bootup speed

Can anyone comment on boot up speed? Please include your hardware specs.

I have a group of very demanding users that are very concerned with boot up time, no one wants to wait 3min. for the system to come up, they're expecting it now! I can only hope Microsoft has looked at that all previous OS's and had improved on post time.

WinSAT rating 4 (x64): 22 seconds WinSAT rating 3 (x86): 34 seconds WinSAT rating 2 (x86): 1 minute 2 seconds
Those are from my machines - from the moment the BIOS bit switches off and the boot manager finishes the countdown, till I'm able to click on my username and type in my password :o)
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Can anyone comment on boot up speed? Please include your hardware specs.

I have a group of very demanding users that are very concerned with boot up time, no one wants to wait 3min. for the system to come up, they're expecting it now! I can only hope Microsoft has looked at that all previous OS's and had improved on post time.

That's not then impressive, I would be looking for speeds of 10-20 max! With time that 1.2min is going to be 3.4min. .....

"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

WinSAT rating 4 (x64): 22 seconds WinSAT rating 3 (x86): 34 seconds WinSAT rating 2 (x86): 1 minute 2 seconds
Those are from my machines - from the moment the BIOS bit switches off and the boot manager finishes the countdown, till I'm able to click on my username and type in my password :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Chris" wrote in message Can anyone comment on boot up speed? Please include your hardware specs.

I have a group of very demanding users that are very concerned with boot up time, no one wants to wait 3min. for the system to come up, they're expecting it now! I can only hope Microsoft has looked at that all previous OS's and had improved on post time.

2 mins from Splash to log in. 5 seconds for everything on the desktop to appear with icons, plus messenger to log in.
3.2 Ghz Pentium 4 HT (32-Bit) 2.6 Gbs of RAM Geforce FX 5200 128 MB AGP 20 GB Partition -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "Chris" wrote in message

Can anyone comment on boot up speed? Please include your hardware specs.

I have a group of very demanding users that are very concerned with boot up time, no one wants to wait 3min. for the system to come up, they're expecting it now! I can only hope Microsoft has looked at that all previous OS's and had improved on post time.

Hibernate is your friend. 8-)
-- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.windowsresource.net/
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That's not then impressive, I would be looking for speeds of 10-20 max! With time that 1.2min is going to be 3.4min. .....

"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message WinSAT rating 4 (x64): 22 seconds WinSAT rating 3 (x86): 34 seconds WinSAT rating 2 (x86): 1 minute 2 seconds
Those are from my machines - from the moment the BIOS bit switches off and the boot manager finishes the countdown, till I'm able to click on my username and type in my password :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Chris" wrote in message Can anyone comment on boot up speed? Please include your hardware specs.

I have a group of very demanding users that are very concerned with boot up time, no one wants to wait 3min. for the system to come up, they're expecting it now! I can only hope Microsoft has looked at that all previous OS's and had improved on post time.

Not Vista it is. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
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Hibernate is your friend. 8-)
-- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.windowsresource.net/
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"Chris" wrote in message That's not then impressive, I would be looking for speeds of 10-20 max! With time that 1.2min is going to be 3.4min. .....

"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message WinSAT rating 4 (x64): 22 seconds WinSAT rating 3 (x86): 34 seconds WinSAT rating 2 (x86): 1 minute 2 seconds
Those are from my machines - from the moment the BIOS bit switches off and the boot manager finishes the countdown, till I'm able to click on my username and type in my password :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Chris" wrote in message Can anyone comment on boot up speed? Please include your hardware specs.

I have a group of very demanding users that are very concerned with boot up time, no one wants to wait 3min. for the system to come up, they're expecting it now! I can only hope Microsoft has looked at that all previous OS's and had improved on post time.

haven't had much luck with hibernation on any windows system.... 20% of the time it won't get back to OS, reboot... delays...
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Hibernate is your friend. 8-)
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"Chris" wrote in message That's not then impressive, I would be looking for speeds of 10-20 max! With time that 1.2min is going to be 3.4min. .....

"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message WinSAT rating 4 (x64): 22 seconds WinSAT rating 3 (x86): 34 seconds WinSAT rating 2 (x86): 1 minute 2 seconds
Those are from my machines - from the moment the BIOS bit switches off and the boot manager finishes the countdown, till I'm able to click on my username and type in my password :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Chris" wrote in message Can anyone comment on boot up speed? Please include your hardware specs.

I have a group of very demanding users that are very concerned with boot up time, no one wants to wait 3min. for the system to come up, they're expecting it now! I can only hope Microsoft has looked at that all previous OS's and had improved on post time.

So, by "demanding group of users" that equals yourself? And with RTM 4-9 months away, what's the rush for stats should they actually be real people?
As for shortened times, it all varies based on hardware and software loads. My Dell Latitude (laptop) returns from any standby state within 5-7 seconds (with log-in prompt)... my desktop returns from a Sleep state (mix between Standby and Hibernate, it seems) < 10-12 seconds.
From a cold boot, you'd be lucky to get past the OS Loading icon in less than 12-14 seconds on *average* end-user hardware (not purchased in the last 6-8 months).
- naseru
"Chris" wrote in message

That's not then impressive, I would be looking for speeds of 10-20 max! With time that 1.2min is going to be 3.4min. .....

"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message WinSAT rating 4 (x64): 22 seconds WinSAT rating 3 (x86): 34 seconds WinSAT rating 2 (x86): 1 minute 2 seconds
Those are from my machines - from the moment the BIOS bit switches off and the boot manager finishes the countdown, till I'm able to click on my username and type in my password :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Chris" wrote in message Can anyone comment on boot up speed? Please include your hardware specs.

I have a group of very demanding users that are very concerned with boot up time, no one wants to wait 3min. for the system to come up, they're expecting it now! I can only hope Microsoft has looked at that all previous OS's and had improved on post time.

From after BIOS post to login screen, 8 seconds.
AMD Athlon64 X2 4200 2GB RAM 2x 250GB SATA HDD in RAID 0 config. 256MB Nvidia 7300 PCI-e x16
"Chris" wrote in message

Can anyone comment on boot up speed? Please include your hardware specs.

I have a group of very demanding users that are very concerned with boot up time, no one wants to wait 3min. for the system to come up, they're expecting it now! I can only hope Microsoft has looked at that all previous OS's and had improved on post time.

Wow. Nice numbers of the x64 bit. We really are ushering in the 64-Bit times with Vista. I can't wait for Quad core 64-Bit 4GB machines. :)
1 min, 2 seconds isn't really that long, considering this is Beta with beta drivers and no OS tweaks. After tweaking the OS, we can usually shave off a good 25-50% of the time with XP. Better drivers will chop some off.
Whistler beta (XP) took longer than the final release did, as well. So, don't take the longer boot times as serious right now.
Dustin Harper

"Zack Whittaker" wrote in message

WinSAT rating 4 (x64): 22 seconds WinSAT rating 3 (x86): 34 seconds WinSAT rating 2 (x86): 1 minute 2 seconds
Those are from my machines - from the moment the BIOS bit switches off and the boot manager finishes the countdown, till I'm able to click on my username and type in my password :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Chris" wrote in message Can anyone comment on boot up speed? Please include your hardware specs.

I have a group of very demanding users that are very concerned with boot up time, no one wants to wait 3min. for the system to come up, they're expecting it now! I can only hope Microsoft has looked at that all previous OS's and had improved on post time.