Re: Win 200 SP4 Boot time

From: Dan Seur (click_at_casta.net)
Date: 12/09/04

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    You're welcome, and good luck. Funny how time slows down when you're
    waiting for something good to happen, and speeds up when you're waiting
    for something bad!

    Jimbo

    > Thanks for the input Dan,
    >
    > I had already made a fixed size page file of the Windows reccomended size
    > (376 Mb) on separate partition. I try increasing it.
    >
    > I have heard rumours in the past that a very larger size cab cause problems
    > but not sure whether this was in connection with Win 2k or not - I also
    > seem to recall that it affected only those with 512 Mb Ram.
    >
    > As for the security software - I think you may well be right. There does
    > appear to be some fairly sustained and intensive disk activity even when
    > desktop and system tray is fully loaded. I'll have a looksee in task manager
    > as you suggested
    >
    > Regards and thanks again
    >
    >
    >
    > "Dan Seur" <click@casta.net> wrote in message
    > news:u5ZVVVi3EHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
    >
    >>That's not a very fast machine, especially with only 256MB RAM, so it may
    >>not ever be a quick boot with W2k. Disabling event log probably won't do
    >>anything at all good, and it's not a good idea for other reasons.
    >>
    >>You might try making the pagefile a good bit larger, and if possible
    >>putting it on a hard drive other than the one containing the system
    >>itself.
    >>
    >>I suspect the security program is the core problem. Such programs (I'm not
    >>a Norton user, so take this as speculation in that case) often start
    >>scanning files immediately as they're being loaded, and that scanning uses
    >>a large percentage of the CPU. You might be able to see direct evidence of
    >>this if you're able to launch Task Manager right away, and look at
    >>Processes. Clicking on the CPU heading in that window will arrange the
    >>executing processes by CPU cycles used.
    >>
    >>Jimbo
    >>
    >>
    >>>I have been asked by a friend to find out what would be a reasonable time
    >>>for Win 200 SP4 to boot up.
    >>>The machine is has a Celeron 633 Mhz cpu with 256 Mb Ram.
    >>>Since installing Norton 2005 Internet security the boot up time is approx
    >>>4 mins
    >>>The disk has been defragged and normal housekeeping carried out.
    >>>
    >>>Is 4 mins reasonable ?
    >>>Would disabling the event log (if it were possible)etc speed things up ?
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>Regards & TIA
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >
    >

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