win 2k starts slow

[RZA]

Compared to my sisters 300mhz pc it doesnt start much faster(only like 20 secs) I think 1ghz faster pc should be ALOT faster or am I wrong ?

Any1 have any tips to let it start faster

Also does any1 know how to enable UDMA 100 in win 2k ?

thx

 

[Big B]

Does her box use Win2k as well? Do you have Service Pack 2 or 3?
Win2k is pretty doggedly slow in booting, but it could also be a hardware combination as well. Some modems and extra drive controllers can take a bit to initialize and such and that can add to it being fairly slow.

Regardless, Win2k is slow, and there is only so much you can do about it.

 

[Sniper]

should consider moving away from Win2k if it really matters to you!(speed), would say XP Pro!

 

[RZA]

yea she has win 2k pro sp 3 also
I guess my hardware is what its slowing down.

Win xp is alot faster but I cant play counterstrike with it as my ping goes from 70 to 300 while on win 2k I get around 30(many ppl have this problem with xp)
It could be solved allready though.

I might install it on d:\ and check how it runs

 

[Big B]

Reread your first post, RZA, and if you want much faster boot times, you'll have to look into SCSI, and that isn't exactly cheap.

 

[RZA]

hehe I'm not gonna buy a new harddisk again ;)
and it prob isnt worth the money if dont need it anyway