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Garthh Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mariposa Ca Posts: 5800 Good Answers: 114	How to Bypass Microsoft Windows for a Quick Boot 03/08/2009 4:56 PM
	Thousands of hours are wasted every year waiting for computers to boot up. A Windows machine can take a couple of minutes to get going and to shut down again. In extreme cases, the entire process can take as long as 30 minutes. http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22256/?nlid=1839&a=f
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Jack Puddin Associate Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 38 Good Answers: 3	#1 Re: By passing Windows with a quick boot 03/09/2009 7:07 AM
	Too bad it won't do you any good if you need to use a program that is installed in windows. I was playing around with Knoppix a while back and was able to get it too boot in 13 seconds. __________________ Those who are afraid of the dark has never seen what the light can do.
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Shaz Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9	#2 Re: By passing Windows with a quick boot 03/09/2009 8:46 AM
	just build a new machine ... or do an msconfig and stop the services and processes you don't need on system startup... you would see a significant decrease in start up time
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cirreb217 Commentator Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 88	#3 In reply to #2 Re: By passing Windows with a quick boot 03/10/2009 2:44 AM
	But how do you know what these mysterious configurations of letters mean and what is their importance to the machine operation - suck it and see?
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Shaz Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9	#4 In reply to #3 Re: By passing Windows with a quick boot 03/10/2009 4:04 PM
	research them to find out whey they do... like i disabled help amongst other things i don't use. Even when i installed daemon tools MS office and even Adobe acrobat, each had start up items which would contribute to system slow down on booting (well loading the desktop in windows). But if you really wanna get a fast system up with proper working features with out a hard drive on the machine for instance use knoppix or ubuntu ( or any live cd/dvd) when loaded just save your info to a flash drive or to a shared network drive. See now you saved on hard drives and copies of windows :).
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bwire Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upper Mid-west USA Posts: 7498 Good Answers: 97	#5 Re: How to Bypass Microsoft Windows for a Quick Boot 03/13/2009 5:34 AM
	checkout www.pcdecrapifier.com __________________ If death came with a warning there would be a whole lot less of it.
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maveric_manic Guru Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Los Angeles, California USA Posts: 553 Good Answers: 1	#6 Re: How to Bypass Microsoft Windows for a Quick Boot 10/28/2009 11:14 PM
	Use Standby or Hibernate. __________________ Regards, Maveric Manic - 'Knowledge is Power and Wisdom is knowing how to use it'
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