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    Use multiple cores to decrease vista boot time

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by synic, Jun 24, 2008.

  1. synic

    synic Notebook Deity

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    Found this tweak over @ lifehacker.com. I quickly searched for this on here, but didn't find it. If it is here though, sorry for the double post.

    Original thread @ lifehacker: Make Vista Use Multiple Cores to Speed Boot Time
     
    synic, Jun 24, 2008
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  2. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    It doesn't work :( Similar thread here.
     
    niGht kiD, Jun 24, 2008
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  3. synic

    synic Notebook Deity

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    lame, i wanted to try this later.

    sorry for posting this for the third or forth time. didn't know it was up here.
    and i guess it doesn't work and can apparently leave vista unable to boot. lame lame lame.
     
    synic, Jun 24, 2008
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    Yeah it would be nice if it worked, but apparently it does not. It seems to be useful if you want to use less cores than what it does by default. Not sure why you would want to do that anyhow.

    Here's my boot-up tip: Use the sleep function or don't turn your computer off.
     
    atbnet, Jun 24, 2008
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    I'm still trying to figure out what the topic title really means. Why would I want to increase my boot time?

    I saw this option a while back, and since it was greyed out by default I figured Vista would just auto-detect and boot with whatever cores it felt it could use.
     
    S.SubZero, Jun 24, 2008
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    Lawl! :D

    .
     
    Silas Awaketh, Jun 24, 2008
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    The advanced option in msconfig is for 2 physical processors, not 2 cores. Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate are the ones which support 2 physical processors.
     
    coolguy, Jun 24, 2008
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  8. synic

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    hm, i did put increase boot time in the topic title...

    haha :D

    should be decrease, except i guess it doesn't matter since it doesn't work anyway :D

    this thread is begging to be closed, so if anyone would like to do so feel free :)
     
    synic, Jun 24, 2008
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  10. flipfire

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    They put up an update....
     
    flipfire, Jun 25, 2008
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  11. ScuderiaConchiglia

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    As stated elsewhere this option is for servers with multiple processors not machines with mutli-core processors. Vista already handles the latter automatically.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Jun 25, 2008
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  12. Silas Awaketh

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    Long time no see Gary?!
     
    Silas Awaketh, Jun 25, 2008
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  13. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    :laugh: ...
     
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    I was in Europe on business for a week, so I had little time for fun activities like this forum! But I am back in the saddle again.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Jun 25, 2008
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  15. synic

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    i corrected myself, stop hating on me :rolleyes:
     
    synic, Jun 25, 2008
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    2 physical CPUs? Who would use Vista as a server OS?
     
    knightingmagic, Jun 25, 2008
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    It does have IIS 7.0. But it is mostly for Server 2003 and Server 2008.
     
    atbnet, Jun 25, 2008
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    Never heard of Windows Vista Enterprise?
     
    coolguy, Jun 25, 2008
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