Press the F8 key
You can improve your booting time of windows xp just by using startup manager.
Startup of the Computer.
sucessful startup of the computer system is called booting. It requires different files for booting like config.exe,etc.
turning on the computer, starting the computer, startup, or booting up the computer
By booting the system in safe mode, going to My Computer Properties and selecting the advanced tab and changing the Startup and Recovery settings to change the way Windows responds to a STOP error during startup so you can see the STOP error screen to get the information on what is causing the problem.disable automatic restart on system failure.
The three types of booting are cold booting, warm booting, and network booting. Cold booting involves starting a computer from a powered-off state, while warm booting refers to restarting the computer without turning off the power. Network booting allows a computer to boot from an operating system stored on a network server rather than a local hard drive. Each type serves different purposes in system startup and recovery.
To select which partition the Mac boots from hold down the Option key (alt) when you start up. In System Preferences select Startup Disk and then select the system you want to set as the default startup.
The Windows Boot Manager will appear if you press and hold the Shift key while booting up your computer. This action prompts the system to display the advanced startup options menu, allowing you to troubleshoot, reset, or access recovery tools. Alternatively, you can also access it by repeatedly pressing the F8 key or using a bootable USB drive with Windows installation media.
operating system startup error
start the windows in safe mode.. to do this press f8 while booting and choose the safe mode option from the menu.. now click on start -> run type "msconfig" there you will find the autoexec option.. check for any entry starting "shutdown", if so then delete the entry.. restart computer..
If you select the start button and go to all programs; there should be a folder named startup. When ever a folder or program is applied to this location it starts during the booting sequence. That folder can be removed from startup and thus will not open during start up. It is what is called a hot key command under the windows registry.
Windows startup programs are used for convenience. For example, it would save time for certain programs to pop up at computer startup rather than one to find the program and launch it manually.