you can also try an InPlace upgrade:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2255099

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

this keeps the programs and repairs your Windows.

Ok MagicAndre1981,

I decided to do a clean install to remove many unwanted things and everything is working so much better now. And course Superfetch is working again

Many thaks for your help

I will create another boot trace a show it to you later.

ok, install your Windows completely and after installing all programs run the optimization.

Done man! Check this out:

timing bootDoneViaExplorer="25209" bootDoneViaPostBoot="61909" 

25s to desktop and 62s to finish completely That's a lot of improvement.

Thank you so much for your help

Edited January 23, 201115 yr by rovama

it is 52s, you have to subtract the 10s idle time.

But this is really an improvement to the over 200s at the beginning

best regards

André

it is 52s, you have to subtract the 10s idle time.

But this is really an improvement to the over 200s at the beginning

best regards

André

Even better yet Thanks again André

Best regards!

So to clarify Andre, in the future if I want to defragment my hardrive I should use the default disk defragmenter under system tools?

yes, only use the Windows included tool and uninstall all 3rd party defrag tool.

Hello,

Has anyone tried this for Windows 2008 r2 ....?

I have this Dreamspark License and convert it to Workstation....and yes i would really like some boot improvement

Afaik Server 2008 R2 doesn't have Superfetch/ReadyBoost so you can't speedup. Use Windows 7 instead.

Thanks for the info...too bad.....maybe sp1 will bring gifts...

no, the Sp1 changes nothing.

Awesome , never knew this was possible.

I followed all the steps and i see some time improvements, but when i run the export xml command i get an error message in the console. I cannot create the .xml result file to determine the time.

Here is what i get in the CMD Shell. (Administrator Rights Enabled)

C:\Windows\system32>xperf -i bootPrep_BASE+CSWITCH_1.etl -o 01_summary_start.xml -a boot

xperf: warning: applying restriction of access for trace processing

xperf: error: 01_summary_start.xml: Failed to open output file [0x80070005].

C:\Windows\system32>xperf -i boot_BASE+CSWITCH_1.etl -o 02_summary_end.xml -a boot

xperf: warning: applying restriction of access for trace processing

xperf: error: 02_summary_end.xml: Failed to open output file [0x80070005].

Thanks.

you don't have the permissions to create the XML in the system32 folder. That's why it failed.

you don't have the permissions to create the XML in the system32 folder. That's why it failed.

I disabled UAC, but still no go.

Is there any other way that i can convert the .etl to .xml ?