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Search Tech-Forums - link takes you to our Forum's search page. Note: The following is only a text archive! To view the actual forum discussion, please visit our website at http://www.tech-forums.net Pages:1 boot winxp faster(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: mech.hacker12 Boot Winxp Fast Follow the following steps and winxp will boot a lot faster. i tried it and it works :-) 1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\ 2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc". 3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window. 4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open". 5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit. 6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc". 7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" 8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties". 9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK". 10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9. 11. Reboot your computer. njoy Posted by: Murdoc gpedit.msc not found on my computer :( Posted by: mech.hacker12 if its winxp then gpedit should be on ur comp. try 2 make a shortcut. Posted by: ncjimn I tried it! Unfortunately I saw no significant difference so I changed everything back to normal. Thanks anyway. Posted by: Apokalipse gpedit.msc is not on Home Edition, only Pro Posted by: NOGA WOW THIS THING screwed up my computer!!! now when i try to turn it on, it load windows xp bar like 5 time then just sits therer on with a black scren!!! how do i fix!!! thanks noga Posted by: NOGA WOW THIS THING screwed up my computer!!! now when i try to turn it on, it load windows xp bar like 5 time then just sits therer on with a black scren!!! how do i fix!!! thanks noga Posted by: wasisnt Or you can just delete the contents of your prefetch folder every so often. Posted by: bogus cool vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2003, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. PPC Management vB Easy Archive Final - Created by Xenon |