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BOOTING TIPS
Partition The Hard Disk For Faster Booting
When partitioning the hard disk see to it that the primary windows partitionis kept at a minimum of around 2-3 Gb. Then while installing other software install it in the other partitions. This reduces the data on the windows drive and startup time can be reduced to a great extent.
Boot Your PC In Minutes
Tired of the long hours you have to wait for the system to boot (Windows users, are you listening?) Well, the good news is that you can now do it in minutes (to some extent).As far as possible, try to keep the Autoexec.bat and config.sys files empty. (The system doesn't really need them unless you have a device with a third-party driver that needs to add a file to autoexec.bat). Well in most cases, these files can be kept empty.If you are using Windows 98, by adding the line Stacks=0,0 to the config.sys file, you can speed up the kernel.When you start the PC, enter the CMOS setup utility by pressing the Del key (this key can vary for different systems).Go to the BIOS features setup and change the 'Boot Up System Speed' to 'High'. This bypasses certain stages in the boot sequence each time you start the PC thus speeding up the process.
Quick Warm Boot
When you choose to restart your computer from the Shut Down menu, the computer performs what is called the Warm Boot Process. Holding down the Shift key when clicking the YES option saves the booting time.