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  • IanF
    Moderator

    • Dec 2007
    • 2680

    #1

    Speed up your startup

    I have been using this to speed up the startup of my computer Soluto software Download and install it and then restart your computer. Then it tells you what programmes are loaded at startup, which you can delete and which you can delay.
    Best of all it is free.
    Only stress when you can change the outcome!
  • Dave A
    Site Caretaker

    • May 2006
    • 22810

    #2
    The PC Genome is a one of a kind knowledgebase which will contain statistical insights about PC software and hardware behavior, as well as remedies to alleviate PC usage frustrations.

    Soluto is committed to generating credible, reliable and trustworthy data. As such, we employ software engineers and data experts to ensure the quality of our dataset.

    Soluto will make this dataset freely available, for the public to analyze and deduce conclusions regarding software and hardware performance.
    Ian, (or anyone else, of course) could you please drop a note here when the PC Genome data becomes publicly available? At this stage it's just a "coming soon" page.
    Participation is voluntary.

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    • tec0
      Diamond Member

      • Jun 2009
      • 4624

      #3
      I clicked on the link got this page “see print screen below” clicked on the download and will soon test the software. Maybe they where tweaking the site?
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      • tec0
        Diamond Member

        • Jun 2009
        • 4624

        #4
        Sadly the download is an installer that needs the internet to be active while installation, thus it is a bit of a gamble because you don’t know the true size of the file and that is a concern when you have a cap and a budget to consider.

        Hopefully they will have a full offline installer available soon. Speeding up your boot time is always helpful.
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        • AndyD
          Diamond Member

          • Jan 2010
          • 4946

          #5
          I'm sure if you hunt around you'll find a redistributable standalone version which won't need an internet connection like the bootstrap application does.
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          • Neville Bailey
            Diamond Member

            • Nov 2010
            • 2786

            #6
            Originally posted by tec0
            Sadly the download is an installer that needs the internet to be active while installation, thus it is a bit of a gamble because you don’t know the true size of the file and that is a concern when you have a cap and a budget to consider.
            I've installed the software and, although it doesn't say how big the installer is that's being downloaded, it only took about a minute or two to download on my Vodacom HSDPA modem, so I reckon it's a fairly modest file size.
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            • irneb
              Gold Member

              • Apr 2007
              • 625

              #7
              Originally posted by Neville Bailey
              I've installed the software and, although it doesn't say how big the installer is that's being downloaded, it only took about a minute or two to download on my Vodacom HSDPA modem, so I reckon it's a fairly modest file size.
              Depending on the speed you had running on the HSDPA it could be up to 2min @ ±5MB/sec = 120sec x ±5÷8 Mbytes/sec = 120 x 0.625 = 75Mbytes. Although I'd be extremely surprised if it reached that maximum.

              BTW, there are quite a few things which can fix / remove any startup programs. And if you want to do so manually you can even check up on your registry, usually most of what starts at boot-up is contained in these registry keys: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

              There are other places as well, but with some googling you could even get to those as well. Here's a nice setout of nearly anything which would start at boot / startup time, and also gives a few programs which can manage these for you (if you don't want to dabble in registry yourself). And this one seems to cover nearly all bases - only 600kb.
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              • Martinco
                Gold Member

                • Oct 2008
                • 927

                #8
                The preloader is 856 Kbs and the program install is 7,76 Mbs .
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                • IanF
                  Moderator

                  • Dec 2007
                  • 2680

                  #9
                  Teco
                  If you are near the wanderers in Joburg come to my shop and I will let you plugin and load the software. My adsl is syncing at 7MBPS so it will be quick.

                  Otherwise this seems useful.
                  Only stress when you can change the outcome!

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                  • twinscythe12332
                    Gold Member

                    • Jan 2007
                    • 769

                    #10
                    I use MSconfig for removing startup programs, and ccleaner for any of the additional files that need removal.

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                    • AndyD
                      Diamond Member

                      • Jan 2010
                      • 4946

                      #11
                      I'm also a whizz with msconfig but I'v always steered clear of any app that goes wild in the registry.
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                      • twinscythe12332
                        Gold Member

                        • Jan 2007
                        • 769

                        #12
                        Originally posted by AndyD
                        I'm also a whizz with msconfig but I'v always steered clear of any app that goes wild in the registry.
                        normally I'd look at those ones suspiciously wondering why it's going wild =P

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                        • IanF
                          Moderator

                          • Dec 2007
                          • 2680

                          #13
                          I am no whiz on microsoft. But what I like is if you look at the start up processes this gives a description of what the programme is and what it is used for. It seems to pickup more on windows 7 than XP so there must be a lot of bloatware on W7.
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                          • twinscythe12332
                            Gold Member

                            • Jan 2007
                            • 769

                            #14
                            what would you consider to be bloatware?

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                            • Dave A
                              Site Caretaker

                              • May 2006
                              • 22810

                              #15
                              Originally posted by twinscythe12332
                              what would you consider to be bloatware?
                              Stuff that 99% of us ordinary citizens don't ever use.
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