One of the best things about Linux

[W1GUH]

Is how quickly it boots up and shuts down. None of that annoying hourglass that goes on FOREVER after Vista or even XP have come up.

[kf0rt]

You should try Windoze "sleep" mode. On and off almost instantly. :monkeydance:

[AF6LJ]

Managing widows services and controlling what loads on boot up can cut that time almost in half.
Sleep mode was already pointed out by kf0rt.

[kf0rt]

I gave up widows services on New Years last year. :whistle

[AF6LJ]

:rofl: :rofl:

[KC2UGV]

You should try Windoze "sleep" mode. On and off almost instantly. :monkeydance:

Same thing with Linux. Sleep = Almost instant load.

[W2NAP]

I gave up widows services on New Years last year. :whistle

i gave up windows years ago.

[W1GUH]

Yea, I use sleep mode for this very reason. Still, there eventually comes a time when a new boot is mandatory. And someday, I suppose that I'll figure out how to control what loads and what doesn't, and what to load and what not to load....I know there's probably a bunch of stuff there to ease the problem....but I'll probably be 100% linux before that happens. I'd rather devote my "learning to administrate" time and energy into becoming a linux/unix guru. Almost there....I'm at the wizard level...but it's at the guru level where you really know how to do stuff, and that's what I aspire to!

[KC2UGV]

Yea, I use sleep mode for this very reason. Still, there eventually comes a time when a new boot is mandatory. And someday, I suppose that I'll figure out how to control what loads and what doesn't, and what to load and what not to load....I know there's probably a bunch of stuff there to ease the problem....but I'll probably be 100% linux before that happens. I'd rather devote my "learning to administrate" time and energy into becoming a linux/unix guru. Almost there....I'm at the wizard level...but it's at the guru level where you really know how to do stuff, and that's what I aspire to!

For what loads, and what doesn't:
http://ubuntu-tweak.com/2007/09/30/how- ... asily.html

In reality, you don't need much running. Ie, you can turn off tty's on all the consoles, save one (Unless you're a power user, but I only leave two starting), if you don't have a printer - Goodbye Cupsd. Bluetooth on a computer? Hasta la vista! Braille services? Nope. Not blind last I checked - Salud!

You can get a very snappy system after turning lots of this stuff off, even switching windows managers (I use FluxBox).

[W1GUH]

Oh...I was talking about Windows' slow startup and shutdown. Linux is speedy just as it is...no tweaking necessary. Sorry for the confusion.