Boot Winxp Fast
Boot Winxp Fast
Follow the following steps
1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".
5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.
6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".
7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".
9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer.
July 5, 2008 at 11:16 AM
BAD IDEA
Few people who read this will understand what it does. I do, and it is not pretty. It is an ugly hack which will do the opposite of what is claimed.
A more appropriate name for this tweak would be "Boot Win XP Slowly", because that is exactly what it will do. Steps 1-5 will create a script that will delete the "NTOSBOOT-B00DFAAD.pf" file on every shutdown. This file is used to guide the boot prefetch operation that takes place during the moving bar animation. If the file is deleted this can not take place and the animation will take very little time. This is what convinces many people that the boot process is faster. Don't be fooled.
The files that were normally loaded during prefetch must be loaded. If this can not be done by prefetch, it will be done later on during the boot sequence. But now it will be done much less efficiently and take longer. If the boot process is timed with a stop-watch it will be clearly seen that it is slower.
Steps 6-10 will remove a small delay during boot. It will also disable a second hard drive or CD if present. So beware!
Don't be fooled like the author of this site was (the author of this "tip" is unknown), give this tip all the attention it deserves - none.
Larry Miller
Microsoft MCSA