Windows Vista is notorious for its sluggishness. It is a universal problem; everyone faces slow startup at sometime in their lives. This issue has many reasons behind it and therefore, solutions are plenty, too. Let us see what possibly can be done to enhance the performance of Vista regarding startup time.
Credit: 1. Check the original startup time of your computer; start measuring the time from the moment you press the power button and keep on noticing the time until all the startup programs and applications are loaded, and computer is ready to use. Now, you need to check the start up folder. Go to Start > All Programs > Startup. The more programs are listed in the start up folder, the slower will startup process become.
You can add shortcuts of any program in this folder which you want your computer to load as it starts up. Deleting not-needed and extra programs’ shortcuts will help Vista boot faster. By the way, not every program that loads when Widows boot will show up in the Startup folder. Also, the notification area of the Taskbar will show you few icons, check their preferences and select which ones you want to be there when Vista starts up, and which ones you don’t. Another nice tip is to access your Control Panel and look for such programs that you do not need in your computer anymore. Uninstall them to get enhanced speed.
2. There are few programs that are stubborn enough to provide you an opportunity to remove them from startup. They have to be removed via some other means. Before using this tip, you must create a Restore point to be on the safe side. Now, type msconfig after clicking Start.
Click the startup tab and a list shows up containing programs, the name of the manufacturer of each program, and the program’s path. Disable unwanted programs vie checkboxes but keep in mind that there are certain programs that are essential for Windows to run properly, like drivers or programs related to your graphics card and other hardware. Do not touch those. After that, exit Msconfig and reboot PC. Now, if you want certain services to stop running at startup, then you should make a search at the internet to know whether it is okay to do so.
3. Now, if you have two operating systems installed on your computer, then the computer waits for your answer as to which OS you want to boot with, in the startup in case you don’t select one of those, the computer automatically selects the default OS after a given time. Go to Msconfig again, and select the Boot tab. Select a lower setting in Timeout so that the extra amount of time is not wasted.
4. The ancient enemy: malicious code. Beware of the potential threats by regularly scanning your system with a nice anti virus. Also, you need to run anti spyware tools, too, in order to keep your system free of unwanted harmful applications.
I am quite sure that after following these instructions, you will notice a significant difference in the startup time. These are not difficult acts to perform, therefore go on!
Source: techradar
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