Administrator DKT27 Posted October 8, 2009 Administrator Share Posted October 8, 2009 Study: Windows 7 doesn't boot fasterAlthough 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." The results are also fairly similar to what CNET found in its testing of the operating system. A Microsoft representative was not immediately able to comment on Iolo's findings.Iolo plans to release more details on its findings and methodology next week. Although it remains to be seen just how it reached its conclusion, the report is clearly not good news for an operating system whose primary selling point is doing the basics better than past versions of Windows.I will say that for my part, I have been using Windows 7 for months now and find myself rarely doing a full reboot and instead going in and out of sleep for days at a time--a process that moves particularly quickly.As is often the case with Windows, Iolo found that things only get worse over time. It found that a three-month-old machine can take up to a minute longer to boot, or 2 minutes and 34 seconds. Windows 7 did outperform Vista at the three-month and six-month marks, Iolo said, but it generally "trailed the older version significantly" in its boot-up tests.I plan to follow up on this on Monday, when more details about Iolo's conclusions--and how they were reached--become available.Updated at 7:20 p.m. PDT: On the plus side, Wall Street Journal reviewer Walt Mossberg is out with his review of Windows 7 and gives it high marks, saying Microsoft now gives Apple a run for its money. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Well thats too bad for them I say. Win7 boots usable under 1 min here, Vista took 3 mins so I don't know what they based their tests on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpua Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 7 boots up and shuts down a lot faster for me than Vista did, on the same rig with the even more apps installed than I had on Vista.I think a lot depends on the user's particular hardware. The more powerful the machine, the less difference between the speed of the two OS's one is likely to see, imo.W7 is so much better than previous versions of Windows in so many ways, I find these petty comparisons pretty lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted October 8, 2009 Well I cannot comment on it as I haven't used 7 yet. But as far as user reviews are concerned Windows 7 is the best. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SokraT Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 now there's two conflicting topics about 7 on the homepage.one saying win7 boot in 10 seconds and the other is here.it's the hardware that makes the difference between posts.but for me,i've switched to Linux -_- .although i'm dual booting it with Vista now,i think i'll dual boot it with Windows 7 when it's out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 now there's two conflicting topics about 7 on the homepage.one saying win7 boot in 10 seconds and the other is here.it's the hardware that makes the difference between posts.but for me,i've switched to Linux -_- .although i'm dual booting it with Vista now,i think i'll dual boot it with Windows 7 when it's out.That 10 second is mainly due to the using of new Phoenix Bios, Windows 7 is tweak to bare bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffjason Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 My windows 7 boots quicker than windows vista by far. Even first boot was quicker but its especially obvious after a bit of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 These people should really learn on how to perform a valid research... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 9, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted October 9, 2009 I feel that these both researches, Phoenix and this one, are baseless. All we want to know is how much fast does it boot at normal, by a normal PC, used by a normal user. And normal user's reviews specify it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted October 9, 2009 Administrator Share Posted October 9, 2009 Systems experts with stop watches have poured cold water on Microsoft's claims that its Windows 7 operating system boots up faster than Vista. Redmond has been marketing Windows 7 on the claim that it can boot up quicker than Vista. However, Iolo Technologies, which sells PC tune-up software called System Mechanic, said that Windows 7 takes one minute and 34 seconds to become usable, whereas Vista takes only one minute and six seconds. Iolo explained that most measurements were based on the time it took the desktop to appear. In Windows 7 this is much faster and can be about 40 seconds, but Windows 7 is not actually completely usable at that point. The company decided to trip its stop watches on the time it takes Windows 7 to become fully usable "with CPU cycles no longer significantly high and a true idle state achieved". Windows gets slower and slower as time goes on, Iolo added. The firm found that a three-month old machine can take up to a minute longer to boot, or two minutes and 34 seconds. Windows 7 did outperform Vista at the three-month and six-month marks. But it "trailed the older version significantly" in its earlier boot-up tests. Iolo plans to release more details on its findings and methodology next week. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HATE9X Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 they just wanna advertise their software, screw 'em.. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 "Windows gets slower and slower as time goes on, Iolo added. The firm found that a three-month old machine can take up to a minute longer to boot, or two minutes and 34 seconds."I will be keeping my eye on it, because I'm a bit over a month a 7 user. And I haven't noticed any huge changes in the boot-up time. I can't see my my machine booting a minute longer after another 2 months (or maybe I misunderstood that sentence). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 9, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted October 9, 2009 I feel that the best way to keep your bootin time as fast as possible is to not install or store anythin in your main OS drive. And the other is to defrag it every month, or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 @DKT27:It's better if you defrag the HD every week :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 9, 2009 Author Administrator Share Posted October 9, 2009 Yup. But it also depends how lazy are you(I mean I). :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 "Windows gets slower and slower as time goes on, Iolo added. The firm found that a three-month old machine can take up to a minute longer to boot, or two minutes and 34 seconds."I will be keeping my eye on it, because I'm a bit over a month a 7 user. And I haven't noticed any huge changes in the boot-up time. I can't see my my machine booting a minute longer after another 2 months (or maybe I misunderstood that sentence).No worry, I have been using 7 for more than 3 months, it's as fast as before if not faster.(with tweak and maintenance, of course).It took my Quad core 30 second to show Desktop instead of 40 before.And I had installed many programs.It took my Pentium 4 40 seconds to show Desktop instead of 55 before.Maintenance...maintenance is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jota.Ce Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 I don't think that "showing desktop" is useful if you can't make anything else until all is loaded.Iolo might be in the right direction, pointing that people should measure how much time is needed to get you CPU at idle state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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