Windows Boot Timer

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Windows, software  Tags: , , , , , , ,

5

May



What is your PC’s boot time ? I bet you cannot answer that question exactly, I know I was not able to until I discovered the Windows application Boot Timer which measures the boot time of a computer with an Windows operating system. The time measured is the time between the appearance of the Bios screen to the first file that is loaded in Windows.

Boot Timer is currently only compatible to Windows NT, Windows XP and Windows XP 64-bit editions but the author promises to make it compatible to Windows Vista in future updates. To use Boot Timer simply double-click the executable and the application will automatically display a popup after the next computer restart that displays the boot time of the system.

This is a great utility for users who want to optimize their boot time.There are several possibilities to reduce the boot time of a PC. I do not want to get into all of them but here are a few tips on how to reduce the boot time:

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Got any more tips, let me hear them !


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Simon says:

Install debian etch on a custom kernel? :-)

on my windows box i boot on sata 1 stripe and put my system on well spec’d sata2 disks, check out the wd raptor disks for fast boot times - or the very sexy new veloci-raptor. gimme gimme…

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jan says:

The best thing you can do, is tune your system services. For me, Black Viper’s website is a great resource!
http://www.blackviper.com/index.html

He also wrote some super tweaks for windows vista: http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/supertweaks.htm

LethAL says:

I have no idea why this works but… changing the windows drive to Dynamic seems to speed up booting immensely (although not recommended if you use a custom boot loader)

Rarst says:

This app is certainly… minimalistic. :)

Bootvis is probably most hardcore piece of software for measuring boot time:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootvis

Not that I understand caring for boot time at all… Isn’t it normal to turn computer once in the morning and just work with it?.. Maybe it’s more of an issue for notebooks.

Stil best advice for fast boot time - don’t load computer with loads of eye candy crap like people usually do. :)

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Techbuzzard says:

I use BootVis from Microsoft to check out the boot time and optimize the boot time. Microsoft does not support BootVis anymore but it is still a great tool for finding out the boot time and for optimizing it.

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