen in current Vista builds? There is a new trick that will allow you to see what may be the new boot screen for Windows Vista.
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12.5.2006 No Boot Clean Installs Using Windows Vista Upgrade Discs
Although it has been discussed to death here, some official coverage on the front page is needed. Thanks to Ambiance for posting a direct response from Microsoft about the issue.
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28.1.2007 How to boot a Vista system from a locally stored WIM file
The Windows AIK provides excellent opportunities to create custom Windows PE based images. Those images are provided as WIM files and can be easily converted to ISO files to be burned on CD or DVD.
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13.5.2007Enable New Boot screen in
Vista Beta 2
Tired of the pathetic boot
screen in current Vista
builds? There is a new trick
that will allow you to see
what may be the new boot
screen for Windows Vista.
This new boot screen
is still not what we have been
expecting but is a move in the
right direction compared to
the white progress bar screen
currently used.
Enable New Boot Screen:
1. Click on the
start orb and type in
"MSCONFIG" in the textbox.
2. Once the
System Configuration tool
loads, click on the Boot tab.
3. Under Boot
Options check "No GUI
Boot".
4. Hit
OK and reboot to see the new
screen
More
tweaks at source!
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12.05.2006Windows 7 695x boot screen revealed
Chris Holmes, Windows Enthusiast and blogger, has posted a short and somewhat blurry video of the new Windows 7 boot screen in action. The latest
sign of changes for Windows 7 signals a departure from the Vista boot up screen. Microsoft kept the boot screen simple with Vista after asking BIOS
makers, PC makers, and video card makers to remove product advertisement screens at system boot. Microsoft created a simple boot method which it
claimed took 6 seconds off initial boot compared to the more graphical boot that it had originally planned with the Longhorn betas.
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04.12.2008How Vista screws dual-booting
nirvana
Declan Kennedy at APC Magazine
has written an interesting
analysis looking at
Microsoft's suspicious
lack of advancement in OS boot
technique.
Put
simply, Vista will still
overwrite the master boot
record with no regard for any
other boot loader that may be
present.
But
Kennedy also describes how,
with the right boot loader
configuration, you can setup a
dual-boot system that allows
you to switch between Windows
and Linux without having to
reboot either OS, using
hibernation.
His
observations open up
interesting possibilities for
Mac users too. Boot Camp would
be considerably more useful if
it didn't involve closing
all applications and fully
restarting the system each
time. If it were just a case
of sleeping one OS to switch
to the other, it'd be the
next best thing to perfect
virtualisation. Will Apple
implement this in time for
Panther?..
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03.09.2006Windows Vista Memory Tweak Guide
With every release of a new operating system come new demands and Windows Vista is by large no exception to this rule.
There are several
relevant components to the Windows memory subsystem. In this guide we will put special emphasis on the hard drive, processor and RAM, taking you
through a variety of settings to optimally configure these and hopefully end up with an overall smoother running system.
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23.10.2007Vista tips and tricks: changing boot options on the fly
There are a number of boot options that can be used in Vista and Windows Server 2008 that can be a pain to modify (or not possible if you are in a
bugcheck loop), that can be done on the fly at boot time. These options are invaluable for diagnosing some problems you may experience on the system,
and modifying them in the OS may involve figuring out the bcdedit syntax, the right BCD store to modify, or rebuilding and burning a new install DVD
(if the problem is happening during install from media).
Some example boot switches you might want to use are...
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23.04.2008How To Warm Boot Windows XP/Vista
Unless you have to, it is many
times advantageous to śwarm
bootť, or rather warm reboot,
Windows. In a warm reboot,
Windows restarts, but the
computer doesnt, skipping the
whole pre-Windows boot
screen/BIOS/startup sequence.
You an
easily specify a warm boot
in both Windows XP and Windows
Vista. Just hold down SHIFT on
your keyboard before clicking
śRestartť in Vista, or before
clicking OK in the restart
dialog in XP. Enjoy the extra
20 seconds!
Technically, the use of
the term śwarm bootť is a bit
misused here, but the small
amount of time saved by not
re-running the BIOS can be
worth it.
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17.08.2007Windows Vista: The Facts
When choosing a new operating system, the first thing many people ask is, "What will it help me do?" In answer, much of this site shows you the
great experiences Windows Vista helps you have. The second thing many people say is, "Prove that it's better." In particular, many of you have
asked about performance and safety improvements. The following information provides specific proof that Windows Vista is faster and safer.
