HOW-TO: Boot your Windows XP System in Less Time
Have you ever thought that what will happen if your computer boots up like switching on a TV? I guess no and you might never have tried doing that.
Actually when you start up your computer the OS loads all the important files into memory that will eventually start your computer. This is where your system eats up time and keeps you waiting. It will be better if you load all the boot files at the start of your Hard Disk so that the OS does not have to locate the files and eat up time.
All you have to do is to modify a couple of files and you are done. Modifying the files will not only speed up the boot process but will also speed up your computer in general.
There are two main files that you have to modify these are:
Msdos.sys
System.ini
You can find both these files in the Windows folder of your computer.
First of all open the system.ini file in notepad and add the following lines under [386Enh],
LocalLoadHigh=1
DMABufferSize=64
And then save the file.
Then open the file named msdos.sys. This is a hidden and a read only file so change its properties and remove the read only check mark from the file properties. Then open the file in notepad and add the following lines:
Logo=0
Drvspace=0
Dblspace=0
DisableLog=1
AutoScan=0
Then save the file and restart your computer. Applying these tweaks will surely reduce some of the boot time and will also speed up your computer in general.
Via: pcstats
