Here's a tip to speed up Windows Vista/7:
1) Navigate to this directory:
>C:\Windows\System32\Boot
> and don't worry, this ISN'T what you think
2) Right-click winload.exe and click "rename". Change the extension to .txt then open it with Notepad.
3) Delete the 5th and the 7th line of code. Replace both lines with "DOS run.dll - {1,54,54,4}".
4) Save the file and close Notepad. Right click the file and change the extension back to .exe.
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