My Win95B in 166MHZ PentMMX & 64MB EDO RAM box boots in 20 secs. In dual boot box, Win98 SE with 500MHZ AMD & 256MB SDRAM + a multitude of programs: 00:02:42; Win2K 00:01:31 Linux Mandrake 8.1 in 400MHZ Gateway & 256MB SDRAM with a bunch of services running, 00:04:11 No prize, eh? ;-) armando. 8) "Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it."~Abraham Lincoln --------------- In FreeLists Mailing List Manager's triadtechtalk Digest "Brendan O'Carroll" <bocarroll@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>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).<< ________________________________________________ PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. http://www.peoplepc.com 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