Thanks, Twayne, you have relieved my mind. Right now, the number of passes
varies between 9 and 12. Nothing I do seems to lower this number (I have
used MSbootvis and defrag c: -b to optimize boot times) although at one time
it was as low as 4-5. That was before I added numerous apps and
"protection".
I can't complain about boot times -- they're always under one minute and my
shutdown time is 10-15 seconds.
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"Twayne" <nobody@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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In news:eiIoJhj7KHA.5820@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
bobster <fauxie@bogus.net> typed:
> I took MS Essentials off the startup list of msconfig. I
> also uninstalled the dial-up modem and its driver. No
> change, still takes 11-12 passes of the blue progress bar
> to get to the Welcome screen.
>
> Any other ideas out there?
I'd say you're fine. You'll actually find that the number of passes varies
over time and how many cold starts and reboots you do, too. Windows
attempts to reorganize boot processes and it changes things on occasion.
9 trips and a max of about 12 seems like the average in my opinion. I've
had it as high as in the twenties long ago, but at this minute it's doing 6
passes. Some programs inherently increase it, but as a rule, it's nothing to
worry about. Specific, and variable from machine to machine, takes whatever
time it needs to get up and running and nothing more or less. Don't use it
to troubleshoot; 12 passes is fine, so would be 15 or ... .
Now if the speed of that bar changes, that would indicate something might
be out of kilter.
>
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> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message
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> PS, a modem will also cause a long boot time.
> "bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message
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>> When XP SP3 is loading, how many passes of the blue
>> progress bar is typical
>> before the "Welcome" screen appears? Mine use to take
>> about 4-5 passes but
>> now takes about 11-12.
>>
>> I have only 3 things on my msconfig start list, use MS
>> Essentials virus/spyware and regularly run malwarebytes.
>> How can I reduce the number of passes of the blue progress
>> bar?