Hello,
Could anyone please tell me what I can try to speed up my computer when I
start it up or close it down?
It will take 4-5 minutes to do both.
After that the speed is just fine.
Thanks,
Deb K

what OS are we talking here (assuming vista but some people are talking
xp around here i noticed)
if it's vista, I frankly don't even bother shutting down the computer,
just put it in sleep mode. it uses very little power, and for all
intents and purposes, is practically shut down. it should come out of
sleep mode very quickly. unless you're having problems with it being
latent out of sleep mode, at which point i wouldn't know what to do
other than getting rid of some of the startup programs that you don't
need (if any)
you shouldn't have to actually shutdown in vista unless you've just
installed something requiring a restart or if you've downloaded certain
windows updates that can't complete until you've shut down. my computer
shuts down and starts up slowly too, thats why i started just putting it
to sleep. hope this helps and i'm not just blabbing...

debbie;462598 Wrote:
Hello,
Could anyone please tell me what I can try to speed up my computer when
I
start it up or close it down?
It will take 4-5 minutes to do both.
After that the speed is just fine.
Thanks,
Deb K


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steaminshrooms

"debbie" wrote:

Hello,
Could anyone please tell me what I can try to speed up my computer when I
start it up or close it down?
It will take 4-5 minutes to do both.
After that the speed is just fine.
Thanks,
Deb K

Restrict the no. of start-ups. Remove Crapware. This is usually enough!

For more check out: How To Make Vista Start, Run and Shutdown Faster.
http://www.winvistaclub.com/t1.html
btw, applies 'mostly' to XP too :-)

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http://www.WinVistaClub.com
Microsoft MVP 2007 Awardee.

Thank you so much I will try this and let you know.
Deb

"steaminshrooms" wrote:


what OS are we talking here (assuming vista but some people are talking
xp around here i noticed)
if it's vista, I frankly don't even bother shutting down the computer,
just put it in sleep mode. it uses very little power, and for all
intents and purposes, is practically shut down. it should come out of
sleep mode very quickly. unless you're having problems with it being
latent out of sleep mode, at which point i wouldn't know what to do
other than getting rid of some of the startup programs that you don't
need (if any)
you shouldn't have to actually shutdown in vista unless you've just
installed something requiring a restart or if you've downloaded certain
windows updates that can't complete until you've shut down. my computer
shuts down and starts up slowly too, thats why i started just putting it
to sleep. hope this helps and i'm not just blabbing...

debbie;462598 Wrote:
Hello,
Could anyone please tell me what I can try to speed up my computer when
I
start it up or close it down?
It will take 4-5 minutes to do both.
After that the speed is just fine.
Thanks,
Deb K


--
steaminshrooms

Thank you, I have been putting it in sleep mode and that starts up Ok.
Thanks Again, Deb

"steaminshrooms" wrote:


what OS are we talking here (assuming vista but some people are talking
xp around here i noticed)
if it's vista, I frankly don't even bother shutting down the computer,
just put it in sleep mode. it uses very little power, and for all
intents and purposes, is practically shut down. it should come out of
sleep mode very quickly. unless you're having problems with it being
latent out of sleep mode, at which point i wouldn't know what to do
other than getting rid of some of the startup programs that you don't
need (if any)
you shouldn't have to actually shutdown in vista unless you've just
installed something requiring a restart or if you've downloaded certain
windows updates that can't complete until you've shut down. my computer
shuts down and starts up slowly too, thats why i started just putting it
to sleep. hope this helps and i'm not just blabbing...

debbie;462598 Wrote:
Hello,
Could anyone please tell me what I can try to speed up my computer when
I
start it up or close it down?
It will take 4-5 minutes to do both.
After that the speed is just fine.
Thanks,
Deb K


--
steaminshrooms

debbie;464251 Wrote:
Thank you, I have been putting it in sleep mode and that starts up Ok.
Thanks Again, Deb

"steaminshrooms" wrote:
no problem, glad I could help.


