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HOW TO MAKE YOUR COMPUTER START FASTER (Read 6755 times)

Mar 4^th, 2006 at 7:52pm

Viper22 Offline
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For Windows XP
A SIMPLE AND EASY WAY TO HELP YOUR SYSTEM

NOTE: You may want to create a system restore point through the system tools tab under accessories, incase you screw up your system (which probably won't happen) If something goes wrong, reboot your comp in safe mode and restore the computer to the point you created.

1) Go to the start menu and click run, and type in msconfig

2) Click the services tab and click "Hide all microsoft services"

3) Turn off anything you don't want on the list

4) Go to the startup tab and turn off anything you don't think you need

5) Exit the window (you may need to restart more some changes to be effective, it will tell you)

Thats All

Viper 8)

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Reply #1 - Mar 5^th, 2006 at 1:12am

Nick N Ex Member

..and if you want it to boot like a rocket, do the following:

1. Go to the:

C:\Windows\prefetch

...folder and delete everything in it

2. Copy the following exactly as it is posted here:

rundll32 advapi32,ProcessIdleTasks

and browse to: START - RUN, then paste it into the OPEN: box and click OK

Wait for about 30 seconds and then reboot the system.

NOTE: In order to make a system boot even faster, after applying the above instructions, ...use a disk defragenter such as Perfectdisk 7.0 or O&O Defrag and make sure the "Use Layout.ini" option is selected for boot defragmentation in the software.

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Reply #2 - Mar 5^th, 2006 at 11:31am

<Ramos> Ex Member

and if you want it even fasterer...

start waxing the motherboard Tongue

Tongue

Wink

Ramos

PS: not reccommended!

« Last Edit: Mar 5^th, 2006 at 9:34pm by N/A »

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Reply #3 - Mar 5^th, 2006 at 2:14pm

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lol ramos

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Reply #4 - Mar 5^th, 2006 at 7:14pm

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PS: not reccommended!

NOW you tell me. Tongue

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Reply #5 - Mar 8^th, 2006 at 6:25pm

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thanks for the tip worked well 8)

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Reply #6 - Mar 9^th, 2006 at 3:02pm

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WAXING THE MOTHERBOARD?

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Reply #7 - Mar 9^th, 2006 at 3:03pm

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Is THAT what you guys call it these days?

COMPAQ Presario 6330us, Antec 350 PS, P4 2.8, 1 gb ram, 80 gb hd 7200rpm 8mb cache, WIN XP SP1, NO AGP, N-Vidia GeForce FX 5500 w/current drivers, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick, FS2002 and CFS1! Tried CFS3 but HATE IT because I can't fly

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Reply #8 - Mar 9^th, 2006 at 5:50pm

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tried both Viper's & N.Nick's tricks, but still takes 60 - 70 secs to bootup & same on shutdown.

Slightly less with my "32 bit 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Adapter" disabled.

In startup only the AVG three enties are active.

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Reply #9 - Mar 9^th, 2006 at 5:54pm

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tried both Viper's & N.Nick's tricks, but still takes 60 - 70 secs to bootup & same on shutdown.

Slightly less with my "32 bit 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Adapter" disabled.

In startup only the AVG three enties are active.

so mabye my advice would work? Tongue

Tongue

what you should do is have everything start up manually, if you haven't done so. this includes firewalls, virusscans, adscans, instant messaging, anything that starts up when windows does.

Ramos

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Reply #10 - Mar 10^th, 2006 at 3:02pm

Nick N Ex Member

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tried both Viper's & N.Nick's tricks, but still takes 60 - 70 secs to bootup & same on shutdown.

Slightly less with my "32 bit 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Adapter" disabled.

In startup only the AVG three enties are active.

Windows sometimes gets "Stuck" in a rut and needs a little help to let go of its hold on your boot optimize.... do the following:

1.
Open REGEDIT,

Browse to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
Make sure "Enable" is set to: "N"

Leave this Disabled.. it is known for fragging boot files...

