Re: Prefetch

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

Thanks for the detail anyway.

John

"Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23dRRFVijFHA.3972@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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
> --
>
> "But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
> without them."
>
> Sherlock Holmes
>


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