WIndows Prefetch

[andre9540]

I recently follow a tip to remove unwanted program data for startup in C:/windows/prefetch. The article told me just to delete the entire contents of the folder. yet as of one week or so none of the startup data of the programs now returned and the startup time has increased.

 

[NotBold_Fortune]

andre, it's pretty much unnecessary to empty the prefetch folder. It is designed to refresh its entries over a period of time. I can't imaginne your startup time improving, as the prefetch cache improves startup performance.

Try running BootVis, or disable unnecessary services, and startup items in msconfig if you're looking to speed up your start time.

 

[Qumahlin]

Had you used any other tweaks to disable or change the prefetch? as you use programs the data should come back..is layout.ini there at all

sometimes it takes windows up to 3 days before it does an optimization and recreated the layout and such.

 

[andre9540]

Thanks

Well thanks for the info yet i got that tip from this site, well thanks anyway

 

[andre9540]

shoot

should there be an layout.ini in there??