Microsoft Windows XP and Vista boot time

If you're running Windows XP or Vista with a
computer that has a multiple core processor, such
as the Intel Core 2 duo, you can increase how fast
your computer boots up by having it use multiple
processors for its boot sequence. Following the
below steps to have Windows do this for you.
1. Click Start and Run (for
XP) and type:
msconfig and press
enter.
2. Click the BOOT.INI or
BOOT tab.
3. XP users highlight the
line beginning with
"multi" if not already
selected and click the
Advanced Options
button.
4. In the Advanced
Options Window for /
NUMPROC= or Number
of Processors change it
to 2.
5. Reboot the computer.
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