Guest peaviner Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Is there any way to keep the Windows XP desktop from appearing until all of the programs and services have loaded? I can't stand it how when I boot Windows XP the desktop appears but I'm not able to use it yet 'cause it's still loading my programs and services. I've already done the config stuff or whatever to remove services from my startup but it's still slow. I've also defragmented the disk and compressed old files to save on disk space. Whenever I've used Mac OS X it's been completely ready to use when the desktop showed up, but for some reason this never happens with Windows. Does anyone know a way to delay the display of the desktop until it's completely loaded? Maybe there's a setting or some program? I don't know... Thanks for your help. -peaviner
Guest Terry R. Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Windows XP Startup On 8/30/2007 9:28 AM On a whim, peaviner pounded out on the keyboard > Is there any way to keep the Windows XP desktop from appearing until all of > the programs and services have loaded? > > I can't stand it how when I boot Windows XP the desktop appears but I'm not > able to use it yet 'cause it's still loading my programs and services. I've > already done the config stuff or whatever to remove services from my startup > but it's still slow. I've also defragmented the disk and compressed old > files to save on disk space. Whenever I've used Mac OS X it's been > completely ready to use when the desktop showed up, but for some reason this > never happens with Windows. Does anyone know a way to delay the display of > the desktop until it's completely loaded? Maybe there's a setting or some > program? I don't know... Thanks for your help. > > -peaviner Sounds like you've done everything you can do. Strange how the computer I'm using today doesn't make me any more productive than the ones I used back in 1988 with a memory manager and DeskView (386-20 with 2 meg of RAM). The big difference being when the old machine showed the Desktop, it was READY to go. Windows wants to run 50 things after giving us the impression it's ready to go, but just try to access the Start Menu or anything else until all that junk has been processed. Mind you this isn't quite the way my machine reacts, but I work on computers all the time that I sit and wait before I can do anything. Other than install more RAM, faster hard drive, and graphics card (assuming you already have a fast CPU), there isn't much left to do, if you've already removed unnecessary items from the Startup Menu, etc. Are you using an efficient AV program (not Norton)? AV Suites tend to put way too many items running all the time. -- Terry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
Guest peaviner Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Windows XP Startup I've got a laptop so I don't think I can change the processor (AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+) and the ram is maxed out (1Gb). I guess I should upgrade my hard drive (40Gb @ 4200rpm), it's kind of slow. I'm not using Norton, and since I'm at work right now I can't check to see which one I am using, but it is one that is highly recomended by Consumer Report magazine. Thanks for your input, peaviner "Terry R." wrote: > On 8/30/2007 9:28 AM On a whim, peaviner pounded out on the keyboard > > > Is there any way to keep the Windows XP desktop from appearing until all of > > the programs and services have loaded? > > > > I can't stand it how when I boot Windows XP the desktop appears but I'm not > > able to use it yet 'cause it's still loading my programs and services. I've > > already done the config stuff or whatever to remove services from my startup > > but it's still slow. I've also defragmented the disk and compressed old > > files to save on disk space. Whenever I've used Mac OS X it's been > > completely ready to use when the desktop showed up, but for some reason this > > never happens with Windows. Does anyone know a way to delay the display of > > the desktop until it's completely loaded? Maybe there's a setting or some > > program? I don't know... Thanks for your help. > > > > -peaviner > > Sounds like you've done everything you can do. Strange how the computer > I'm using today doesn't make me any more productive than the ones I used > back in 1988 with a memory manager and DeskView (386-20 with 2 meg of > RAM). The big difference being when the old machine showed the Desktop, > it was READY to go. Windows wants to run 50 things after giving us the > impression it's ready to go, but just try to access the Start Menu or > anything else until all that junk has been processed. Mind you this > isn't quite the way my machine reacts, but I work on computers all the > time that I sit and wait before I can do anything. > > Other than install more RAM, faster hard drive, and graphics card > (assuming you already have a fast CPU), there isn't much left to do, if > you've already removed unnecessary items from the Startup Menu, etc. > Are you using an efficient AV program (not Norton)? AV Suites tend to > put way too many items running all the time. > > > > -- > Terry R. > > ***Reply Note*** > Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. > Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. >