Browse to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters

EnablePrefetcher (DWORD)

0x00000002= boot prefetching

set it to "2"

Exit Regedit

2.
Browse to and clean everything out of:
C:\Windows\Prefetch

The reboot, click START, RUN and copy paste the following exactly as typed into the RUN box and hit OK:

rundll32 advapi32,ProcessIdleTasks

.... wait until disk activity stops (5-10seconds) and reboot twice.

I must say that defraging after the above has been completed with a professional defrag software which has been correctly set to use the Windows LAYOUT.ini file will also increase boot speed

Once completed you should see a definite change in boot speed... if you dont, the problem is a driver or something Windows is searching for on boot such as an IDE controller enabled in the BIOS but has no drive connected to it... network cards and network searching can also cause slow boot.

My desktop appears within 5-10 seconds of going past the black WINDOWS boot screen ... it takes another 10-15 seconds for all boot and startup functions to complete.

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Reply #11 - Mar 12^th, 2006 at 4:35am

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Is THAT what you guys call it these days?

LOL

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Reply #12 - May 16^th, 2006 at 2:13pm

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I waxed my motherboard, my computer doesn't turn on now!!! ??? ??? what have you done to it Sad

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Reply #13 - May 16^th, 2006 at 10:19pm

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He did leave a disclamer Wink

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Reply #14 - May 17^th, 2006 at 10:38am

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oh! if you want UBER (yes i said uber) FAST startup, dont turn of the computer!!

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Reply #15 - May 17^th, 2006 at 11:42am

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Why, leaving your machine on for 72+ houres at a time can actually make it run slower in the long run.

Cheers
Cameron

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Reply #16 - May 19^th, 2006 at 2:01pm

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Is THAT what you guys call it these days?

You really believed it? Roll Eyes

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Reply #17 - May 19^th, 2006 at 10:21pm

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You really believed it? Roll Eyes

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She was making a joke Artist, and it was funny at the time Wink

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Reply #18 - May 21^st, 2006 at 1:17pm

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wow!

Shocked

my computer started in 5 seconds and it was ready after i erased the filed from the prefectch folder wow it was really good! thanks guys

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Reply #19 - May 22^nd, 2006 at 11:46am

Nick N Ex Member

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wow!

Shocked

my computer started in 5 seconds and it was ready after i erased the filed from the prefectch folder wow it was really good! thanks guys

was that 5 seconds from the BIOS boot screen to the Windows desktop?

...or 5 seconds from the the point you pushed the tower power button?

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Reply #20 - May 22^nd, 2006 at 4:57pm

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hey i got a new sysem which is fast havents really installed anything eccept fs9

ABS Ultimate M5 50 Athlon 64 4000 1GB DDR 300GB, NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT Windows XP Pro

LIke 5-7 secondz to load

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Reply #21 - May 22^nd, 2006 at 11:16pm

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Im thinkin that thats from when the windows screen first shows. Even at a stock clock with the bare minimum I cannot clear my BIOS screen in less than 3 seconds.

Cheers
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Reply #22 - May 24^th, 2006 at 11:02am

Nick N Ex Member

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hey i got a new sysem which is fast havents really installed anything eccept fs9

ABS Ultimate M5 50 Athlon 64 4000 1GB DDR 300GB, NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT Windows XP Pro

LIke 5-7 secondz to load

If you are talking about boot time from the black background WindowsXP boot logo to SEEING the desktop and assuming you have optimized the system for 100% boot performance that's about right if you do not have anything other than XP with no updates and only FS9 installed.

Even after you see the desktop Windows is still loading in the background. The time it takes for that process to complete increases as more software is installed and Windows Updates are applied. It increases further if your system is on a network.

That boot time, as described above, is typical for a correctly tuned boot. I get about the same on an A8V deluxe with a 3700+ on SATA RAID or IDE. I also get the same with this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813130037

This:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130279

and these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227225

and I just ordered this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103608

I do not expect the boot time to change that much even with the dual FX processor

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Reply #23 - May 24^th, 2006 at 3:19pm

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Man and I thought I was cool with my 2GB kit of DDR2-533, and eVGA 7900GT on the way.

