Ok, from pressing the "on" button til everything is loaded (quite a few things I guess) on PIIIx600, WinXP home, 20gb, 384mb RAM (all updated over the years, bit by bit, the only original thing being my keyboard) , it took 1min 42 secs. Not bad? Sandy :) ... in the beautiful Blue Mountains where the tress are in brilliant autumn colour but where we could still do with a lot of rain. Been here 10 months now and love it ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brendan O'Carroll" <bocarroll@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 8:00 PM Subject: [triadtechtalk] How long is too long? > > 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