Guest Unknown Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Windows XP Startup Obvious something running after you boot up and get the desktop. Shut down your virus program and try. "peaviner" <peaviner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C6105BC4-F39B-487B-9FD2-C4C9B9D07C27@microsoft.com... > I've got a laptop so I don't think I can change the processor (AMD Athlon > XP-M 2400+) and the ram is maxed out (1Gb). I guess I should upgrade my > hard > drive (40Gb @ 4200rpm), it's kind of slow. I'm not using Norton, and > since > I'm at work right now I can't check to see which one I am using, but it is > one that is highly recomended by Consumer Report magazine. > > Thanks for your input, > peaviner > > "Terry R." wrote: > >> On 8/30/2007 9:28 AM On a whim, peaviner pounded out on the keyboard >> >> > Is there any way to keep the Windows XP desktop from appearing until >> > all of >> > the programs and services have loaded? >> > >> > I can't stand it how when I boot Windows XP the desktop appears but I'm >> > not >> > able to use it yet 'cause it's still loading my programs and services. >> > I've >> > already done the config stuff or whatever to remove services from my >> > startup >> > but it's still slow. I've also defragmented the disk and compressed >> > old >> > files to save on disk space. Whenever I've used Mac OS X it's been >> > completely ready to use when the desktop showed up, but for some reason >> > this >> > never happens with Windows. Does anyone know a way to delay the >> > display of >> > the desktop until it's completely loaded? Maybe there's a setting or >> > some >> > program? I don't know... Thanks for your help. >> > >> > -peaviner >> >> Sounds like you've done everything you can do. Strange how the computer >> I'm using today doesn't make me any more productive than the ones I used >> back in 1988 with a memory manager and DeskView (386-20 with 2 meg of >> RAM). The big difference being when the old machine showed the Desktop, >> it was READY to go. Windows wants to run 50 things after giving us the >> impression it's ready to go, but just try to access the Start Menu or >> anything else until all that junk has been processed. Mind you this >> isn't quite the way my machine reacts, but I work on computers all the >> time that I sit and wait before I can do anything. >> >> Other than install more RAM, faster hard drive, and graphics card >> (assuming you already have a fast CPU), there isn't much left to do, if >> you've already removed unnecessary items from the Startup Menu, etc. >> Are you using an efficient AV program (not Norton)? AV Suites tend to >> put way too many items running all the time. >> >> >> >> -- >> Terry R. >> >> ***Reply Note*** >> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. >> Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. >>
Guest Terry R. Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Windows XP Startup On 8/30/2007 10:06 AM On a whim, peaviner pounded out on the keyboard > I've got a laptop so I don't think I can change the processor (AMD Athlon > XP-M 2400+) and the ram is maxed out (1Gb). I guess I should upgrade my hard > drive (40Gb @ 4200rpm), it's kind of slow. I'm not using Norton, and since > I'm at work right now I can't check to see which one I am using, but it is > one that is highly recomended by Consumer Report magazine. > > Thanks for your input, > peaviner > > "Terry R." wrote: > >> On 8/30/2007 9:28 AM On a whim, peaviner pounded out on the keyboard >> >>> Is there any way to keep the Windows XP desktop from appearing until all of >>> the programs and services have loaded? >>> >>> I can't stand it how when I boot Windows XP the desktop appears but I'm not >>> able to use it yet 'cause it's still loading my programs and services. I've >>> already done the config stuff or whatever to remove services from my startup >>> but it's still slow. I've also defragmented the disk and compressed old >>> files to save on disk space. Whenever I've used Mac OS X it's been >>> completely ready to use when the desktop showed up, but for some reason this >>> never happens with Windows. Does anyone know a way to delay the display of >>> the desktop until it's completely loaded? Maybe there's a setting or