Re: Prefetch

In news:xERDe.9019$je2.850043@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
John Corbett <jcorbett@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
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"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."

Sherlock Holmes


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