Report: Vista Boots Up Faster Than Windows 7!

Although Windows 7 has been praised for loading and shutting down faster than prior versions of Windows, one software company says that, in many cases, the new operating system can take longer to get started than Windows Vista.

Iolo Technlogies, which sells PC tune-up software, said its lab unit found that a brand-new machine running Windows 7 takes a minute and 34 seconds to become usable, as compared to a minute and 6 seconds for Windows Vista. Iolo notes that it measured not the time it takes for the desktop to appear--which can be as little as 40 seconds on a fresh installation of Windows 7--but rather the time it takes to become fully usable "with CPU cycles no longer significantly high and a true idle state achieved."

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Hmmm,I really havn't noticed the difference between the two.

And i still don't use an anti-virus lol :P

Iolo Technlogies, which sells PC tune-up software, said its lab unit found that a brand-new machine running Windows 7 takes a minute and 34 seconds to become usable, as compared to a minute and 6 seconds for Windows Vista.

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Daytona_178

Yeah, uh-huh.:| I'm sure it was every bit as objective as Symantec's "ground-breaking" report that Norton outperformed Microsoft Security Essentials.

Although Windows 7 has been praised for loading and shutting down faster than prior versions of Windows, one software company says that, in many cases, the new operating system can take longer to get started than Windows Vista.

Iolo Technlogies, which sells PC tune-up software, said its lab unit found that a brand-new machine running Windows 7 takes a minute and 34 seconds to become usable, as compared to a minute and 6 seconds for Windows Vista. Iolo notes that it measured not the time it takes for the desktop to appear--which can be as little as 40 seconds on a fresh installation of Windows 7--but rather the time it takes to become fully usable "with CPU cycles no longer significantly high and a true idle state achieved."

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Daytona_178

Eh....it doesn't bother me one bit.

I can boot my computer and have it fully functional (as lolo Technology says "with CPU cycles no longer significantly high and a true idle state achieved.") in about 15 seconds.

I run Vista 64. It's so nice to turn on my PC, within 4-5 seconds the desktop pops on and after about 10-12 seconds later my programs have loaded and I'm good to go and start doing whatever I need to.

I disagree with that article.

7 boots up faster and shuts down faster than Vista. I had been using a dual boot setup and 7 is faster, at least with my hardware.

I've now ditched Vista all together and have 7 for both boots (Normal and DAW)

I dont even shut down my pc so no need to care about start up times. and who really cares about shut down time? Ive got the quickest shut down time. Unplug power cord from wall...simpsons1fan

I wouldnt recommend your shut down plan. Also Windows, well at least Vista, needs to be restarted every so often or else it starts to get really slow

[QUOTE="simpsons1fan"]I dont even shut down my pc so no need to care about start up times. and who really cares about shut down time? Ive got the quickest shut down time. Unplug power cord from wall...lostrib

I wouldnt recommend your shut down plan. Also Windows, well at least Vista, needs to be restarted every so often or else it starts to get really slow

I dont even shut down my pc so no need to care about start up times. and who really cares about shut down time? Ive got the quickest shut down time. Unplug power cord from wall...simpsons1fan

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="simpsons1fan"]I dont even shut down my pc so no need to care about start up times. and who really cares about shut down time? Ive got the quickest shut down time. Unplug power cord from wall...simpsons1fan

I wouldnt recommend your shut down plan. Also Windows, well at least Vista, needs to be restarted every so often or else it starts to get really slow

Actually that's how my dad used to shut down the computer at our house: if he was too tired he would just shut off the surge protector...it's worse that he probably new better than to do that.

Vista used to start fast on my laptop now it's ungodly slow :(

My Vista takes about 3minutes... freaking stupid because I only have 32 processes running after I start up. Swiftstrike5

[QUOTE="simpsons1fan"]I dont even shut down my pc so no need to care about start up times. and who really cares about shut down time? Ive got the quickest shut down time. Unplug power cord from wall...Xsan3

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"]My Vista takes about 3minutes... freaking stupid because I only have 32 processes running after I start up. Daytona_178

Then again, he could just be running 1 GB RAM, unlikely in 2009, but Ive seen it with some people. Oh yeah, and uninstalling whatever crappy internet security program he has and installing MSE helps too.

i bet 7 will get better loads in couple weeks;

i however am privileged to still be using XP (lulz), and I take a slow boot screen as cue for a fresh format. its

one of the best features windows has put into a os imo.

7 is faster than Vista ever was for me, that is, when Vista booted. I had to format several times before I got 7 because Vista would never get past the screen with the green loading bar. The progress went normal for about 4-5 cycles of the bar, then screeched to a halt so slow that you could watch an individual bar load from the top down. Oh, and even leaving it on it never actually booted up. Long story short, Vista holds a very special (i.e. BAD) place in my heart.stoutlad

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"][QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"]My Vista takes about 3minutes... freaking stupid because I only have 32 processes running after I start up. MarcusAntonius

Then again, he could just be running 1 GB RAM, unlikely in 2009, but Ive seen it with some people. Oh yeah, and uninstalling whatever crappy internet security program he has and installing MSE helps too.

[QUOTE="MarcusAntonius"]

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"] Clean up your starting program list with msconfig in the run menu.Swiftstrike5

Then again, he could just be running 1 GB RAM, unlikely in 2009, but Ive seen it with some people. Oh yeah, and uninstalling whatever crappy internet security program he has and installing MSE helps too.

