The solution is to use a good, reliable, registry cleaner. Be careful in which one you choose though because a bad cleaner could really screw up your system. My favorite choice is CClceaner, which will also rid your machine of some spyware and temporary internet files.
You can download it here. Changing a few settings can decrease the time it takes to actually get to the Windows XP boot screen. Secondly you will want to disable booting from a floppy especially slow , cd, usb. If the BIOS only has to look for the hard drive it will go much faster. You will want to remember that you changed this setting though, incase you have to boot from one of these devices for troubleshooting.
Method 2. Go into the prefetch folder and delete all the files Beware! We need to edit a registry key to tweak it. Open regedit and browse to this key:. You need to not disable it entirely. This would actually make boot time longer. This is because this feature is also used to speed up the loading of boot files. That is why you should pick the number 2 option. It allows you to keep the advantage of caching system files, without continually clogging the system up with applications.
The 2nd time you boot it should boot much faster. Remember that, the side effect is that launching individual applications once Windows has loaded will now be slightly slower. Yes No. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 6. Change to the "Language" tab, and choose the language you wish from the menu "Language used in menus and dialogs. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 2. I have a black screen for 5 minutes during start up before Windows is running. What does that mean? This means that your PC is taking an extensive length of time to boot, you probably need a newer PC.
Not Helpful 6 Helpful 4. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Uncheck system startup unnecessary startup programs. Helpful 46 Not Helpful When installing any new software, choose not to add the program to the startup folder. It often slows start up. Helpful 20 Not Helpful Regularly check to see what programs are running in your startup folder as malicious programs such as spyware may have installed itself without your permission.
Helpful 21 Not Helpful If you accidentally uncheck a program, just retrace the steps above and recheck the program and restart your computer. Helpful 16 Not Helpful 9. Create a System restore point and Backup Registry before making any changes to your system. Helpful 3 Not Helpful 2. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. The registry is parted in two frames, the one on the left containing a large list of keys and sub-keys, the one on the right displaying the keys' values.
In the list of keys, browse the following:. Left-click the ContentIndex -key to see its values, look for StartupDelay and double-click to modify it.
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