Over the years of using windows
XP most people notice their windows
xp start up takes longer compared to when the computer was new or windows
xp was reinstalled. To fix this you can
defragment hard disk drives, reduce unwanted
startup programs, and make some more free space available etc. . Looking at this at more detail the registry may need cleaning up and services changed to disabled or manual from automatic. The more I look into this the bigger the list becomes, so I a
m going to compile a list of tips and programs to help rectify the matter and all for free!
Starting with the controversial
BOOTVIS.EXE from
microsoft.comfor
futher reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BootVishttp://www.tweakhound.com/xp/bootvis/