Hi everyone. I'm looking to learn all the things I can do to decrease the time from when I push the power button to when I can actually use my computer.
How I measure this is the time from when I push the power button to when the desktop shows up and when FireFox opens (I have to click the icon.) Right now, I'm at avg. 55 sec. for desktop to show-up and another 35 sec. after that for FF to launch. This is a total of avg 90 sec. from power button push to internet connectivity.
I've read where folks can get launches in half this time. I'd love to be able to do this, but any significant improvement is welcome. I know my time is not THAT BAD, but it's kind of become a challenge to see how fast I can get it.
So far, I've downloaded and ran CCleaner several times and Defragmentation with the Windows utility and then 2 more times with Defraggler (I heard it works better than the stock program in Windows). The results have made the overall window-opening, etc, faster, but not the start-up.
What else do you recommend? Feel free to post your own speed, preferably measured the same way I measure mine (to keep things in the same perspective).
I'm running Windows Vista, 32-bit, 360GB harddrive, 3GB ram, 2Ghz processor.
I also have a BootSkin, which is a picture that displays in place of the windows loading bar, and an animated 3D desktop background.
Sorry for the long-winded post and thanks for your help with my goal.
How I measure this is the time from when I push the power button to when the desktop shows up and when FireFox opens (I have to click the icon.) Right now, I'm at avg. 55 sec. for desktop to show-up and another 35 sec. after that for FF to launch. This is a total of avg 90 sec. from power button push to internet connectivity.
I've read where folks can get launches in half this time. I'd love to be able to do this, but any significant improvement is welcome. I know my time is not THAT BAD, but it's kind of become a challenge to see how fast I can get it.
So far, I've downloaded and ran CCleaner several times and Defragmentation with the Windows utility and then 2 more times with Defraggler (I heard it works better than the stock program in Windows). The results have made the overall window-opening, etc, faster, but not the start-up.
What else do you recommend? Feel free to post your own speed, preferably measured the same way I measure mine (to keep things in the same perspective).
I'm running Windows Vista, 32-bit, 360GB harddrive, 3GB ram, 2Ghz processor.
I also have a BootSkin, which is a picture that displays in place of the windows loading bar, and an animated 3D desktop background.
Sorry for the long-winded post and thanks for your help with my goal.