windows prefetch folder

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The Prefetch folder contains information regarding the optimal disk layout
of program files so they launch quicker. You may delete all those files,
but XP will rebuild that folder so that your computer runs as efficiently
as possible. After deleting the prefetch files, your computer's performance
will suffer slightly until the prefetch folder is rebuilt. It takes approximately
three computer reboots to properly rebuild the prefetch folder contents.

Windows XP's Built-In Optimization
http://www.extremetech.com/article [...] 277,00.asp

Windows XP Prefetch Clean And Control 1.2.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2495

Benchmarking on Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/syst [...] hmark.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/se [...] fault.aspx

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"Ron" wrote:

| read on MS site to delete the .pf files in the windows prefetch folder when
| cleaning up. windows will re populate the folder.
| Any one know about the layout.ini file in there??

| Ron

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

thanks I took out all but the layout and everything's fine.
again thanks for the help.
Ron

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"Ron" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> read on MS site to delete the .pf files in the windows prefetch folder
> when cleaning up. windows will re populate the folder.
> Any one know about the layout.ini file in there??
> Ron
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> ____
> You know you're obsessed with computer graphics when you're outside and
> you look up at the trees and think, "Wow! That's spectacular resolution!"
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>