How To Tweak Your Windows Startup Procedure
Otis Cooper
The word Tweaking simply means to fine tune. You want to fine
tune your computer so that it will boot up faster. Tweaking your
Windows computer so that it will run at peak performance will cause you
to enjoy your computer like you never imaged.
There are procedures you can perform that will speed up the
operating system boot-up. When tweaking your startup
process, take care not to allow your computer to boot up too
fast. Too fast booting will cause your PC to miss valuable data
and not check all peripherals it needs to allow the computer to
run at its best.
Speeding up your booting process will reduce the waiting time
you can use the computer. Here are some procedures you can
perform that will help speed up your PC startup. Be sure to
backup your hard drive in case you should make an error. Take
your time and perform these tasks at your own risk.
Take notes of everything you do. Backup your BIOS with such
utilities as Cmos14.zip.This file is just 5,569kbs zipped and
You can download a copy from our site at the url
www.ultimatepcrepair.com/files/cmos14.zip
FIRST....Use Scandisk and Defragment on your hard drive if you
are not performing these two maintenance steps regularly. Over
time, your files become scattered all over your hard drive. This
causes the computer to hunt for every piece of file fragments
throughout the drive.
SECOND.....Clean Up Your Registry. The installing and
uninstalling of applications cause your registry to have many
files it does not use. Your system slows down at startup because
these files are loaded into memory every time the PC is
started. Registry Healer which is a trial utility will scan
your registry for problems.
And Registry Tuner allow you to view and remove unwanted
software in your registry. Windows Reg Edit is a small utility
within Windows that will perform the same function. You may
want to give Registry First Aid a try as well.
Visit the online version of this newsletter at
http://www.ultimatepcrepair.com/news/35.html to download the
trial versions of the above utilities.
THIRD.......Edit Your SysEdit Configuration by Clicking on
Start, Run,and then type "sysedit" in the open block. You will
be presented with your system files. Check and remove any files
you know are not needed. You can type "REM" at the start of a
line to disable it to see if your computer has need for it.
Take notes of any changes you make so that you can undo what
you did should any problems arise. The ultility Bootvis is a
good Windows XP ultilty that helps your boot process, We used it
on our Windows Home XP computer and we noticed a difference. To
learn much more visit
www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/performance/fastboot
/BootVis.asp and download your copy.
FOURTH....Remove unwanted programs that may be starting up in
your Startup Folder. This folder as well as your Sysedit file
may have programs slowing the PC down. Click on
Start, Settings, Taskbar and Start Menu Tab, Start Menu
Programs, Remove, and go down to the Startup Folder. There you can
expand and remove any unwanted programs.
FIFTH.....Go to Start, Run, type "msconfig" in the open box and
press enter. Click on Startup and here you can remove programs
here as well. The thing to remember is to take notes of any
program you remove just in case you find that program useful
after all.Be sure to take the time and backup your system files
so that you can restore these files should something go
wrong. Take notes of files you remove from Sysedit or msconfig.
SIXTH....Enable your Quick Boot option in your BIOS.Access your
Bios and locate this feature that bypasses some of the checks
your computer makes at POST.The downside to enabling this
feature is that it increases the chances of a hardware failure
going undetected.You may want to use this feature from time to
time and see if the difference in bootup speed is worth it.
We hate it when our computer creep alone when we turn on the
power button, when we play our favorite Hi-Resolution star wars
game, or when we decided to go on the internet, that is, if it
doesn't take a couple minutes to logon. Upgrading and tweaking
your PC to run faster can be performed quick and easy, if we put
to use the neat utilities Windows as well as many third party
software has to offer.
About The Author: Otis F. Cooper is solely dedicated to
boosting the knowledge and confidence of every computer user.
Use his informative articles and videos to understand all about
the PC. Read more in depth articles for pc training and repair
at http://www.repairarticles.com
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