Vista boot super slow

[dtzihe]

I have a T60 8744-5BU with T7200 processor and 1 gig RAM. I upgraded to Vista and it runs quite fine, but the boot, shut down, and hibernate are so slow that i am seriously considering reinstalling XP or upgrading ram to 2 gig or 3 gig.

So, do you think my problem can be fixed by adding more RAM? How does your computer run Vista and what is your config?

Thanks.

[cpascu01]

I've timed my computer to load vista in ~50 sec. I start counting from when I first see the progress bar of vista loading to when I see the logon screen. I've found that when I have my external hard drive plugged in, booting takes really really long, probably 3-4 minutes. If you're in the same boat, I'd try disconnecting your external hd or anything connected through usb. I'm pretty sure the external usb hd is a bug but haven't found a fix for it. Hope that somewhat helps.

[Johan]

... perhaps try to uninstall and disable some of the programs and services as discussed e.g. --> here. Also, if you search (all forums here, at the same time) for "vista slow boot" [Search for all terms], many useful suggestions comes up!