Speed Up Booting Time Windows XP

Here are the steps to boot your windows faster:

Step 1 :
Open the notepad application
Type "del c: \ windows \ prefetch \ ntosboot-*.* / q" (without the quotes)
and save as ntosboot.bat name in drive c: \

Step 2 :
Then click the Start menu-> Run-> and type gpedit.msc

Step 3 :
Click Computer Configuration-> Windows Settings-> Scripts-> then click 2 times on Shutdown

Step 4 :
In Windows Shutdown Properties and then click add browse. and search for the location of the file that you created ntosboot.bat earlier and click open

Step 5:
Then click OK, Apply and OK again to finish

Step 6 :
Then click the Start menu-> Run-> devmgmt.msc and

Step 7 :
Click IDE ATA / ATAPI controllers-> Primary IDE Channel (click 2 times to open the Properties)

Step 8 :
Select Advanced Settings
In Device 0 or Device 1
Change the Device Type to None (Change Device Type only option that is not locked)

Step 9 :
Click IDE ATA / ATAPI controllers-> Secondary IDE Channel (click 2 times to open the Properties)
Repeat as Step 8

Step 10 :
Restart your computer and you can see the changes.

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