Slow boot time

**indyjones** · April 17th, 2003

Hi I was wondering if you can help me decrease my boot time as it currently takes ages.
Firstly i have used bootvis my sisters pc (both are XP PRO SP1) boots like a dream
But on my painfully more expensive system bootvis spazzes out saying "one or more services did not start" its a pain. Does any one know how to get my boot time down ? Thanks

**dave holbon** · April 18th, 2003

Originally posted by indyjones
Hi I was wondering if you can help me decrease my boot time as it currently takes ages.
Firstly i have used bootvis my sisters pc (both are XP PRO SP1) boots like a dream
But on my painfully more expensive system bootvis spazzes out saying "one or more services did not start" its a pain. Does any one know how to get my boot time down ? Thanks

Do a google search for “BootVis-Tool.exe”. This will sort out the problem. Latest version

chaos945 · April 18th, 2003

I'd tried a bunch of stuff but turning this feature off really sped up my shutdown sequence. For pretty obvious reasons!!

Bootvis is the best bet for finding boot up sequence problems.

Code:

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE  
Key: SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/SessionManager/Memory Management  
Name: ClearPageFileAtShutdown  
Type: REG_DWORD  Value: 0

zyfos · April 18th, 2003

Here's a little trick that I was reminded of. Kill the .pf files under C:\Windows\Prefetch. I think bootvis does this automatically, but I'm not sure.

Gus K · April 21st, 2003

It does not matter anyway, a normal defrag will do and windows xp automatically aranges boot files for best performance in the background.

Hmm... then why did MS go to the trouble to create BootVis? And why did BootVis shave 6 seconds off my boot time?

Although I personally don't like the defragger, Diskeeper's boot defrag does seem to help. You can download the trial version and give it a shot.

lieb39 · April 21st, 2003

WARNING TOO ALL

I used the 'great' diskeeper boot defrag a week ago. Guess what? Now I am running a clean system. Diskeeper screwd up all my files, all thanks to that one command. Watch it, as diskeeper can do a nice job, making everything super fast it can also screw up your system in the matter of minutes. Backup your stuff onto another hard drive/media before using diskeeper. I found out the hard way

and in the end had to go through major processes to get some of my files back. Just a warning, use diskeeper at your own risk!

**sboulema** · April 21st, 2003

when my pc boot slow i use regvac to clean my registry and most of the times it boot way faster after that.

**indyjones** · April 22nd, 2003

As mentioned before bootvis fails to compleate its processing is bootvis-tool.exe any different than the version linked on the main page of this website or is it mearly a diffrent version of the same file? I have using perfect disk 2000 and having that manage startup files but not to much avail

chaos945 · April 22nd, 2003

When I was using bootvis the first time I would get the error "Timeout while waiting for schedule service to
start" I went into my Services.msc and started up the "Task Manager" again and it worked just fine. Maybe this is a similar error some of you are having.

**yoyo** · April 22nd, 2003

Originally posted by chaos945
When I was using bootvis the first time I would get the error "Timeout while waiting for schedule service to
start" I went into my Services.msc and started up the "Task Manager" again and it worked just fine. Maybe this is a similar error some of you are having.

Bootvis depends on Task scheduler service running (btw so do System Restore and Prefetch).
It also depends on
COM+ Event System
Event Log
Plug and Play
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Windows Management Instrumentation

RagnaroK · April 23rd, 2003

I use this tweak to speed up my system and boot-up process:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]

DisablePagingExecutive=1
Will load your core WinXP files into system RAM and keep them there. Use this tweak if you have 512MB RAM or more.

LargeSystemCache=0
For 512MB RAM or more set to 1 for potential performance improvement.

If you 512Mb RAM or more, use it. My usual boot time is around 15secs.

**indyjones** · April 23rd, 2003

Originally posted by yoyo
Bootvis depends on Task scheduler service running (btw so do System Restore and Prefetch).
It also depends on
COM+ Event System
Event Log
Plug and Play
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Windows Management Instrumentation

Ahhh i may have it now!

I know for a fact my Task scheduler service is disables as i have done that in tweax-xp pro

I will also check the other services cheers yoyo!
Ragnarok i have this enabled already as i have a gig of ram. Cheers will give boot-vis another go. Has there been many versions mine is just the one for SP1 so i guess its fine.
Wil report back on any progress.