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"][QUOTE="MarcusAntonius"]

Then again, he could just be running 1 GB RAM, unlikely in 2009, but Ive seen it with some people. Oh yeah, and uninstalling whatever crappy internet security program he has and installing MSE helps too.

Daytona_178

7 is faster than Vista ever was for me, that is, when Vista booted. I had to format several times before I got 7 because Vista would never get past the screen with the green loading bar. The progress went normal for about 4-5 cycles of the bar, then screeched to a halt so slow that you could watch an individual bar load from the top down. Oh, and even leaving it on it never actually booted up. Long story short, Vista holds a very special (i.e. BAD) place in my heart.stoutlad

[QUOTE="MarcusAntonius"]

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"] Clean up your starting program list with msconfig in the run menu.Swiftstrike5

Then again, he could just be running 1 GB RAM, unlikely in 2009, but Ive seen it with some people. Oh yeah, and uninstalling whatever crappy internet security program he has and installing MSE helps too.

At least you're not going with AVG. You won't be paying for anything either way.

I believe my Win7 is loaded under a minute. What kind of crappy HW they are running?magicalclick

Shhh..... Iolo has a product to sell.;)

[QUOTE="Swiftstrike5"][QUOTE="MarcusAntonius"]

Then again, he could just be running 1 GB RAM, unlikely in 2009, but Ive seen it with some people. Oh yeah, and uninstalling whatever crappy internet security program he has and installing MSE helps too.

MarcusAntonius

At least you're not going with AVG. You won't be paying for anything either way.

Yeah, AVG is pretty turd now....its a shame because they used to be one of the best.

I dont even shut down my pc so no need to care about start up times. and who really cares about shut down time? Ive got the quickest shut down time. Unplug power cord from wall...simpsons1fan

UNplugging your PC is terrible for it.

I don't really understand the obsession with load times but on my triple boot system :

XP 28 sec

Win 7 35 sec

Vista 42 sec

I am counting the time windows takes to load (strating with the boot menu until the hourglass disappears). If it takes 2 or 3 minutes there is something wrong with your system.

I don't really understand the obsession with load times but on my triple boot system :

XP 28 sec

Win 7 35 sec

Vista 42 sec

I am counting the time windows takes to load (strating with the boot menu until the hourglass disappears). If it takes 2 or 3 minutes there is something wrong with your system.

Gog

If a slighty longer boot time means a secure, feature rich, yet less bloated system with a user-friendly interface, I think the "sacrifice" is irrelevant. This is just some company trying to dupe people into buying products they don't need.

I don't really understand the obsession with load times but on my triple boot system :

XP 28 sec

Win 7 35 sec

Vista 42 sec

I am counting the time windows takes to load (strating with the boot menu until the hourglass disappears). If it takes 2 or 3 minutes there is something wrong with your system.

Gog

[QUOTE="Gog"]

I don't really understand the obsession with load times but on my triple boot system :

XP 28 sec

Win 7 35 sec

Vista 42 sec

I am counting the time windows takes to load (strating with the boot menu until the hourglass disappears). If it takes 2 or 3 minutes there is something wrong with your system.

MarcusAntonius

If a slighty longer boot time means a secure, feature rich, yet less bloated system with a user-friendly interface, I think the "sacrifice" is irrelevant. This is just some company trying to dupe people into buying products they don't need.

I agree with the article. I had a 3-week old Vista 64-bit OS on my system that was fully updated and it loaded faster than my week old Windows 7 (also fully updated).

Nothing huge, but it's about 15 sec longer.

[QUOTE="MarcusAntonius"]

[QUOTE="Gog"]

I don't really understand the obsession with load times but on my triple boot system :

XP 28 sec

Win 7 35 sec

Vista 42 sec

I am counting the time windows takes to load (strating with the boot menu until the hourglass disappears). If it takes 2 or 3 minutes there is something wrong with your system.

Captain__Tripps

If a slighty longer boot time means a secure, feature rich, yet less bloated system with a user-friendly interface, I think the "sacrifice" is irrelevant. This is just some company trying to dupe people into buying products they don't need.

Wow, have you read through this thread at all? How could you possibly believe I was referring to Windows 7?:|

[QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"][QUOTE="MarcusAntonius"]

If a slighty longer boot time means a secure, feature rich, yet less bloated system with a user-friendly interface, I think the "sacrifice" is irrelevant. This is just some company trying to dupe people into buying products they don't need.

MarcusAntonius

Wow, have you read through this thread at all? How could you possibly believe I was referring to Windows 7?:|

Like Windows 7... ? Theres nothing neccessary about Windows 7, and I say that as someone who will probably buy it within 6 months...Captain__Tripps

Wow, have you read through this thread at all? How could you possibly believe I was referring to Windows 7?:|

I dunno, on our comp, XP64 blew 7 away. 14 seconds compared to 22. I can't speak for vista though.3DayFinisher

deffinately boots up a lot faster than vista i dont see why people have such slow boot times its not the OS its your computer. bunny569

How can you say that? How do you know it was not your hardware making Vista boot slower than Win7.

While I have not tried Vista on my own PC, from the PC's I have used with it I cannot tell the differnce in boot time between them and my Win 7 RC I have on my PC. Maybe if I used a stopwatch one would be a few seconds faster, but who knows.

I've used both Windows 7 and Vista quite a bit and while the startup times are drastically different for me, I'd still say that 7 is a tad faster, and as for shutting down, I'd say 7 is definitely faster.

I've tested this myself and win 7 won .........with both my laptop and destop

I've tested this myself and win 7 won .........with both my laptop and destop

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