Want to speed up w2k boot

[R1ohsorry]

Im running windows 2000 pro and i kinda dislike the slow boot up

I know in the registry you can change certain times, is it possible to speed up the booting of windows 200 pro? Maybe skiping the login screen all together?

[elmers]

Download System Mechanic. It has a free trial and allows you to disable programs starting up at boot time, and some other nice options. MUCH easier than messing with registry manualy.

[Bill in SD, CA]

A belated welcome to TechIMO!!

Perhaps this will help: Tweaking your system startup/booting

Bill

[Bill in SD, CA]

To disable the Windows 2000 splash screen, you need to add the text /noguiboot to the entry in BOOT.INI that launches Windows 2000.

For example, if you use the following BOOT.INI entry to boot:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000" /fastdetect

Change this to:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000" /fastdetect /noguiboot

Bill