How fast is your boot time?

department76 · 05-31-2009, 04:10 PM

i found this test on another forum and thought it was rpetty cool and i would share it here. i didn't create this test so i don't deserve the credit, just post a screenshot of your restart time and your system specs, including OS.

note: if you have a logon password, the resulting reboot time will include the time to type your password

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Instructions:

1. Open your favorite text editor (notepad will do the job perfectly) and copy/paste the following script:

Code:

Quote:

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next
Dim Wsh, Time1, Time2, Result, PathFile, MsgResult, MsgA, AppName, KeyA, KeyB, TimeDiff
MsgA = "Please close all running applications and click on OK."
KeyA = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RestartTime\"
KeyB = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\RestartTime"
AppName = "ReBoot-Time"
Set Wsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
PathFile = """" & WScript.ScriptFullName & """"
Result = wsh.RegRead(KeyA & "Times")
if Result = "" then
MsgResult = Msgbox (MsgA, vbOKCancel, AppName)
If MsgResult = vbcancel then WScript.Quit
Wsh.RegWrite KeyA & "Times", left(Time,8), "REG_SZ"
Wsh.RegWrite KeyB, PathFile, "REG_SZ"
Wsh.Run "cmd /c Shutdown -r -t 00", false, 0
else
Wsh.RegDelete KeyA & "Times"
Wsh.RegDelete KeyA
Wsh.RegDelete KeyB
TimeDiff = DateDiff("s",Result,left(Time,8))
MsgBox "Your computer reboots in " & TimeDiff & " seconds", VbInformation, AppName
end if
wscript.Quit

Save the file wherever you want on the same HDD (desktop for example) as ReBoot-Time.vbs (you can choose whatever name as far as the extension is ".VBS".)

3. Make sure to save any work you may have that needs to be saved BEFORE your system restarts

4. Once you double click the file, your computer will automatically begin to restart. Once your computer has restarted completely (including startup programs [i.e. anti-virus]) a popup window will show up telling you how many seconds it took your computer to restart.

5. Post your results here, so we can see who can get the fastest restart time.

department76 · 05-31-2009, 04:12 PM

vista ultimate x64 w/ password at login, specs in sig.

oh dang · 05-31-2009, 10:38 PM

Am i to include the "wscripft.quit2"? Cause it gave me an error, so i took it out, and it restarted but no pop up to let me know my time.

department76 · 05-31-2009, 10:40 PM

ya you should, i edited the first post to make it more clear. sorry.

oh dang · 05-31-2009, 10:50 PM

That worked, but it dosnt pop up untill i click it again.

department76 · 05-31-2009, 10:52 PM

really? works fine with me still, just tested it again. are you using vista?

oh dang · 05-31-2009, 10:53 PM

Yeah, Vista 32bit ultimate.

Irish2685 · 05-31-2009, 10:54 PM

I have the same problem. Using Vista Ultimate 64.

department76 · 05-31-2009, 11:02 PM

i just tried and verified again, works fine still for me. not sure what to say lol, it does wait for every startup service to complete before it finishes, just becuase you can see your desktop doesnt mean the dialog should pop up yet. some boot ups can be 150+ seconds.

just try it again i guess and be patient. you could try opening in command prompt.

oh dang · 05-31-2009, 11:35 PM

It still didnt open after about 10 mins the first time. Tried it again and it didnt until i clicked it, and it says 800 some seconds cause i forgot about it. Tried it again and got 90 seconds, but i had to click it so idk if its shorter or not.

**Joe_B_Me** · 06-01-2009, 07:58 AM

Mine only works if I open it up upon start up.

First bootup time was 680 seconds. It didn't pop up till I opened it again.
My first real try was 122 seconds, I have two menus to navigate before getting to the desktop, windows is on an old ass hd, and this install of windows is pretty old and bloated. I'll consider 122 seconds to be ok.

I'll go try my windows 7 install and see if it's not embarrassing. ^_^

No password, clean install of windows 7, still have to select an OS at boot menu, but that should only add a second or so..

RcRon7 · 06-01-2009, 05:24 PM

94 seconds, with 68 process's running.

Win XP, sp3

**mpcamer** · 06-01-2009, 06:12 PM

40 something. I don't remember. This is with Server 2008.

Shauk · 06-01-2009, 07:04 PM

I don't really care, basically cuz I never turn my computer off if I can help it.

**mpcamer** · 06-01-2009, 10:29 PM

Same here - I actually forgot my password the first time I tried this, so I had to do it again.