Prefetch

[Guest]

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I recently read that one can delete all entries in the Prefetch folder to
improve general performance. Is this correct? Other than app launch
delays, is there a downside of deleting all entries.

John
jcorbett@sympatico.ca

 

[galen]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

In news:xERDe.9019$je2.850043@news20.bellglobal.com,
John Corbett <jcorbett@sympatico.ca> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I recently read that one can delete all entries in the Prefetch
> folder to improve general performance. Is this correct? Other than
> app launch delays, is there a downside of deleting all entries.
>
> John
> <snipped to save you some spam>

No. It's not true. Application launching is faster with the prefetch though
I do delete mine every few months or so to kill items that aren't in use any
longer. It will save you some space I suppose. I can't see there being a
reason to delete it often nor to disable it. I put it on a different disk (a
whole separate HDD) and let Windows manage it. By the way, what has this got
to do with Windows Messenger? Anyhow, no, I'd not delete it.

Galen
--

"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[Guest]

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"... Windows Messenger?" Oops, sorry. I stopped reading at "windowsxp".

Thanks for the detail anyway.

John

"Galen" <galennews@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In news:xERDe.9019$je2.850043@news20.bellglobal.com,
> John Corbett <jcorbett@sympatico.ca> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
>> I recently read that one can delete all entries in the Prefetch
>> folder to improve general performance. Is this correct? Other than
>> app launch delays, is there a downside of deleting all entries.
>>
>> John
>> <snipped to save you some spam>
>
> No. It's not true. Application launching is faster with the prefetch
> though I do delete mine every few months or so to kill items that aren't
> in use any longer. It will save you some space I suppose. I can't see
> there being a reason to delete it often nor to disable it. I put it on a
> different disk (a whole separate HDD) and let Windows manage it. By the
> way, what has this got to do with Windows Messenger? Anyhow, no, I'd not
> delete it.
>
> Galen
> --
>
> "But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
> without them."
>
> Sherlock Holmes
>

 

[galen]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

In news:7nSDe.9043$je2.854759@news20.bellglobal.com,
John Corbett <jcorbett@sympatico.ca> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> "... Windows Messenger?" Oops, sorry. I stopped reading at
> "windowsxp".
> Thanks for the detail anyway.
>
> John

No worries, I'm not too topic-specific anyhow but other people complain so I
tend to remind people nicely before the mean people come and rant about it.
<g>

Galen
--

"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."

Sherlock Holmes