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Originally Posted by tw
I have forgotten the command. But you can view a list of all programs that must load when Windows first starts. Then remove many of them so that Windows boots faster.
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In Win 7 it's Control Panel -> System Configuration -> Startup (tab)
There is a much more comprehensive startup tool in Sysinternals:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
However, if your system is booting for 8 minutes, then the first 5 minutes are still Windows doing its thing. Windows has always been a slow booter.