To speed up (which is debated if you research this) your boot process just follow these simple steps.

1) Start the System Configuration Utility – Start -> Run -> msconfig

2) Select the Boot.ini tab

3) Press the Advanced Options button

Boot Ini Advanced

4) In the Advanced Dialog: 1)  increase the /numproc to match the processors in your system (depending on where it is in the boot sequence this could refer to both physical and logical processors) and 2) increase the /maxmem (maximum memory you would allow to be used at startup).

Advanced Settings

5) Reboot your system

Post a comment on your results.  My boot process was pretty fast to begin with so any change was hard to notice.