Thread: Tweaking XP for Faster Boot Times

I am getting my in-car computer ready and using WinXP - thought you might find these links useful. According to MS, WinXP should be capable of booting to a useable state in a total of 30 seconds, resume from hibernate in a total of 20 seconds and resume from standby in a total of 5 seconds. Interesting figures. Seems like taking post times into account, the 30 seconds is definitely doable - also shows the difference from hibernate is not that great (10 sec). Anywhere, hope these are useful to some:

Analyze your boot time:

http://www.pronetworks.org/PRO-MAIN/...erformance.htm

Tips directed towards speeding up boot time:

http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/search.asp?s=slow+boot

http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/searc...=slow+start+up

http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/display.asp?id=761

http://www.iaols.com/tweaks/win2kwinxptweak.htm [WARNING: Tries to mix computers and scantily clad women in attempt to appear less geeky]

General Articles on tweaking XP:

http://www.tweak3d.net/tweak/winstartupnew/

http://www.tweak3d.net/tweak/winxp/

http://www.tweaktown.com/document.ph...=guide&dId=120

http://www.tweaktown.com/document.ph...=guide&dId=145

http://www.tweaktown.com/document.ph...=guide&dId=324

http://www.mods4me.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=19

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,5728,00.asp

http://www.win-xp.cc/

XP Tweaking Utilities

http://www.xteq.com/

http://www.totalidea.de/frameset-tweakxp.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp

http://www.tweaknow.com/netopt.html

Thought this looked interesting - MicroSoft Sideshow (a beta version has leaked and is available). Check http://www.tweakxp.com for the story, but this article is the best explanation of what it is. http://www.windowsxp.nu/ is another great source.

ftp://ftp.research.microsoft.com/pub/tr/tr-2001-83.doc

The stripped down WinPE (se Tweak and Bink sites) also looks interesting, but not sure how useful. Not really the same thing as XP Lite.