some >>> program? I don't know... Thanks for your help. >>> >>> -peaviner >> Sounds like you've done everything you can do. Strange how the computer >> I'm using today doesn't make me any more productive than the ones I used >> back in 1988 with a memory manager and DeskView (386-20 with 2 meg of >> RAM). The big difference being when the old machine showed the Desktop, >> it was READY to go. Windows wants to run 50 things after giving us the >> impression it's ready to go, but just try to access the Start Menu or >> anything else until all that junk has been processed. Mind you this >> isn't quite the way my machine reacts, but I work on computers all the >> time that I sit and wait before I can do anything. >> >> Other than install more RAM, faster hard drive, and graphics card >> (assuming you already have a fast CPU), there isn't much left to do, if >> you've already removed unnecessary items from the Startup Menu, etc. >> Are you using an efficient AV program (not Norton)? AV Suites tend to >> put way too many items running all the time. >> >> 4200 RPM drives are very slow now days. I got a defunct Compaq 2800 with a P4 Mobile 1.8 GHz in it a client gave to me after the hard drive died for a 2nd time and they replaced it. I replaced the hard drive (4200 also) with a 7200 RPM Hitachi and upped the RAM to 1 gig from 256 meg and it flies now. Boots to the Desktop in 35 seconds. I use Antivir for AV and it doesn't bog the CPU at all. It's one of the fastest laptops I've used, even comparing it to the newer Dells a lot of clients have, in fact it runs as quickly as one of the core 2 Dells, so cpu isn't everything. -- Terry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
Guest peaviner Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Windows XP Startup Yeah, I should probably go with a 7200rpm drive. I too had the hard drive go out on me (first day of school a year or so ago; screen said, "Operating system could not be found." I was so bummed) and it was replaced with a similar drive but was unfortunately still a 4200rpm drive. As of right now it seems like getting a faster hard drive is going to be my best bet for decreasing the startup time. Thanks :) "Terry R." wrote: > On 8/30/2007 10:06 AM On a whim, peaviner pounded out on the keyboard > > > I've got a laptop so I don't think I can change the processor (AMD Athlon > > XP-M 2400+) and the ram is maxed out (1Gb). I guess I should upgrade my hard > > drive (40Gb @ 4200rpm), it's kind of slow. I'm not using Norton, and since > > I'm at work right now I can't check to see which one I am using, but it is > > one that is highly recomended by Consumer Report magazine. > > > > Thanks for your input, > > peaviner > > > > "Terry R." wrote: > > > >> On 8/30/2007 9:28 AM On a whim, peaviner pounded out on the keyboard > >> > >>> Is there any way to keep the Windows XP desktop from appearing until all of > >>> the programs and services have loaded? > >>> > >>> I can't stand it how when I boot Windows XP the desktop appears but I'm not > >>> able to use it yet 'cause it's still loading my programs and services. I've > >>> already done the config stuff or whatever to remove services from my startup > >>> but it's still slow. I've also defragmented the disk and compressed old > >>> files to save on disk space. Whenever I've used Mac OS X it's been > >>> completely ready to use when the desktop showed up, but for some reason this > >>> never happens with Windows. Does anyone know a way to delay the display of > >>> the desktop until it's completely loaded? Maybe there's a setting or some > >>> program? I don't know... Thanks for your help. > >>> > >>> -peaviner > >> Sounds like you've done everything you can do. Strange how the computer > >> I'm using today doesn't make me any more productive than the ones I used > >> back in 1988 with a memory manager and DeskView (386-20 with 2 meg of > >> RAM). The big difference being when the old machine showed the Desktop, > >> it was READY to go. Windows wants to run 50 things after giving us the > >> impression it's ready to go, but just try to access the Start Menu or > >> anything else until all that junk has been processed. Mind you this > >> isn't quite the way my machine reacts, but I work on computers all the > >> time that I sit and wait before I can do anything. > >> > >> Other than install more RAM, faster hard drive, and graphics card > >> (assuming you already have a fast CPU), there isn't much left to do, if > >> you've already removed unnecessary items from the Startup Menu, etc. > >> Are you using an efficient AV program (not Norton)? AV Suites tend to > >> put way too many items running all the time. > >> > >> > > 4200 RPM drives are very slow now days. > > I got a defunct Compaq 2800 with a P4 Mobile 1.8 GHz in it a client gave > to me after the hard drive died for a 2nd time and they replaced it. I > replaced the hard drive (4200 also) with a 7200 RPM Hitachi and upped > the RAM to 1 gig from 256 meg and it flies now. Boots to the Desktop in > 35 seconds. I use Antivir for AV and it doesn't bog the CPU at all. > It's one of the fastest laptops I've used, even comparing it to the > newer Dells a lot of clients have, in fact it runs as quickly as one of > the core 2 Dells, so cpu isn't everything. > > -- > Terry R. > > ***Reply Note*** > Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. > Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. >