Damn you Nick, Damn you................but my overclock is still higher than yours 8)

Cheers
Cameron

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Reply #24 - May 24^th, 2006 at 9:36pm

Nick N Ex Member

dang... I wish I saw this three weeks ago

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102018

LOL!!

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Reply #25 - May 24^th, 2006 at 9:51pm

Nick N Ex Member

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Man and I thought I was cool with my 2GB kit of DDR2-533, and eVGA 7900GT on the way.

Damn you Nick, Damn you................but my overclock is still higher than yours 8)

Cheers
Cameron

We'll see once my liquid system arrives.... MUwAHAhaHHAHAAA

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Reply #26 - May 24^th, 2006 at 10:15pm

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True, but when I do my "Vista" upgrade, I too will be going watercooling. DangerDen TDX blocks, with a DD radiatior. Then dual 7900GTs, Conroe, NF5 board from ASUS, 2GB (possably 4 havent decided yet) of DDR2-800 RAM.

I just may win, just mabe

Cheers
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Reply #27 - May 24^th, 2006 at 11:37pm

Nick N Ex Member

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True, but when I do my "Vista" upgrade, I too will be going watercooling. DangerDen TDX blocks, with a DD radiatior. Then dual 7900GTs, Conroe, NF5 board from ASUS, 2GB (possably 4 havent decided yet) of DDR2-800 RAM.

I just may win, just mabe

Cheers
Cameron

Water?

Who said anything about water?

I said LIQUID

MUWahahahAHAhahWHA

where's my goggles

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Reply #28 - May 25^th, 2006 at 2:56pm

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What are you useing then? Fluid XP? Primo Ice?

Tell me, tell me, tell me.

Cheers
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Reply #29 - May 26^th, 2006 at 11:17pm

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lol, you guys are just nuts Wink

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Reply #30 - May 27^th, 2006 at 2:15pm

Nick N Ex Member

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What are you useing then? Fluid XP? Primo Ice?

Tell me, tell me, tell me.

Cheers
Cameron

Well being that it is the same technology used on the space station and other military applications... I can tell you but then I will have to kill you Grin

Grin

LOL

clue:

http://www.tetech.com/

« Last Edit: May 27^th, 2006 at 8:55pm by N/A »

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Reply #31 - May 27^th, 2006 at 11:40pm

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Water cooling:o I think my budget only allows air cooling Grin

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And BTW Nick that FX60 will cost more than my future computer Undecided

Undecided

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Reply #32 - May 28^th, 2006 at 12:32am

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And its ALREADY outdated Grin

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Idk personally I don't really see the preformance increase of a FX-60 vs a 4400+ x2 overclocked.

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Reply #33 - May 28^th, 2006 at 11:52am

Nick N Ex Member

The performance increase is in the fact that it does not need to be overclocked and there is a difference in the architecture.

It doesn't matter.... when the newer dual processors hit the market (or better) I'll just upgrade.

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Reply #34 - May 28^th, 2006 at 12:30pm

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Well your going to need a motherboard, DDR2 RAM, and Processer for that. God and I thought I was made of money.

Cheers
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Reply #35 - May 28^th, 2006 at 12:49pm

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Well your going to need a motherboard, DDR2 RAM, and Processer for that. God and I thought I was made of money.

Cheers
Cameron

I'm not made of money... but I do not have to worry about money either. I live on several hundred feet of continuous beach front which is several acres deep, on a private island residence which overlooks the skyline of Seattle, WA and Mt Rainer across the waters of Puget Sound.

... I can afford a few toys now and then Grin

Grin

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Reply #36 - May 28^th, 2006 at 8:25pm

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I hate you so much you know that?

But I'm catching up, sort of. 4 more weeks, and a 7900GT and 2GB of OCZ Gold DDR2-533 are mine Grin

Grin

Cheers
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Reply #37 - May 29^th, 2006 at 11:36pm

Nick N Ex Member

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I hate you so much you know that?

