Thread: MicroXP with Minlogon, EWF, & HORM installed...

Can i run bootvis w/ EWF enabled?

It took a long time to get to this point and I'd be a real shame if I messed it up because I kind of only know what I'm doing.

You must disable EWF to run bootvis. I doubt bootvis will harm your system but its always a good idea to make an image of your system using a backup software like paragon drive backup. In case of any hicups you can recover your system on under 1/2 hour.


Keep in mind like SFiorito said bootvis may not run in MicroXP....

After installing bootvis click on 'Trace"> "Next Boot + Driver Delays" you will be prompted to reboot.

After reboot bootvis will autorun (may take several minutes) and display some statistics, click on "Trace" > "Optimize System" you will be prompted for a reboot.

Once windows reboots, you will see a message optimizing system, this may take quite some time especially if this the first time you've run it.

Originally Posted by SFiorito

you should switch back to winlogon if you want to run bootvis. there are also some other dependencies bootvis has which may not be in your MicroXP (never used it so I don't know).

the components/services are removed from tinyxp (one of them i believe is the scheduling service)

last time I ran bootvis with minlogon it didn't give all of the trace data....can't remember exactly what, it's been a very long time since I've used it... sorry...

Do I need to tweak the registry entries to enable winlogon or is it just a matter of disabling EWF, renaming winlogon.exe.bak back to winlogon.exe and rebooting?

Originally Posted by Sal R.

Do I need to tweak the registry entries to enable winlogon or is it just a matter of disabling EWF, renaming winlogon.exe.bak back to winlogon.exe and rebooting?

disable ewf, restart in safe mode (the service is locked) then delete and replace with the .bak version of winlogon, that should work.

Cool. I'll give it a shot tonight or tomorrow. Still looking for a jumper pin so I can set my extra HDD as a slave to I can move my install to the 5400RPM HDD to see if that makes a difference.

Originally Posted by Sal R.

...and the results was not what I expected.

System:
VIA M10K
512MB RAM
30BG 4200RPM *i think*
Opus 150W

Software:
RR v11-04-07 as shell
WMP9
K-Lite Codec Pack v2.88
Winamp v5.13
iG v3.0
HD Radio
VAG-COM v3.11-N
AI v3.0

w/ all necessary drivers.

From "key-on" to music averages to 38 seconds from cold boot.
From "Key-on" to music averages to 27 seconds from resume.

6 seconds is waiting for the Opus to send the "power on" signal to the mobo.

This is a pretty lean install, right?

Looking at my hardware, my HDD could be a limiting factor. I have a 10GB 5400RPM HDD lying around here that I could swap to. Would that help my boot times?

Eventually, I am going to transfer to a CF card, but want to do an extensive shakedown of the system since what I do here will evenutally be emulated in my carPCv2.0 Pico-ITX install.

My goal is to get a sub 20 sec HORM or cold boot. Is that possible w/ my hardware and software choices?

I really would appreciate the input.

TIA!

I installed MicroXP but I didn't install EMF or HORM installed and I get into windows in 30seconds.

Hardware
VIA MII 10K
1 GB Ram
120 GB WD (5400rpm)
Bluetooth adapter (Belkin)
BU-353 (USB)
iFreedom Wireless Keyboard
M1-ATX

Software
Nero 7
IG 4
SlingPlayer
Word, Excel, Outlook 03
PowerDVD 7
Winamp 5.13


I installed MicroXP cause I wanted faster boot times also. I installed most of my apps but I have not installed RR yet. I wanted to see if I can get faster boot times by using bootvis before I added RR.

Originally Posted by navputer

I installed MicroXP but I didn't install EMF or HORM installed and I get into windows in 30seconds.

Hardware
VIA MII 10K
1 GB Ram
120 GB WD (5400rpm)
Bluetooth adapter (Belkin)
BU-353 (USB)
iFreedom Wireless Keyboard
M1-ATX

Software
Nero 7
IG 4
SlingPlayer
Word, Excel, Outlook 03
PowerDVD 7
Winamp 5.13


I installed MicroXP cause I wanted faster boot times also. I installed most of my apps but I have not installed RR yet. I wanted to see if I can get faster boot times by using bootvis before I added RR.

When I first installed MicroXP, i was getting "key on" to desktop in 22 seconds before installing all my usb/serial hardware & software.

Haven't had the chance to work on this, but I'm hoping bootvis can make a difference.

Still having trouble justifying the cost of an SSD, but the performance over my current HDD is undeniable.