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steaminshrooms

Hi Debbie, the best thing to do is to UPGRADE to XP PRO, |Vista is still in
nappies and untill it graduates from collage it should be removed from the
open market

"debbie" wrote:

Hello,
Could anyone please tell me what I can try to speed up my computer when I
start it up or close it down?
It will take 4-5 minutes to do both.
After that the speed is just fine.
Thanks,
Deb K

"Mark" wrote in message
...
Hi Debbie, the best thing to do is to UPGRADE to XP PRO, |Vista is still
in
nappies and untill it graduates from collage it should be removed from the
open market

"debbie" wrote:

Hello,
Could anyone please tell me what I can try to speed up my computer when I
start it up or close it down?
It will take 4-5 minutes to do both.
After that the speed is just fine.
Thanks,
Deb K

Mark,
Collage? Are you saying Vista is a work of art? (collage (From the
French : coller , to glue) is a work of art, primarily in the visual arts ,
made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole). I
tend to agree with you. I think Vista (other than Basic) is absolutely
stunning when it relates to visual effects.
I do disagree with you on your statement that "Vista is still in
nappies and untill (sic) it graduates from collage (sic) it should be
removed from the open market". My personal opinion, of which nobody cares
about, is that the users who cannot seem to effectively use Vista are "still
in nappies", still learning how to use the Vista OS.
For example, my Vista Ultimate has an average "boot time to desktop" of
between 65 and 70 seconds. My average "shutdown" time is 10 to 11 seconds.
Not bad for Vista in nappies. If you are running XP how do my logon and
shutdown times compare to yours?
Microsoft has sold in excess of 100 million licenses for Vista. That
leads me to believe that there are many people who like to use an OS "still
in nappies".

C.B.


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It is the responsibility and duty of everyone to help the underprivileged
and less fortunate among us.

Hi C.B.
I see you sign your posts with

" It is the responsibility and duty of everyone to help the underprivileged
and less fortunate among us."

An operating system is just that, an operating system, not something to make
you mad at.

To say that users are in nappies is an unfortunate term on your part as you
cannot buy a machine in XP format from a high street supplier off the shelf,
it has to be a speacial order, therefore are you saying that Microsofts
customers are in nappies and unable to choose between operating systems, type
slow vista into the google search bar and see the number of forums and helps
on how to speed it up

If you think that people who place questions on his forum are
"underprivileged" you now know how we feel about people with your attitude.

you say you have an average boot time of 65 - 70 seconds and a shut down of
10-11 seconds, you are either running with all the elements of VISTA switched
off (so whats the point of VISTA)or you are hibernating your machine.

A work of art VISTA might be but my machine is meant to do work, not hang on
a wall or sit in a gallery and look pritty

Regards Mark


"C.B." wrote:



"Mark" wrote in message
...
Hi Debbie, the best thing to do is to UPGRADE to XP PRO, |Vista is still
in
nappies and untill it graduates from collage it should be removed from the
open market

"debbie" wrote:

Hello,
Could anyone please tell me what I can try to speed up my computer when I
start it up or close it down?
It will take 4-5 minutes to do both.
After that the speed is just fine.
Thanks,
Deb K

Mark,
Collage? Are you saying Vista is a work of art? (collage (From the
French : coller , to glue) is a work of art, primarily in the visual arts ,
made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole). I
tend to agree with you. I think Vista (other than Basic) is absolutely
stunning when it relates to visual effects.
I do disagree with you on your statement that "Vista is still in
nappies and untill (sic) it graduates from collage (sic) it should be
removed from the open market". My personal opinion, of which nobody cares
about, is that the users who cannot seem to effectively use Vista are "still
in nappies", still learning how to use the Vista OS.
For example, my Vista Ultimate has an average "boot time to desktop" of
between 65 and 70 seconds. My average "shutdown" time is 10 to 11 seconds.
Not bad for Vista in nappies. If you are running XP how do my logon and
shutdown times compare to yours?
Microsoft has sold in excess of 100 million licenses for Vista. That
leads me to believe that there are many people who like to use an OS "still
in nappies".

C.B.


--
It is the responsibility and duty of everyone to help the underprivileged
and less fortunate among us.