Colin
08-10-04, 02:19 PM
Having the OS prefetch data is great but if your system is a bit old it can actually slow down the system! I know on my dad's old P3 disabling the feature boosts WindowsXP performance nicely. To disable prefetching first load up regedit (Start -> Run then type regedit and press the ok button) and follow this path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet -> Control -> Session Manager -> Memory management -> PrefetchParameters and find the EnablePrefetcher binary value. >From there change its value to 0 then save and reboot.
Once that's done Windows will no longer prefetch data before you use it, it should make everyday computing faster but applications might take a bit longer to load. If you find that performance is worse than before simply change the EnablePrefetcher binary value back to 3.
Once that's done Windows will no longer prefetch data before you use it, it should make everyday computing faster but applications might take a bit longer to load. If you find that performance is worse than before simply change the EnablePrefetcher binary value back to 3.