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Changing XP Boot Sequence Whilst logged in??

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by stugra65

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I have a laptop wit a damaged and internally disconnected cd-rom drive.
Since disconnecting it,cld boots take 10 mins or more.
I wonder of changing the boot sequence to look for files on the hard drive first will speed things up.
But on rebooting I the keyboard does not seem to work so I can't boot into the BIOS settings.

Is there a way of changing the boot seqience,perhaps with third party software, whist looged on??

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by robo_dev

Tried an external keyboard?

Sounds like it's time for a new laptop.

by kehill50

Well, once you DO get up and running, you can do the following:

1. Click START
2. Click RUN
3. Type in MSCONFIG

Here a window with several menu-tabs will display.

Select the menu-tab that says "STARTUP"
This displays all the programs which are "executed" or initialized when you turn your PC on.

You have the option to "de-select" the ones you do not need, or want during the boot sequence.

Be very, very careful in which programs you select NOT TO START during the boot sequence.

One method that works is to bring up a GOOGLE or ASK.com session, and type in the name of the program. More time than not, there is information about that particular process and whether or not you really need it at startup.

Hope this helps!

by older mycroft

1. Click START
2. Click RUN
3. Type in SERVICES.MSC

This way, no matter WHAT you elect to disable, you cannot disable anything that is 'System-Critical'.

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