- The
majority of Windows Vista-based PCs boot in less than a minute, which can be an improvement over Windows XP boot times. And the new Windows Vista
sleep and resume features can bring your PC to life in a snapin fact, the vast majority of all Windows Vista-based PCs resume from sleep in less than
6 seconds.
- PCs running Windows Vista that are equipped with 512 MB memory experience a performance boost of up to 40 percent with Windows
ReadyBoost. Just plug a USB flash drive into your computer, and Windows Vista will automatically start using it to speed up memory access to important
data.
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20.01.2008Apple Adds Vista Support to Boot Camp
Apple on Wednesday pushed an
update to its Boot Camp dual
booting feature, providing
support for the 32-bit version
of Windows Vista, as well as
updated drivers for various
hardware included with Intel
Macs...
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29.03.2007Vista: Whatever happened to fast boot?
Anyone else remember when
Microsoft used to talk about
making Windows Vista (or
Longhorn, as it was then
known) a fast-booting
operating system. Fast, as in
cold boots
that were 50 percent faster
than those possible with
Windows XP?
Something obviously went
awry.
As
Computerworld is reporting, a
number of Vista users are
none too
happy about Vista boot-up
times. Some are
questioning whether Microsoft
is advocating that users just
put Vista into sleep mode, as
opposed to shutting down
systems on a daily basis, to
mask the sluggish boot up.
(And it's not just
boot up speeds that are
troublesome. Vista shutdown is
as slow as molasses, too,
Computerworld is reporting
users as saying. And
app-loading times are nothing
to write home about,
either.)
Microsoft
has been touting the
sleep/hibernate modes as the
preferred ways to "shut off"
Vista systems.
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12.04.2007Disabling UAC Slows Vista's Bootup Time?
Blogger Chris123NT is reporting that the LUAFV driver, which controls UAC in Vista, can cause latency issues if the controversial feature is disabled.
Apparently, once UAC is disabled, a registry tweak that disables the driver in question also needs to be applied if the user wants to have solid boot
times back (improved boot times obviously vary from machine to machine). The problem occurs in both Vista RTM and the current beta build of Vista SP1
(6001.17042). This seems to me like yet another reason why it’s not a good idea to disable UAC, but I'm sure UAC haters will have a very
different perspective. It will be interesting to see how fast Microsoft will patch this problem, considering how important security is nowadays.
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15.12.2007How to fix three "broken" features of Vista
Jonathan Schlaffer: Certain problems with Vista wont be fixed by service packs or by updates but rather were actually part of the design. Users got
used to XP and the way XP did things but Vista does some things differently. To help get your sanity back here are three things you can do to make
Vista more amiable.
First, lets tackle UAC. Vistas UAC enables account controls which requires you to specify program actions
when they need elevated permissions. The problem is that almost every action in Vista will require such. This can be turned off while still leaving
the more important virtualization protection in place.
There are two ways to do this, by using native commands in Vista which is
a 6-step process and should be avoided by everyone unless you want to create śLocal Security Policyť specifically for that. I cant recommend doing
so. Instead, download
Tweak UAC which will allow you to painlessly enable quiet mode.
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26.02.2008ASRock "4 second" Instant Boot for Windows
Want a way to boot up your Windows Vista PC from a full shut down in a matter of seconds? ASRock have the answer!
The solution is
technology that ASRock call Instant Boot. This is interesting technology because it leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) features which normally enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows to cut boot times down to something like 4 seconds. By
calling S3 and S4 at specific times during the startup and shutdown process, Instant Boot enables you to boot up to your Windows desktop in a few
seconds seconds, even after a total shut down.
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13.11.2008Apple Releases Boot Camp 2.1 Update
Apple released Boot Camp 2.1 for
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Service Pack 3,
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ws Vista 32 and
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ws Vista 64.
This update addresses issues and improves compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista running
on a Mac computer using Boot Camp. It is highly recommended for all Boot Camp users.
Important: Installation of Boot Camp 2.1 is
required before installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
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to allow Intel Mac owners to boot dual boot Windows alongside Mac OS X. Running Windows under Boot Camp provides you with a fully compatible Windows
environment.
