Improving boot and shutdown times on a superfast laptop

Vista Business, Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz with 4GB RAM plus 4GB
ReadyBoost. It's the Sony SZ with the hybrid (flash plus
spindle) drive, and apparently Vista has learned a lot
about how I use the system. This installation is rock
solid and has my confidence - I have yet to see a crash.

Speedy ON-OFF is important to me as this unit goes back
and forth to the office and is a desktop replacement at
each end, and it travels a lot to other offices as well.

After some experimenting, it will reliably SLEEP in 6-7
seconds, and AWAKEN in 4-5 seconds. SHUTDOWN takes
longer at 20 seconds, and BOOT is a problem at well over
a minute.

What can I do to improve BOOT time?

"Lon" <> wrote in message
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> Vista Business, Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz with 4GB RAM plus 4GB ReadyBoost. It's
> the Sony SZ with the hybrid (flash plus spindle) drive, and apparently
> Vista has learned a lot about how I use the system. This installation is
> rock solid and has my confidence - I have yet to see a crash.
>
> Speedy ON-OFF is important to me as this unit goes back and forth to the
> office and is a desktop replacement at each end, and it travels a lot to
> other offices as well.
>
> After some experimenting, it will reliably SLEEP in 6-7 seconds, and
> AWAKEN in 4-5 seconds. SHUTDOWN takes longer at 20 seconds, and BOOT is a
> problem at well over a minute.
>
> What can I do to improve BOOT time?

If Vista boots in 60-90 seconds, I think that is the best you can do, unless
you have preinstalled crapware that can be removed.