Macboe Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 For a short time at work, I was working on an old Dell laptop with XP that booted up ridiculously fast. I think it was something like 7 seconds from power button to user menu, and then maybe 4 seconds until the desktop loaded completely. Otherwise, the laptop was {censored}. It probably didn't have good specs, because it could barely move windows around at a really low resolution without stuttering. Maybe this isn't so amazing, but I'm just wondering why this booted so fast and if it might be common. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134948-xp-booting-up-in-8-sec/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Y Awan Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 google tinyxp Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134948-xp-booting-up-in-8-sec/#findComment-956448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scififan68 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 It could of also been WinFLP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Funda..._for_Legacy_PCs Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134948-xp-booting-up-in-8-sec/#findComment-956462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macboe Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 I don't think it was either of those, but I can't be sure. I just found it kind of interesting. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134948-xp-booting-up-in-8-sec/#findComment-956512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Something that gets rid of unneeded services and programs and such. Like TinyXP. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134948-xp-booting-up-in-8-sec/#findComment-956569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyMac Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Probably TinyXP because there is no way that the Regular Windows XP would boot up that fast.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134948-xp-booting-up-in-8-sec/#findComment-972415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
french squared Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I dont know about on an old computer, but I can get xp booting that fast on a new machine. Do a clean install, then remove all unneeded services. I had an overclocked Pentium D 3.4 running at 3.9 and I could boot XP in about 30secs. So on todays machines it could be done. It isnt normal, I work really hard to get mine booting that fast. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134948-xp-booting-up-in-8-sec/#findComment-1010669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMeGosh Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 You can setup your own version of Windows and strip out all the {censored} you don't use to make it do this. I have a gaming PC specifically for games and nothing else... high ghz, high ram, good vid card, good sound card, SCSI HD, that's all. I actually set it up with a boot menu so when it first comes up I can pick the game, go take a leak, and come back to clicking start game. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/134948-xp-booting-up-in-8-sec/#findComment-1021239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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