Re: Prefetch?

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM_at_asu.edu)
Date: 05/10/03 

Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 10:30:15 -0700

Well, notice the Jerald's tip does not actually recommend doing this,
only that if one is short of resources it can be done.
If one does that one looses the benefits of quicker desktop delivery
on boot and common application startup, but one saves some CPU
and disk space.
Simply deleting the content is not going to gain anything. 

-- 
Roger 
"Kevin Weilbacher" <kweilbac@gte.net> wrote in message news:ufldVXvFDHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Roger,  you probably are correct.  I was operating from what I read at JSI:
> http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBL/tip5800/rh5826.htm
> 
> However, on further searching (via Google) I did find this very informative
> link suggesting that the Prefetch directory be left alone:
> http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000024.html
> 
> Once again, it pays to ask the question first!
> Thanks,
> kw
> 
> "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> wrote in message
> news:OR6ivDrFDHA.1932@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I never have, and have not noticed mention of issues
> with it that would make one want to do this.
> 
> -- 
> Roger
> 
> "Kevin Weilbacher" <kweilbac@gte.net> wrote in message
> news:eC1cAFoFDHA.3692@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I read somewhere to blow away the contents of the prefetch directory once
> a
> > month.  Is that a good or bad idea?
> > -kw
> >
> > "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> wrote in message
> > news:ebyuRimFDHA.432@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > In brief, the OS analyzes app loading patterns and
> > caches into prefetch a selective set to boost time-to-
> > login on boot and frequent app load time.
> >
> > -- 
> > Roger
> >
> > "Nathalia Mota" <nathalia_mota@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:04a901c3165d$6df5a2d0$2f01280a@phx.gbl...
> > > What does this do?
> > > C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch
> >
> >
> 
>

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