Customer research shows a frequently requested feature that users want from their PCs is fast system startup, whether from cold boot or when resuming from standby or hibernation. The Windows development team at Microsoft has taken bold steps in making fast startup PCs a reality with the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.
The design goals for Windows XP on a typical consumer PC are: ? Boot to a useable state in a total of 30 seconds ? Resume from Hibernate (S4) in a total of 20 seconds ? Resume from Standby (S3) in a total of 5 seconds BootVis.exe tool is a performance trace visualization tool for use with Windows XP systems. The current version of BootVis addresses the following known issues: ? Resolves a compatibility issue when running on Intel Pentium 4 processors with Hyper-Threading Technology enabled. Note: In order to correct a problem with Bootvis tracing on systems with Hyper-Threading Technology, a kernel hot fix is required. Refer to Knowledge Base article Q821581 for more details and to obtain the fix. Not available yet. ? Resolves a compatibility issue when using third-party IDE drivers. Download
The design goals for Windows XP on a typical consumer PC are: ? Boot to a useable state in a total of 30 seconds ? Resume from Hibernate (S4) in a total of 20 seconds ? Resume from Standby (S3) in a total of 5 seconds BootVis.exe tool is a performance trace visualization tool for use with Windows XP systems. The current version of BootVis addresses the following known issues: ? Resolves a compatibility issue when running on Intel Pentium 4 processors with Hyper-Threading Technology enabled. Note: In order to correct a problem with Bootvis tracing on systems with Hyper-Threading Technology, a kernel hot fix is required. Refer to Knowledge Base article Q821581 for more details and to obtain the fix. Not available yet. ? Resolves a compatibility issue when using third-party IDE drivers. Download
