Is your system taking longer to boot than you’d like? Want to find out how long it’s actually taking or if there are hidden boot problems? Vista already has all the answers you need, they’re just hidden.

Ed Bott has a helpful article on using Vista’s event viewer and built-in diagnostics to track down problems and crunch your boot time numbers.

You may also want to read his article Five secrets to faster Vista starts.

When you’re ready to fix the problem, there’s no better tool than SysInternal’s Autoruns.

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