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VanguardLH
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VanguardLH wrote:
> PSRumbagh wrote:
>
>> It takes about 4 minutes for my Compaq V2000 laptop to boot-up using WinXP
>> Home with SP3. NORMAL boot-up invokes 58 processes, 107 services, 489
>> modules, 215 drivers , 25 startup and 29 IP connections. SAFE MODE boot-up
>> invokes 12 processes, 107 services, 158 modules, 215 drivers, 25 startup and
>> 0 IP connections. I am certain that many of the normal boot-up items are
>> loaded for programs that I scarcely use. How do I figure out which of the
>> normal boot up items is really needed and which are not needed? If I turn
>> off a truely needed program in the Start Up folder can I do damage to my PC?
>
> Why does your host create any [permanent] IP connections when you startup
> Windows? You have a lot of mapped drives? If so, each one times time to
> renegotiate a new connection.
Also, do you really need to shutdown Windows? Why not hibernate it? That
also removes power but you boot back into the memory image you were using
before instead of having to load all the programs again.
> PSRumbagh wrote:
>
>> It takes about 4 minutes for my Compaq V2000 laptop to boot-up using WinXP
>> Home with SP3. NORMAL boot-up invokes 58 processes, 107 services, 489
>> modules, 215 drivers , 25 startup and 29 IP connections. SAFE MODE boot-up
>> invokes 12 processes, 107 services, 158 modules, 215 drivers, 25 startup and
>> 0 IP connections. I am certain that many of the normal boot-up items are
>> loaded for programs that I scarcely use. How do I figure out which of the
>> normal boot up items is really needed and which are not needed? If I turn
>> off a truely needed program in the Start Up folder can I do damage to my PC?
>
> Why does your host create any [permanent] IP connections when you startup
> Windows? You have a lot of mapped drives? If so, each one times time to
> renegotiate a new connection.
Also, do you really need to shutdown Windows? Why not hibernate it? That
also removes power but you boot back into the memory image you were using
before instead of having to load all the programs again.