Speed Up Boot time in Windows XP

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This tool Windows XP Prefetch Clean And Control is used for flushing the Prefetch log and controlling the Prefetch Parameters in XP.

What Is Prefetch?? -

Taken From Microsoft Website -
"Windows XP monitors the files that are used when the computer starts and when you start applications. By monitoring these files, Windows XP can prefetch them. Prefetching data is the process whereby data that is expected to be requested is read ahead into the cache. Prefetching boot files and applications decreases the time needed to start Windows XP and start applications."

This information is logged and stored on your hard drive taking up space and requiring a process to be kept running monitoring which applications are being run. This has a performance impact on your PC. Disabling the Prefetch function or at least only enabling it for the Boot Files will allow you to free up some system resources and preserve some disk space.

Freeware. Get it from here

 

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'Might also be useful to check the detailed Windows XP Tweaks & Optimisation article just published at www.arstechnica.com.

-- if XP's yur flavur, that is.

 

[crofts9]

can anyone help i've tried reformatting a system running xp but not had any joy.i'm running m.e. os which is straight foeward but i cant get my head round xp any info would be great thanx

 

[zen]

could you be more precise in what you've done /trying to do ?

It helps us find a solution.

 

[Nunyobiznes]

You can re-format the HDD through the XP setup. Just delete all existing partitions if doing a clean install or just choose choose NTFS quick format. Should work.

 

[crofts9]

thanx i'll give it a go much appreciated thanx again