April 17th, 2003	Top \| #1
indyjones OSNN.net Adventurer Joined: November 2002 Location: England Posts: 1,567 Reputation: 330 Power: 135	Slow boot time Hi I was wondering if you can help me decrease my boot time as it currently takes ages. Firstly i have used bootvis my sisters pc (both are XP PRO SP1) boots like a dream But on my painfully more expensive system bootvis spazzes out saying "one or more services did not start" its a pain. Does any one know how to get my boot time down ? Thanks

April 18th, 2003	Top \| #2
dave holbon OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: May 2002 Location: London England Posts: 1,014 Reputation: 140 Power: 133	Re: Slow boot time Originally posted by indyjones Hi I was wondering if you can help me decrease my boot time as it currently takes ages. Firstly i have used bootvis my sisters pc (both are XP PRO SP1) boots like a dream But on my painfully more expensive system bootvis spazzes out saying "one or more services did not start" its a pain. Does any one know how to get my boot time down ? Thanks Do a google search for “BootVis-Tool.exe”. This will sort out the problem. Latest version

April 18th, 2003	Top \| #3
chaos945 OSNN Senior Addict Joined: February 2003 Posts: 932 Reputation: 300 Power: 126	I'd tried a bunch of stuff but turning this feature off really sped up my shutdown sequence. For pretty obvious reasons!! Bootvis is the best bet for finding boot up sequence problems. Code: Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Key: SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/SessionManager/Memory Management Name: ClearPageFileAtShutdown Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

April 21st, 2003	Top \| #6
lieb39 Apple lover, PC User Joined: November 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 526 Reputation: 0 Power: 121	WARNING TOO ALL I used the 'great' diskeeper boot defrag a week ago. Guess what? Now I am running a clean system. Diskeeper screwd up all my files, all thanks to that one command. Watch it, as diskeeper can do a nice job, making everything super fast it can also screw up your system in the matter of minutes. Backup your stuff onto another hard drive/media before using diskeeper. I found out the hard way and in the end had to go through major processes to get some of my files back. Just a warning, use diskeeper at your own risk! Did a post help you, or solve a problem you were having? Click the button under the member's avatar to increase his/her reputation, and to encourage useful posts on the forum.

April 22nd, 2003	Top \| #10
yoyo _________________ Joined: July 2002 Posts: 1,557 Reputation: 160 Power: 136	Originally posted by chaos945 When I was using bootvis the first time I would get the error "Timeout while waiting for schedule service to start" I went into my Services.msc and started up the "Task Manager" again and it worked just fine. Maybe this is a similar error some of you are having. Bootvis depends on Task scheduler service running (btw so do System Restore and Prefetch). It also depends on COM+ Event System Event Log Plug and Play Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Windows Management Instrumentation

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April 18th, 2003	Top \| #4
zyfos Resurrected Joined: July 2002 Posts: 236 Reputation: 0 Power: 123	Here's a little trick that I was reminded of. Kill the .pf files under C:\Windows\Prefetch. I think bootvis does this automatically, but I'm not sure.

April 21st, 2003	Top \| #5
Gus K NTFS abuser Joined: November 2002 Location: USA Posts: 380 Reputation: 30 Power: 120	It does not matter anyway, a normal defrag will do and windows xp automatically aranges boot files for best performance in the background. Hmm... then why did MS go to the trouble to create BootVis? And why did BootVis shave 6 seconds off my boot time? Although I personally don't like the defragger, Diskeeper's boot defrag does seem to help. You can download the trial version and give it a shot.

April 21st, 2003	Top \| #7
sboulema OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2002 Location: Amstelveen, The Netherlands Posts: 2,846 Reputation: 120 Power: 151	when my pc boot slow i use regvac to clean my registry and most of the times it boot way faster after that.

April 22nd, 2003	Top \| #8
indyjones OSNN.net Adventurer Joined: November 2002 Location: England Posts: 1,567 Reputation: 330 Power: 135	As mentioned before bootvis fails to compleate its processing is bootvis-tool.exe any different than the version linked on the main page of this website or is it mearly a diffrent version of the same file? I have using perfect disk 2000 and having that manage startup files but not to much avail

April 22nd, 2003	Top \| #9
chaos945 OSNN Senior Addict Joined: February 2003 Posts: 932 Reputation: 300 Power: 126	When I was using bootvis the first time I would get the error "Timeout while waiting for schedule service to start" I went into my Services.msc and started up the "Task Manager" again and it worked just fine. Maybe this is a similar error some of you are having.

April 23rd, 2003	Top \| #11
RagnaroK Must be dreaming... Joined: April 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 673 Reputation: 20 Power: 129	I use this tweak to speed up my system and boot-up process: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management] DisablePagingExecutive=1 Will load your core WinXP files into system RAM and keep them there. Use this tweak if you have 512MB RAM or more. LargeSystemCache=0 For 512MB RAM or more set to 1 for potential performance improvement. If you 512Mb RAM or more, use it. My usual boot time is around 15secs. :: Illusional Hope ::

April 23rd, 2003	Top \| #12
indyjones OSNN.net Adventurer Joined: November 2002 Location: England Posts: 1,567 Reputation: 330 Power: 135	Originally posted by yoyo Bootvis depends on Task scheduler service running (btw so do System Restore and Prefetch). It also depends on COM+ Event System Event Log Plug and Play Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Windows Management Instrumentation Ahhh i may have it now! I know for a fact my Task scheduler service is disables as i have done that in tweax-xp pro I will also check the other services cheers yoyo! Ragnarok i have this enabled already as i have a gig of ram. Cheers will give boot-vis another go. Has there been many versions mine is just the one for SP1 so i guess its fine. Wil report back on any progress.

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