Guest Terry R. Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Re: Windows XP Startup On 8/30/2007 2:42 PM On a whim, peaviner pounded out on the keyboard > Yeah, I should probably go with a 7200rpm drive. I too had the hard drive go > out on me (first day of school a year or so ago; screen said, "Operating > system could not be found." I was so bummed) and it was replaced with a > similar drive but was unfortunately still a 4200rpm drive. As of right now > it seems like getting a faster hard drive is going to be my best bet for > decreasing the startup time. > > Thanks :) > > "Terry R." wrote: > >> On 8/30/2007 10:06 AM On a whim, peaviner pounded out on the keyboard >> >>> I've got a laptop so I don't think I can change the processor (AMD Athlon >>> XP-M 2400+) and the ram is maxed out (1Gb). I guess I should upgrade my hard >>> drive (40Gb @ 4200rpm), it's kind of slow. I'm not using Norton, and since >>> I'm at work right now I can't check to see which one I am using, but it is >>> one that is highly recomended by Consumer Report magazine. >>> >>> Thanks for your input, >>> peaviner >>> >>> "Terry R." wrote: >>> >>>> On 8/30/2007 9:28 AM On a whim, peaviner pounded out on the keyboard >>>> >>>>> Is there any way to keep the Windows XP desktop from appearing until all of >>>>> the programs and services have loaded? >>>>> >>>>> I can't stand it how when I boot Windows XP the desktop appears but I'm not >>>>> able to use it yet 'cause it's still loading my programs and services. I've >>>>> already done the config stuff or whatever to remove services from my startup >>>>> but it's still slow. I've also defragmented the disk and compressed old >>>>> files to save on disk space. Whenever I've used Mac OS X it's been >>>>> completely ready to use when the desktop showed up, but for some reason this >>>>> never happens with Windows. Does anyone know a way to delay the display of >>>>> the desktop until it's completely loaded? Maybe there's a setting or some >>>>> program? I don't know... Thanks for your help. >>>>> >>>>> -peaviner >>>> Sounds like you've done everything you can do. Strange how the computer >>>> I'm using today doesn't make me any more productive than the ones I used >>>> back in 1988 with a memory manager and DeskView (386-20 with 2 meg of >>>> RAM). The big difference being when the old machine showed the Desktop, >>>> it was READY to go. Windows wants to run 50 things after giving us the >>>> impression it's ready to go, but just try to access the Start Menu or >>>> anything else until all that junk has been processed. Mind you this >>>> isn't quite the way my machine reacts, but I work on computers all the >>>> time that I sit and wait before I can do anything. >>>> >>>> Other than install more RAM, faster hard drive, and graphics card >>>> (assuming you already have a fast CPU), there isn't much left to do, if >>>> you've already removed unnecessary items from the Startup Menu, etc. >>>> Are you using an efficient AV program (not Norton)? AV Suites tend to >>>> put way too many items running all the time. >>>> >>>> >> 4200 RPM drives are very slow now days. >> >> I got a defunct Compaq 2800 with a P4 Mobile 1.8 GHz in it a client gave >> to me after the hard drive died for a 2nd time and they replaced it. I >> replaced the hard drive (4200 also) with a 7200 RPM Hitachi and upped >> the RAM to 1 gig from 256 meg and it flies now. Boots to the Desktop in >> 35 seconds. I use Antivir for AV and it doesn't bog the CPU at all. >> It's one of the fastest laptops I've used, even comparing it to the >> newer Dells a lot of clients have, in fact it runs as quickly as one of >> the core 2 Dells, so cpu isn't everything. >> >> -- >> Terry R. >> >> ***Reply Note*** >> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. >> Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. >> You're welcome and good luck. Just a note about 7200 RPM drives. They tend to run hotter, so make sure you don't smother the bottom of the laptop on a pillow or something similar. -- Terry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
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