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Speed up Windows Vista boot time

How To : Speed up Windows Vista boot time.
Also works for other versions of windows ;)

Increase Windows XP boot time

The StartupDelay Controls the time delay after a system startup before Indexing Service. This tweak does not disable anything, it just removes the unnecessary wait time.

Notes from video:
Navigate and expand in the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ ContentIndex.

Change the Decimal value of the Startupdelay key to 40000 and restart the PC. You should notice a bootup that takes less time.

Install Windows XP from a USB disk (multiboot)

How to install windows xp from a usb flash disk drive with USBmultiboot.

Get the program HERE

Change your Boot and Logon Screen on Windows XP

This is how to force a custom logon screen in Windows XP.

Reboot Computer - Restoring to Factory Settings

The video shows how to restore your PC to factory settings. Same steps apply for Windows XP, Vista and 7. Good luck!

How To Restart Windows Explorer without rebooting

If Windows Explorer need to be restarted you don't need you reboot. This is how you can do it.

Also works in Windows Vista.

Speed up your computer with Boot time defragmentation

You can feel a slight improvement of your computer if you use boot time defragmentation. We are sorry about the video quality, but as you can well guess, it's not one of ours.

Increase Boot Speed for Windows Vista or 7

This video shows you how to increase your boot up, (start up) speed in Win Vista and Win 7. Enjoy!

Install Windows 7 from bootable USB drive

Nowadays the USB devices are the thing, no more CDs or DVDs. And it's cooler to have your Windows installation disk on a little USB device than the old fashion CD or DVD.

So how can one use some USB Device to install Windows 7?

First you need a motherboard that's capable to boot from USB and second, a USB device large enough for the installation files to fit (4GB is fine). The rest you can find out by watching the video.

Increase Boot Speed for Windows Vista or 7

This video shows you how to increase your boot up, (start up) speed in Win Vista and Win 7. Enjoy!