Boot timing
in [Windows XP]
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From: Daave on 12 May 2010 07:12 That implies that you *do* know when the "end of the boot" occurs. So it is at that precise moment you stop the watch. :-) Here's the deal: Once Windows is finished loading, any number of other things might happen that use CPU cycles. For instance, your AV program might be downloading automatic updates (or might even scan your entire hard drive if that is how it is configured!). So, what precisely do you want to know? You could always bring up Task Manager or Process Explorer if you want to see at what point "things settle down." Bill P wrote: > On my machine that is not the end of the boot. > > > "Alias" <aka(a)maskedandanymous.org.invalido> wrote in message > news:hse0n0$4dm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Bill P wrote: >>> No Good. How do you know when to stop the watch . SA >> >> I stop it when the little Internet screens appear in the systray. I >> doubt an app in Windows will be able to time what happens before >> Windows loads. >>> >>> >>> "Alias"<aka(a)maskedandanymous.org.invalido> wrote in message >>> news:hsdv2f$vl0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>> Bill P wrote: >>>>> Using win XP home sp3. >>>>> Is there an app that will time how long it takes for a machine to >>>>> boot up. >>>>> Regards Bill >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Yeah, it's called a stop watch. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Alias >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Alias
From: Bill P on 12 May 2010 12:46 No, I don't know when the end of the boot occurs. I do know that things are still loading after the icons appear in the systray. It would be nice to know the time it takes for everything to load so that any changes to the system can be monitored. I read some time ago that there was an app that loaded an icon on your desktop at the very end of boot but I have forgotten what it was and how it was applied. "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message news:%23KYJCQc8KHA.3516(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > That implies that you *do* know when the "end of the boot" occurs. So it > is at that precise moment you stop the watch. :-) > > Here's the deal: Once Windows is finished loading, any number of other > things might happen that use CPU cycles. For instance, your AV program > might be downloading automatic updates (or might even scan your entire > hard drive if that is how it is configured!). > > So, what precisely do you want to know? You could always bring up Task > Manager or Process Explorer if you want to see at what point "things > settle down." > > > Bill P wrote: >> On my machine that is not the end of the boot. >> >> >> "Alias" <aka(a)maskedandanymous.org.invalido> wrote in message >> news:hse0n0$4dm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> Bill P wrote: >>>> No Good. How do you know when to stop the watch . SA >>> >>> I stop it when the little Internet screens appear in the systray. I >>> doubt an app in Windows will be able to time what happens before >>> Windows loads. >>>> >>>> >>>> "Alias"<aka(a)maskedandanymous.org.invalido> wrote in message >>>> news:hsdv2f$vl0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>> Bill P wrote: >>>>>> Using win XP home sp3. >>>>>> Is there an app that will time how long it takes for a machine to >>>>>> boot up. >>>>>> Regards Bill >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, it's called a stop watch. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Alias >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Alias > > >
From: Bob I on 12 May 2010 13:48 http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=boot+timer&aq=f&aqi=g3g-m6&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=88232b5a0cfb497 Bill P wrote: > No, I don't know when the end of the boot occurs. I do know that things are > still loading after the icons appear in the systray. > It would be nice to know the time it takes for everything to load so that > any changes to the system can be monitored. I read some time ago that there > was an app that loaded an icon on your desktop at the very end of boot but I > have forgotten what it was and how it was applied. > > "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message > news:%23KYJCQc8KHA.3516(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > >>That implies that you *do* know when the "end of the boot" occurs. So it >>is at that precise moment you stop the watch. :-) >> >>Here's the deal: Once Windows is finished loading, any number of other >>things might happen that use CPU cycles. For instance, your AV program >>might be downloading automatic updates (or might even scan your entire >>hard drive if that is how it is configured!). >> >>So, what precisely do you want to know? You could always bring up Task >>Manager or Process Explorer if you want to see at what point "things >>settle down." >> >> >>Bill P wrote: >> >>>On my machine that is not the end of the boot. >>> >>> >>>"Alias" <aka(a)maskedandanymous.org.invalido> wrote in message >>>news:hse0n0$4dm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> >>>>Bill P wrote: >>>> >>>>>No Good. How do you know when to stop the watch . SA >>>> >>>>I stop it when the little Internet screens appear in the systray. I >>>>doubt an app in Windows will be able to time what happens before >>>>Windows loads. >>>> >>>>> >>>>>"Alias"<aka(a)maskedandanymous.org.invalido> wrote in message >>>>>news:hsdv2f$vl0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>> >>>>>>Bill P wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>Using win XP home sp3. >>>>>>>Is there an app that will time how long it takes for a machine to >>>>>>>boot up. >>>>>>>Regards Bill >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Yeah, it's called a stop watch. >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>Alias >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Alias >> >> >> > >
From: williamtell on 12 May 2010 21:38 Bill, there are a couple of "Time" settings in XP that may be of help. Try this: Right click My Computer>click Properties>click Advanced tab>Startup and Recovery click Settings>System startup>Set them where you want them HTH >WT< "Bob I" <birelan(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23Zj8Xtf8KHA.3880(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=boot+timer&aq=f&aqi=g3g-m6&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=88232b5a0cfb497 > > Bill P wrote: > >> No, I don't know when the end of the boot occurs. I do know that things >> are still loading after the icons appear in the systray. >> It would be nice to know the time it takes for everything to load so that >> any changes to the system can be monitored. I read some time ago that >> there was an app that loaded an icon on your desktop at the very end of >> boot but I have forgotten what it was and how it was applied. >> >> "Daave" <daave(a)example.com> wrote in message >> news:%23KYJCQc8KHA.3516(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> >>>That implies that you *do* know when the "end of the boot" occurs. So it >>>is at that precise moment you stop the watch. :-) >>> >>>Here's the deal: Once Windows is finished loading, any number of other >>>things might happen that use CPU cycles. For instance, your AV program >>>might be downloading automatic updates (or might even scan your entire >>>hard drive if that is how it is configured!). >>> >>>So, what precisely do you want to know? You could always bring up Task >>>Manager or Process Explorer if you want to see at what point "things >>>settle down." >>> >>> >>>Bill P wrote: >>> >>>>On my machine that is not the end of the boot. >>>> >>>> >>>>"Alias" <aka(a)maskedandanymous.org.invalido> wrote in message >>>>news:hse0n0$4dm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>> >>>>>Bill P wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>No Good. How do you know when to stop the watch . SA >>>>> >>>>>I stop it when the little Internet screens appear in the systray. I >>>>>doubt an app in Windows will be able to time what happens before >>>>>Windows loads. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>"Alias"<aka(a)maskedandanymous.org.invalido> wrote in message >>>>>>news:hsdv2f$vl0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>>> >>>>>>>Bill P wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Using win XP home sp3. >>>>>>>>Is there an app that will time how long it takes for a machine to >>>>>>>>boot up. >>>>>>>>Regards Bill >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Yeah, it's called a stop watch. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>Alias >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>Alias >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
From: mm on 13 May 2010 03:21
On Wed, 12 May 2010 11:03:38 +0100, "Bill P" <BillP(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >Using win XP home sp3. >Is there an app that will time how long it takes for a machine to boot up. >Regards Bill > Why not look in the boot log? Why not display the boot log as part of the start-up? Are you using booting as a synonym for start-up? I sort of doubt that they are synonyms, or that they end at the same time for many people. |