# Ruby start up on Windows slow!

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-start-up-on-windows-slow/126594>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 20, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-start-up-on-windows-slow/126594 "2008-01-20T02:29:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![visage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/90db22/32.png) [@visage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/visage)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-start-up-on-windows-slow/126594/1 "2008-01-20T02:29:50Z")

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I have looked back through the archives, but can’t find any solutions  
for  
the slow start-up of ruby on windows. I know Ron had some slowness  
problems  
a while ago, but it appears this is different. Basically, when ruby  
starts  
up, there is a pause of about 1-2 seconds.

I made a screencast of a couple commands. It isn’t deadly, or anything,  
but  
it sure it annoying to have to wait. Autotest is nice, but it still  
takes a  
second or two before the specs run.

Here’s the screencast:  
[http://screencast.com/t/JHffiqRWuWG](http://screencast.com/t/JHffiqRWuWG)

-Corey

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**Author:** ![visage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/90db22/32.png) [@visage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/visage)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-start-up-on-windows-slow/126594/2 "2008-01-21T03:01:39Z")

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ruby runs real slow on windows across the board.

cleanup your rubygems (gem cleanup)

and try to minimize the number of gems you have installed, or manually  
require rubygems only when you need it.

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**Author:** ![visage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/90db22/32.png) [@visage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/visage)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-start-up-on-windows-slow/126594/3 "2008-01-21T17:27:18Z")

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thanks! I’ll try cleaning up.