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Hey peeps,

So u guys are enjoying the boot screen (the screen with the nice blue/green) bars moving across your screen when your system boots? Think you can live without it to shave off a few seconds of your boot time? Mmmhmm... then I might have a solution for you...

SHORT WAY (I think you get somekind of message on boot ???)

Run -> msconfig -> Bootini tab -> NOGUIBOOT

LONG WAY (my way... 100% sure to work and theres a little note at the bottom for Timout=...)

Open up your boot.ini probably located in C:\boot.ini. (make sure your system is set to let you view hidden files/system files)

You probably have something like

[boot loader]

timeout=3

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect

in there. Am I right? yup! Now set the "timeout=" to 0 and put /noguiboot after /fastdetect so the last line should look like this:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect /noguiboot

Reboot and enjoy! By the way, DON'T copy my boot.ini or it **might** not load right, just add /noguiboot and the end of the last line and DONT forget to add "/fastdetect" too (that shaves off a few more seconds) and the timeout=0... We all know what it does, it disables the OS selection screen so make sure WindowsXP is the only OS under NTLDR (don't worry if you don't have Linux)

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  AresXP said:
As I said, if you have an AMD computer... chances are that you wont notice anything. (same goes for p4).

but the "timeout=0" really do works. If you wait 30 seconds (timeout=30) then u're gettin a 30 secs decrease right there.

Expalin that. What do I have to look for?

  Gowcra said:
Expalin that. What do I have to look for?

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Open up your boot.ini probably located in C:\boot.ini. (make sure your system is set to let you view hidden files/system files)

You probably have something like

[boot loader]timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect

in there. Am I right? yup! Now set the "timeout=" to 0 and put /noguiboot after /fastdetect so the last line should look like this:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect /noguiboot

  kaffra said:
timeout is there just to list the OS available(if multi-boot). It doesnt wait 30s if theres only 1 OS installed.  and if you are multi booting, you will need some time to make your selection.

:yes:

If you want to decrease boot time you can do things like move all the boot files to the same inner part of the hard drive..

Edited by sukamusiru
  Gowcra said:
i see a timmer timm er under boot.ini and it says 30 seconds. I change that to 0 and it should boost my perforamce right?

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Not "performance," and you won't gain any boost under most users' systems.. It would only apply to turning your computer on and getting to the OS..

  Gowcra said:
well it wouldnt really help me cus of my slow ass boot for some odd reason!

You can also add /NODEBUG (turns off debugging :p ) which can decrease the boot time, and /SOS ; same as /NOGUIBOOT but it also displays the startup processes and the driver names while they are being loaded.

Hi ppl I look and make this little file on web works fine:

1> open notepad and type: Del C:\Windows\Prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q (save as ntosboot.bat in root directory C:\), after open Run and type Gpedit.msc enter and open in Computer Configuration. Windows Settings, double click on Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) double click on Shutdown click in Add, browse for find ntosboot.bat and select it in C:\ simple save it and save again and finally reboot.

2>NOTE: I simply look on web and make it, I don't plagiarism nothing only sharing ok

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