Very Slow Boot Times

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Originally posted by LTJBukem@10 November 2003 - 23:52
Did you defrag before you set your current page file?

yes

[clocker]

Smurfette,

You don't by chance have your Task Scheduler disabled do you?

BootVis needs it and will act as you described if it can't find it.

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by clocker@11 November 2003 - 00:17
Smurfette,

You don't by chance have your Task Scheduler disabled do you?

BootVis needs it and will act as you described if it can't find it.

Heh, I don't see it in the tray and I don't see it in taskmanager.
It is supposed to be running because there are two Norton tasks scheduled in there... when I check the log, though, there are entries every day for those tasks failing because of account problems (windows accounts that is).
Now I don't know whether it is or isn't or whether it does and then exits!
Sheesh!!! LOL

@ LTJBukem: doesn't matter - I've had much worse problems that that in the past LOL

[LTJBukem]

Have you checked services.msc to see if Task Scheduler is disabled? In task manager you should see svchost.exe.

Originally posted by Smurfette
@ LTJBukem: doesn't matter - I've had much worse problems that that in the past LOL

Oh yeah, i forgot about your rash. Glad to hear it's cleared up now though.

[clocker]

From BlackViper's website...

You use this service to schedule maintenance, Microsoft Backup sessions, or maybe even Auto Update. I do everything manually, to avoid having this service running all the time. Some third party software may require this service to be active for automated functions, such as virus scanners, system maintenance tools, and automatic patch/driver lookups. Take note: BootVis requires Task Scheduler and COM+ Event System to be running if you wish to take advantage of the "optimize system" function. Why may you need this service? It is due to the pre-fetching function built into Windows XP. Another Note: Pre-fetching only occurs on boot up and application start, so if you do not care about a few extra seconds of boot time, do not even bother with it and disable Task Scheduler. On some applications, the pre-fetching feature really does help. Only you can decide whether to use its functionality and if it helps in the performance of your system.

You can check (if you don't already know) by typing "services.msc" in the RUN box and then scrolling down.

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by clocker@12 November 2003 - 21:38
You can check (if you don't already know) by typing "services.msc" in the RUN box and then scrolling down.

Well, they're both running.

Never mind.

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by LTJBukem+12 November 2003 - 21:36--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (LTJBukem &#064; 12 November 2003 - 21:36)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Have you checked services.msc to see if Task Scheduler is disabled? In task manager you should see svchost.exe.[/b]

Yes it&#39;s running, although I hadn&#39;t been looking for svchost before - so many name changes by M&#036;, it&#39;s difficult to keep up sometimes&#33;

Originally posted by LTJBukem@12 November 2003 - 21:36
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@ LTJBukem: doesn&#39;t matter - I&#39;ve had much worse problems that that in the past LOL

Oh yeah, i forgot about your rash. Glad to hear it&#39;s cleared up now though.

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Yes, it&#39;s all gone. Thanks for lending me the cream; there&#39;s still half of the tube left so I&#39;ll drop it back to you later in the week.

Edit: This is my 100th post. Whoopeeeeeeeeeeeee&#33;

[LTJBukem]

Originally posted by Smurfette
Yes, it&#39;s all gone. Thanks for lending me the cream; there&#39;s still half of the tube left so I&#39;ll drop it back to you later in the week.

You&#39;re welcome, just drop it back at the clinic when you get a chance.

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i still dont notice much difference.

[LTJBukem]

What was the driver that was causing the delay?

Did you try uninstalling it and, if possible, temporarily removing the hardware?

Did you update all your drivers, and directx, particularly your motherboards driver?

You&#39;re seem to be putting zero effort into this. Do you even care? Should i?