Re: What is the Prefetch folder for?

JS wrote:
If you want to dig deeper:
Try Autoruns from the MS Windows SysInternals site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx

Thanks. This helped me find the culprit.




AutoRuns will show/list all apps/etc. that load/run when you first boot (Boot Execute tab),
when you logon (Logon tab) and other programs that load (grouped by labeled tabs) for easy viewing.

It also provides the ability to selectively allows you to stop (use with care) any program that you don't want to load. You can undo any changes you have made.

Note: To get additional details on an item in the list you may need to highlight the item (right click) and use the 'Search Online' option to get the details, especially useful for the more obscure items in the list.

JS

"Ken L." <litwakfamily@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:I8_Bi.455$sf1.271@xxxxxxxxxxx
I'm wondering what the prefetch folder in Windows is for. I have a program that came from my DSL provider (Verizon) that runs when the computer boots. The program fails each time. The tech support in-duh-vidual (to borrow from Dilbert) was no help at all. I removed the Verizon component from Startup but this thing still runs. I'm wondering if the Prefech entry can be removed to stop this. It's only a program to get updates for Verizon. It never works anyway, so I don't need it to run but I can't figure out how to stop it running when the computer starts up. My DSL is fine. It clearly doesn't need this program to run. Thanks.

Ken


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