I found out that using the hibernate function instead of shutdown makes the Win7 system start up and close down much faster. What is more important is that there is no more nervebreaking harddisk ouverture during the first minutes after startup. You can set the power switch to use hybernate and be started up and running in 20 seconds. The power can be turned off completely without problem.

This is not new to W7 it is also available in XP and Vista.

nervebreaking harddisk ouverture? ? ?

nervebreaking harddisk ouverture? ? ?

After startup, my win7 does a harddisk dance for about 5 - 10 minutes (preloading things and maybe checking things), XP is quiet after startup, so with hibernate win7 it is quiet right away.

After startup, my win7 does a harddisk dance for about 5 - 10 minutes (preloading things and maybe checking things)

5-10 minutes?

Sounds to me like 'superfetch' is working overtime. Better check your startup programs, disable the ones you don't need...

After startup, my win7 does a harddisk dance for about 5 - 10 minutes (preloading things and maybe checking things)

5-10 minutes?

Sounds to me like 'superfetch' is working overtime. Better check your startup programs, disable the ones you don't need...

More ram will help also.

nervebreaking harddisk ouverture? ? ?

After startup, my win7 does a harddisk dance for about 5 - 10 minutes (preloading things and maybe checking things), XP is quiet after startup, so with hibernate win7 it is quiet right away.

Who is the father of that dog LOL?

After startup, my win7 does a harddisk dance for about 5 - 10 minutes (preloading things and maybe checking things)

Something really wrong with that timing. I have Win7 on my MSI Wind Netbook. From BIOS complete to password prompt - 13 seconds, after entering password 30 seconds and full bootup complete. 20 seconds for complete shutdown (not standby/hibernate).

//edit - the Wind uses a standard 5400 rpm hard drive, not SSD.

That also exists in WinXP (most probably in Vista) and is a good thing.

But from time to time Windows should be shut down and start new. If it is in use for a long time it may act strange.

Better check your startup programs, disable the ones you don't need...

Indeed the most common issue, use an application like CCleaner to sort out the starup apps and clean the junk out of your PC/notebook

Who is the father of that dog LOL?

You don´t look so pretty either garyh!

I didn't say the dog didn't look pretty, just looks like someone I know.

I didn't say the dog didn't look pretty, just looks like someone I know.

Dog? What dog, I hate it when people think i look like a dog...