But I'm catching up, sort of. 4 more weeks, and a 7900GT and 2GB of OCZ Gold DDR2-533 are mine Grin

Grin

Cheers
Cameron

Here is how you can have just about any system or component you want, when you want it...

1. Graduate High School
2. Graduate a 4 year University
3. Obtain a Masters Degree/Grad School
4. PHD in solid technology field, possibly follow-up with another degree in business, a business degree that will complement the PHD.

The first time someone tells you don’t need all that education, flip them the bird and tell them to duck-off.

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Reply #38 - May 30^th, 2006 at 11:26am

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Well I'm about halfway through step one, and step 2 is almost completely payed for. I even have a decent paying job at a tech company (staples).

So I guess now all I need is college, and a few certs, and I should be good to go.

BTW thats a georgeous shot. You are a very luckey man Nick, and I respect you.

Cheers
Cameron

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Reply #39 - May 30^th, 2006 at 7:21pm

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The first time someone tells you don’t need all that education, flip them the bird and tell them to duck-off.

Hehe I'd probably show them what money can buy first...THEN do that Grin

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Reply #40 - May 31^st, 2006 at 10:03am

Nick N Ex Member

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Hehe I'd probably show them what money can buy first...THEN do that Grin

Grin

Right....

Counting this one, see 6 posts above

Grin

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Reply #41 - Nov 26^th, 2006 at 5:34pm

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Nice little tweak

My dual boot setup is quicker booting now on my 18 month old C: drive, it still, alas, takes an age to shut down.
Sad

Sad

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Reply #42 - Nov 26^th, 2006 at 11:41pm

DizZa Ex Member

My pc now takes 13 seconds from pressing the button to finish loading windows AND background tasks Cheesy

Cheesy

(on my Pentium 4 rig, the siggy one is for my dads work, but I got to overclock it and use it, just I can't change settins)

Thanks for tips

BTW, Nick, you're in the Seattle area, right?

EDIT: *Note to self, READ ALL POSTS not pictures* I'm gonna try and get that shot in Flightsim, ehehehehehehehehheheehhehhehehhehehheh

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Reply #43 - Dec 17^th, 2006 at 2:16pm

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Nick N wrote on Mar 5^th, 2006 at 1:12am:

..and if you want it to boot like a rocket, do the following:

1. Go to the:

C:\Windows\prefetch

...folder and delete everything in it

2. Copy the following exactly as it is posted here:

rundll32 advapi32,ProcessIdleTasks

and browse to: START - RUN, then paste it into the OPEN: box and click OK

Wait for about 30 seconds and then reboot the system.

NOTE: In order to make a system boot even faster, after applying the above instructions, ...use a disk defragenter such as Perfectdisk 7.0 or O&O Defrag and make sure the "Use Layout.ini" option is selected for boot defragmentation in the software.

Re you sure that wont damage the computer

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Reply #44 - Dec 22^nd, 2006 at 2:12pm

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No it won't 'cos if Windows wouldn't like it it would make you a new file Wink

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Reply #45 - Dec 31^st, 2006 at 5:12pm

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It makes me sad when I come to threads like this and you people are all competing with your computers and saying your graphics card isn't the best or something when I here your specs and what graphics you're using, my eyes pop! I have a graphics card thats probably nine billion times worse than yours and my games run smoothly anyway, and so thats ALL I CARE ABOUT Grin

Grin

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PS- It takes my computer about 5 minutes to start up Grin

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&&Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz&&Windows Vista Basic&&Nvidia GeForce 9800GTX+ 512MB&&4GB DDR2&&2x 500GB HDDs&&24" HP LP2465 LCD Monitor&&Saitek X52 Flight Control System

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Reply #46 - Feb 13^th, 2007 at 10:55pm

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Why must everything be speed orientated. Why doesn't it revolve around reliability. Wink

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My PC takes around 2 minutes to boot up.

3.0Ghz AMD&&768MB 400Mhz Ram&&FX5500 - 256MB - 128bit&&Maxtor 40 and 80Gig HDD&&DVDRW&&Combo drive&&17" monitor&&Logitek joystick

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