BOOT

Boot XP Faster

1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q"
(without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and
double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat
" file & click "Open".
5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.
6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".
7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".
9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device 0 or 1 that
doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'auto
detect' & click "OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and
repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer.