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    Vista Slow boot problem solved!!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by sundoggy, Jul 19, 2007.

  1. sundoggy

    sundoggy Notebook Consultant

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    I guess not many ppl fully understand Vista then. I was just messing around with it then found the solustion. There is a new thing under user account called user account control. Turn that off then your computer will be just fine!
    I started from a 3 min boot to 55second boot. I guess that thing just start scaning stuff when you computer turn on. Try it

    and YES! I did it without reinstalling
     
    sundoggy, Jul 19, 2007
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  2. robvia

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    Glad to hear it.

    Many of us on this forum wipe the drive clean and start over. XP boots in seconds. I'll have to run some time tests now that you mention it.
     
    robvia, Jul 19, 2007
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    Please don't post multiple threads.
     
    odin243, Jul 19, 2007
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    Posted this about a week ago, it also solves the problem of Vista hanging while trying to open large exe files.
     
    FDNY2002, Jul 19, 2007
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  5. SP Forsythe

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    How vulnerable to malware does the change make to the system?

    I notice Windows Advisor won't run with the user Account Control disabled. Not that it is a big deal.

    But UAC is a major part of windows security. Disabling it would seem to be an issue, or at least a question.
     
    SP Forsythe, Jul 19, 2007
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  6. TomTom2007

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    Well, the very first thing I did when I got Vista was to disable UAC...lol...
    I know it's a pain in the butt, just can't stand the constant black-out warning messages about creating a folder in "Program Files", installing a new program, deleting a system file, Allow...Cancel...Proceed...blah..blah..blah...

    Anyway, by disabling it, well, I'm ok with it...as long as you have your good old SpyWare/Anti-Virus programs up running, you will be fine.
     
    TomTom2007, Jul 19, 2007
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  7. odin243

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    UAC is a major part of Window's annoyingness. As far as I know, it does little to nothing to help system security that a good security. I've never once come across an instance of a program it catches actually being harmful.
     
    odin243, Jul 19, 2007
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  8. eversman

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    Im hearing rumors MS is gonna add a hotfix to SP1 to make UAC a lot less invasive and user friendly, so people leave it on and use the Protection it offers.

    This is gonna sound strange, but personally, i dont find UAC all that annoying. truly.

    ev
     
    eversman, Jul 19, 2007
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    I think it will be much better if it will allow to configure or create a program safe-list so it won't ask permittion to run the softwares/programs that we normally use.
     
    f15hp, Jul 19, 2007
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