How long does your computer take to boot up?

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  1. #1
    Mine takes 10 seconds to completely boot up and load items.

    How about you?
     
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  2. justinlorder

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    My computer of office takes about 15 seconds. But my computer at home is poor, it takes 40 seconds.
     
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    terminator69 Notable Member

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    Mine is under a minute. I don't believe your computer could boot to the desktop all ready to go in 10 seconds.
     
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    dmi Well-Known Member

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    #4
    Around a minute.
     
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  5. nitinleew

    nitinleew Well-Known Member

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    #5
    Mine takes 72 seconds
     
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    rpanella Active Member

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    #6
    My new desktop is about 15 secs probably but my old laptop takes at least a minute.
     
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    dynashox Premium Member Staff

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    #7
    What OS do you use?

    Mine takes almost a minute.
     
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    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    #8
    My desktop takes FKN ages to boot. I turn it on in the morning, then go and make a cup of coffee.
    I'm talking 1 - 2 mins.

    I've got lots of USB crap plugged into it, and a handful of startup apps (Skype, Trillian, Sygate, SecondCopy etc...) - I'm sure that's what is slowing it down.

    It doesn't really worry me though, if I want to check my email or whatever in a hurry when I wake up, I use my PDA from bed, then go back to sleepzzz :)

    EDIT - I'm on XP SP2. My 1040STE boots in seconds!
     
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  9. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    #9
    My desktop takes 20-25 seconds (Windows XP) and my laptop takes near 1 minute (Windows Vista).

    DON.
     
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  10. nihangshah

    nihangshah Prominent Member

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    I use Windows XP SP3. I know, it's fast, but I'm on old hardware, right now.
     
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    chickmagnetstuff Well-Known Member

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    #11
    wow that's fast boot ups you guys post, mine takes up to 1 to 2 minutes
     
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    #12
    Check out this blog post of mine. Your boot up time will greatly be improved by a few simple steps.
     
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    #13
    My desktop takes around half a minute to boot up and be ready to explore.......

    Regards,

    RightMan
     
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  14. EarnBestIncome

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    #14
    it takes a minute...
     
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  15. sawz

    sawz Prominent Member

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    i got me a brand spanking new laptop and it boots up in 30 seconds or less. ;)
     
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    #16
    I'm using Vista on my Celeron laptop and it took almost like a minute for complete booting.
     
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  17. inets

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    #17
    Never been a fan of VISTA and would consider upgrading to Windows 7 from XP once I update my machine. A good way to ensure your computer always stays crisp during boot sequence is to ensure you partition your hard drive and have only your critical devices running on your primary drive, OS, drivers etc. Then make another partition for downloads, software installations and so on.

    Is always a good idea to keep your OS clutter free which means regularly cleaning and maintaining the registry hive. You'll be surprised how well your machine will work with only a few hours maintenance each month.
     
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  18. Danives

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    Startup in 10 seconds? Wow, mine has never been that quick...

    My computer at work can boot into windows in about 10 seconds, but then has to load all the crap on it, which takes about 30 seconds. My computer at home takes about 1-2 minutes to start up fully - but patience is a virtue!
     
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  19. ergelaser

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    #19
    Something about a minute.
     
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  20. bangalore

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    #20
    45 seconds up to 1 minute.
     
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