My Toshiba laptop w/XP boots up in no time. I have an old PII 400 running 2k that boots up in about 45 seconds, but it takes a minute or so for the NIC to kick in and become available. Donna In a message dated 4/25/2003 5:00:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Brendan O'Carroll" <bocarroll@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >Hi folks, > >It's awfully quiet in here; is everyone still away for Easter? > >OK here goes. >How long does it take for your computer to finish startup? > >My W98, 366Celeron, 10GB, 128MB, system takes 2minutes 15seconds. > >Lets here how long yours takes (don't cheat by disabling programs). > >Brendan....in NZ where all the trees are in brilliant Autumn colours. > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 24/04/03 >VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org > >UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >unsubscribe in the Subject field. > >To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to >//www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk > >Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx > VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field. To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx