http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/Edge/images/feedimage.pnghttp://edge.technet.com/Forums/Perimeter/3351-Windows-7-boot-up-time-whats-yours/Windows 7 boot-up time - what's yours?http://edge.technet.com/Forums/Perimeter/3351-Windows-7-boot-up-time-whats-yours/en-usWed, 12 Aug 2009 17:55:27 GMTWed, 12 Aug 2009 17:55:27 GMTEvNet (EvNet, Version=1.0.3531.14011, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null)<p>On my big box, Core2duo, 8 GIG RAM, many other high-end features, I am running WinServer 2k8 R2, and use Win 7 from a VM, from the moment I click "power on" to C-A-D, its 29 seconds.&nbsp; Now I also am testing on older hardware, a Dell Optiplex GX240, P4 1.6, 384MB RAM, and a 5400 RPM HDD.&nbsp; This machine choked on XP, but ran it decently.&nbsp; Now, with Windows 7, it will go from "power on" to C-A-D in 54 seconds, thats amazing! Considering you had time to go get a cup of coffee and sit at the water cooler for a moment on your way back, when booting XP.&nbsp; Now on my laptop, which is Turion 64x2, 1024MB RAM, non-shared vid ram, 5400 RPM 100 GIG HDD, that was built for Windows Vista home premium, that took (from a fresh load of the OS) 75-110 seconds of total load to C-A-D screen. Im honestly in a state of Shock and Awe, as my Technet downloads are almost 50% the size of VISTA, 2.3 GIGS?? and VISTA ULT was pushing the max mark! It feels like a completely revamped reworked, cleaned up version of what Vista could have been, had it stayed in dev for 3 more years. Great job M$, Im glad you are actually listening to your users! :-)</p>http://edge.technet.com/Forums/Perimeter/3351-Windows-7-boot-up-time-whats-yours/?CommentID=5049Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:55:27 GMThttp://edge.technet.com/Forums/Perimeter/3351-Windows-7-boot-up-time-whats-yours/?CommentID=50490http://edge.technet.com/5049/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0On my big box, Core2duo, 8 GIG RAM, many other high-end features, I am running WinServer 2k8 R2, and use Win 7 from a VM, from the moment I click "power on" to C-A-D, its 29 seconds.&nbsp; Now I also am testing on older hardware, a Dell Optiplex GX240, P4 1.6, 384MB RAM, and a 5400 RPM HDD.&nbsp;&#8230;Robert Stramondo0http://edge.technet.com/5049/Trackback.aspx<p>I'm using a Thinkpad Z60t with 2G of RAM and a 80G HDD.&nbsp; When I first installed 7 RC1, I was quite impressed with boot time (didn't time it) but then I accepted some of the 'test' updates in late June and the next thing I know, it's 3 MINUTES before I get a CTRL-ALT-DEL screen to sign on and then another 2:45 (!) before I get to the desktop.&nbsp; 6 minute boots remind me of OS/2 version 1.0 ...&nbsp; WTH?!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I have not yet done a restore point retrieval hoping that there will be another update that addresses this but so far, no luck.&nbsp; Getting very close to either a restore point or a total reinstall.&nbsp; This makes me leary of the 'test' updates that are in the Windows Update hopper.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Chuck</p>http://edge.technet.com/Forums/Perimeter/3351-Windows-7-boot-up-time-whats-yours/?CommentID=3425Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:05:46 GMThttp://edge.technet.com/Forums/Perimeter/3351-Windows-7-boot-up-time-whats-yours/?CommentID=34250http://edge.technet.com/3425/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I'm using a Thinkpad Z60t with 2G of RAM and a 80G HDD.&nbsp; When I first installed 7 RC1, I was quite impressed with boot time (didn't time it) but then I accepted some of the 'test' updates in late June and the next thing I know, it's 3 MINUTES before I get a CTRL-ALT-DEL screen to sign on and&#8230;Chuck Hawks0http://edge.technet.com/3425/Trackback.aspx