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25.04.2008How to fix 3 "broken features" in Windows Vista
Certain problems with Vista won’t be fixed by service packs or by updates but rather were actually part of the design. Users got used to XP and
the way XP did things but Vista does some things differently. To help get your sanity back here are three things you can do to make Vista more
amiable.
First, let’s tackle UAC. Vista’s UAC enables account controls which requires you to specify program actions when they
need elevated permissions. The problem is that almost every action in Vista will require such. This can be turned off while still leaving the more
important virtualization protection in place.
There are two ways to do this, by using native commands in Vista which is a 6-step process
and should be avoided by everyone unless you want to create “Local Security Policy” specifically for that. I can’t recommend doing
so. Instead, download
Tweak UAC which will allow you to painlessly enable quiet mode.
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26.02.2008Vista on Mac
AirmanPika posted on the OSx86
Project forums yesterday that
he managed to get a beta copy
of Windows Vista working on
his Intel Mac (one of the
Intel CPU based iMacs). He had
trouble installing some
drivers, which doesn't
surprise me since Boot Camp is
currently made to work with
Windows XP. Beta testers (with
PC's, not Macs) already have
enough trouble getting devices
to work on Vista that would
normally work just fine with
XP installed.
How did he do it? Using Boot
Camp and according to
Cringley: " Microsoft LOVES
Boot Camp and I am sure
they'll say that shortly.
After all, Boot Camp sells
more copies of Windows without
threatening more sophisticated
products like Microsoft's own
Virtual PC.
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10.04.2006Windows 7 695x Boot Screen Video
Chris Holmes: So last week, winfuture posted about Windows 7 build 6954 having a new boot screen. Ever since then, people have been wanting to see
exactly what this new boot screen looks like. I can tell you it looks pretty nifty. It is basically 4 animating balls that come together and form a
glowing windows flag, making for a pretty cool effect.
I recently had a chance to film this boot screen in action, so without
further ado, watch the video of the new Windows 7 boot screen...
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04.12.2008Dell touts Windows 7 Beta experience
According to a blog entry in Dell's website, Dell has tested hundreds of Dell systems with Windows 7 Beta and has found the results to be
promising. Dell notes that the following results were observed when testing Windows 7 Beta on Dell PCs. Noticeable improvements in boot to desktop
times (versus Vista) in many systemsAlmost all existing Vista drivers are compatibleGood Vista Application compatibility (including the IE 8
compatibility mode)Transcoding (ripping) media files is faster than VistaDell also plans to test the later builds of Windows 7 and share the
experiences with users.
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05.04.2009Microsoft promises SP 'milestone' for Visual Studio 2008
First, it was Windows XP SP1. Then Windows Vista SP1. Now its the Visual Studio and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, due by the end of summer. The connection?
Microsoft's service packs keep growing in importance as a means of updating key products between official releases.
Promoting
the first SP for Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5, officially launched just six months ago, Microsoft has said SP1 - like its predecessors -
is no ordinary SP.
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02.08.2008Vista, Acronis TrueImage 11 and GRUB Error 22
Jonathan Schlaffer: Those of you with Vista know that there can be boot problems after you have cloned your existing installation to a faster or
larger hard drive (it works best when its both). And, sometimes after cloning, there can be
activation issues as well
which I have encountered in the past.
Some say those issues are gone due to updates to the way WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage)
works in Vista but Microsoft should rename their DRM protection system to Windows Genuine Annoyance.
These problems did not exist
under XP but it appears that Vista places undue importance on the hard drive when deciding whether or not to deactivate itself. I am aware that SP1
changes the way WGA works slightly but that cannot change what has happened in the past.
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25.12.2007Vista attacked by 13-year-old virus
A batch of laptops pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium was found to have been infected with a 13-year-old boot sector virus.
Those of you with a long memory will vividly recall the year 1994: Nirvana's lead singer Kurt Cobain died, South Africa held its first
multi-racial elections, and Tony Blair became leader of the Labour party. Oh, and Microsoft's operating system was the quaint, pre-NT Windows for
Workgroups.
But it was a year that also saw the arrival of a boot sector computer virus known as Stoned.Angelina which moved the
original master boot record to cylinder 0, head 0, sector 9.
It would appear that this teenage virus has not yet been consigned
to the history books.
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