How to get Mac to startup faster?

[Jerry®]

I only have 3 "startup at login" items - and besides limiting those - are there any little things one can do to make his/her Mac startup faster? I'm not sure why mine is so slow - perhaps it's time for a wipe and reinstall?

thanks
Jerry®

[jdc]

never shut it down?

been at least a month for mine...

[MGS_forgot_password]

If you are talking about the MB Pro described in your sig, you could always upgrade to a 7200 rpm hard drive.

[Jerry®]

I usually leave it on. But since my logic board issues, lately I've been having to do hard restarts because of freezes and I have no patience. lol

Then once it seems everything is loaded, it takes almost 10 bounces for (for example) Safari to open.

I'm just frustrated...my computer is breaking down and I didn't buy Applecare.....*sigh*

Jerry

[JEBB]

Check how many Login items you have: System Preferences>Accounts. Maybe you can eliminate some. Also clear off your Desktop.

[RAMd®d]

He said he had only three.

Unless one of them is AOL or CS3 or the like, three should be a problem at all.

But with logic board problems and hard shutdowns, there may be a directory problem.

I'd run DiskWarrior. And at the very least, I'd to a Safe Boot (hold the Shift key while starting up) then reboot.

[Buzz]

finely chopped habanero peppers should get it started pretty quick...

be sure to wear rubber gloves during installation, and don't rub your eyes.

[wolfcry911]

I bet that Spotlight is indexing when you're waiting for Safari to open just after restart.

[Acer]

Go cold boot Windows. You'll feel better in no time.

[anonymouse1]

More data, please:

How full is the HD?