Windows 7 Shooting For 15 Second Boot Time

[xtop]

http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/200...rformance.aspx

Because systems and configurations differ, boot times can vary significantly. This is verified by many lab results, but can also be seen in independent analysis, such as that conducted by Ed Bott. Sample data from Ed’s population of systems found that only 35% of boots took less than 30 seconds to give control to the user. Though Ed’s data is from a small population, his data is nicely in line with what we’re observing. Windows Vista SP1 data (below) also indicates that roughly 35% of systems boot in 30 seconds or less, 75% of systems boot in 50 seconds or less.

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From our perspective, too few systems consistently boot fast enough and we have to do much better. Obviously the systems that are greater than 60 seconds have something we need to dramatically improve—whether these are devices, networking, or software issues.

my xp machine boots up fairly fast, never timed it tho. its probably about the same amount of time for my mac if i think about it tho, but the mac is pretty slow so that could be the reason there. i'm down for 15 seconds tho

i'll save everyone the trouble and say microsoft sux! booo hiss

[Aaron]

Leopard boots pretty fast. Takes about 20-30 seconds on my older iMac.

[xtop]

i think most of the slowness on my mac is the lame hard drive. otherwise it'd kick my pc's butt. haven't messed with leopard yet tho

[quexos]

Slow down (if I may say so) let us not take this on simple face value and wait to see. From experience and when it comes to Microsoft, what is announced and what actually end up being are usually two different things. Booting time depends on many factors and with no final version out there yet I say seeing is believing so I'll see before I believe.

[AliceT]

I have vista ultimate on my laptop and it boots in probably about 20 seconds. I was kind of surprised.

[quexos]

Originally Posted by AliceT

I have vista ultimate on my laptop and it boots in probably about 20 seconds. I was kind of surprised.

With all the security processes in Vista, 20 seconds ? no way unless your laptop is connected to BigBlue

You probably have a dual core so you can begin working after 20 seconds while the security processes are still loading

[dialog_gvf]

What is "boot time"?

My XP takes 20-30 seconds to boot, and then 3-4 minutes to login to a usuable state as everything under the sun starts up and configures. That's with a fast processor and plenty of DRAM.

Gary

[Bluoholic]

Originally Posted by AliceT

I have vista ultimate on my laptop and it boots in probably about 20 seconds. I was kind of surprised.

What about the crap that loads on start-up?
I would love winblows to work on that part, 15 second boot or 20 doesn't really make a difference.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by quexos

Slow down (if I may say so) let us not take this on simple face value and wait to see. From experience and when it comes to Microsoft, what is announced and what actually end up being are usually two different things. Booting time depends on many factors and with no final version out there yet I say seeing is believing so I'll see before I believe.

which is why the thread title says "shooting for".

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

What is "boot time"?

My XP takes 20-30 seconds to boot, and then 3-4 minutes to login to a usuable state as everything under the sun starts up and configures. That's with a fast processor and plenty of DRAM.

Gary

In both Ed’s sample and our telemetry data, boot time is meant to reflect when a machine is ready and responsive for the user. It includes logging in to the system and getting to a usable desktop.

[Wingman1977]

Well, if they can do what they are saying, I'm all for it. I have a feeling though that the 15 have to be with certain hardware specs.