Information processing apparatus enabling high-speed start-up, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor

Abstract

An information processing apparatus that can execute a start-up process properly, even when electric power is cut off without performing a normal power turn-OFF process. A first storage unit stores a program. A second storage unit continues holding information even when a power supply stops. A third storage unit stores information showing a power-OFF-timing state of the information processing apparatus. A control unit determines whether the information showing the power-OFF-timing state obtained from the third storage unit needs read-out of a program at a power ON timing of the information processing apparatus, performs a start-up process after reading and developing the program from the first storage unit to the second storage unit when the read-out of the program is needed, and performs the start-up process without reading and developing the program from the first storage unit to the second storage unit when the read-out of the program is not needed.