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AdIyhc:
Will removing unused drivers/fonts speed up Windows Boot time?

I saw this description: Remove useless/invalid drivers to improve system performance.
From: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/downloads/2166877/driver-genius

How true are these claims? Also how to go about removing them manually instead of using software?

Tried to delete the fonts but they just keep coming back.

kimmchii:
how long is your bootup time now?

try disable *everything* in the startup folder and if it reduces to <20sec, then your bootup time is normal. better avoid removing drivers etc... not worth the trouble.

Veign:
Check out BootVis to see whats what during the boot process:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/fastboot/bootvis.mspx

How many fonts do you have loaded?  Reducing fonts can help.

JavaJones:
MS removed Bootvis quite a while ago from their site. They claim the stuff it does is already done by XP automatically on boot as appropriate. I've seen improvements from using it though. :D It's still available elsewhere with Google searches...

- Oshyan

Veign:
Not sure what you are saying since BootVis is only a visualization tool and does not change or affect the boot process.


Should have posted a download link:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/BootVis.shtml

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