Damn Hell Bootup
I had plenty of time to mess around while my computer booted. 11 minutes. That's a typical boot up time for my laptop when at the office.
I blame two entities: Windows XP Pro and my damn hell corporate IT.
I used to justify slow boots on having a shock-resistant/slow hard disk. But when I replaced the operating system on my ancient laptop from Windows 2000 to Ubuntu, the change was enormous. That slow old machine boots up in less than 45 seconds, including the time to log in!
Windows XP Pro is bloatware, pure and simple.
My corporate IT is non-responsive and full of self-importance. The local guy here in my office is wonderful, but in the 2 years I have worked at this company, I have received one—ONE—reply to my requests for IT help from the office tasked with providing it. The local guy doesn't even work for my company, but for a sister OpCo.
So, many mornings I unplug the laptop from the net and boot as if I am roaming. That speeds the boot to about five minutes. A huge savings in time, but still nowhere near the 45 seconds for my old laptop, and similar for the desktop I also installed Ubuntu on.
Seriously, except for not having some programs, it is a pleasure to shut this OS off and go home to an actually nimble computer. No matter that the processors run half the speed, they act twice as fast.
Damn Hell Bootup
I had plenty of time to mess around while my computer booted. 11 minutes. That's a typical boot up time for my laptop when at the office.
I blame two entities: Windows XP Pro and my damn hell corporate IT.
I used to justify slow boots on having a shock-resistant/slow hard disk. But when I replaced the operating system on my ancient laptop from Windows 2000 to Ubuntu, the change was enormous. That slow old machine boots up in less than 45 seconds, including the time to log in!
Windows XP Pro is bloatware, pure and simple.
My corporate IT is non-responsive and full of self-importance. The local guy here in my office is wonderful, but in the 2 years I have worked at this company, I have received one—ONE—reply to my requests for IT help from the office tasked with providing it. The local guy doesn't even work for my company, but for a sister OpCo.
So, many mornings I unplug the laptop from the net and boot as if I am roaming. That speeds the boot to about five minutes. A huge savings in time, but still nowhere near the 45 seconds for my old laptop, and similar for the desktop I also installed Ubuntu on.
Seriously, except for not having some programs, it is a pleasure to shut this OS off and go home to an actually nimble computer. No matter that the processors run half the speed, they act twice as fast.