Win Tip: Faster Startup:

Eliminate programs from the startup process. Programs put icons directly into the startup folder. So that they automatically launch every time Windows boots. Try moving these icons to a NoStartup folder that you can make. Sometimes you can even do it by right-clicking on the icon in the system tray. Make them stop loading. Launch Start/Run and type in MSConfig. Click the startup tab and you'll see a checkbox list of all the applications that start with Windows. Uncheck the box next to the program you don't want to start.

Stop Windows from checks for a floppy every time it boots. Open up System in the Control Panel. Click on the Performance tab, then the File System button, then Floppy Disk. Uncheck the box next to "Search for new floppy disk drives each time your computer starts." Stop memory count on boot up will save you time. Go to your BIOS and uncheck this feature. Setting your system to boot from the C drive first will save you boot time. That way your system doesn't check for a bootable floppy or CD-ROM. Try turning on "quick start," or "quick boot," look for it in your BIOS setting and turn it on.