Any truth to this ? Its about the perfetch

C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

Windows XP's Built-In Optimization
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1149277,00.asp

Windows XP Performance
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/evaluate/xpperf.mspx

Benchmarking on Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/benchmark.mspx

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| Hi ... I'm curious if there is any truth to this statement that I read from
| this forum site ? Its about the perfetch folder , that you shouldn't delete
| the layout file
|
| http://www.besttechie.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4404
|
| ..
 
W

Wesley Vogel

It takes at least three reboots to rebuild Prefetch.

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks will rebuild the
%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini file.

If for some reason layout.ini (%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini) does not get
recreated after three boots, try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK
Type or paste the following line:

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Hit Enter and let it run.

The layout.ini should be rebuilt.

Normally you do not want to delete the layout.ini.

I have disabled prefetching and my layout.ini has just two lines:

[OptimalLayoutFile]
Version=1

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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W

Wesley Vogel

I just dragged my two line, 66 bytes layout.ini from %windir%\Prefetch to
the Desktop.

I started the Task Scheduler service that I had disabled.

I ran Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks from a command prompt.

It ran for about five minutes.

A new layout.ini was recreated in %windir%\Prefetch. Along with a few *.pf
files.

The new layout.ini has 1252 lines and is 150 KB.

I disabled the Task Scheduler service and everything in %windir%\Prefetch.

I dragged my two line, 66 bytes layout.ini from the Desktop back to
%windir%\Prefetch.

Prefetch is now turned OFF for me again.

I got tired of seeing this kind of crap in the layout.ini:
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\8YAN7HBW\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\OPQRSTUV\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\UYIVTZLA\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\ZAVYS14E\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\9FAPNFT1\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\B13UXOWI\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XIB91R22\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XMBH2EHU\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XMBH2EHU\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\9FAPNFT1\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XIB91R22\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\B13UXOWI\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\8YAN7HBW\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\ZAVYS14E\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\UYIVTZLA\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\OPQRSTUV\DESKTOP.INI

How many times does this deleted crap need to come back and haunt a person?


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Wesley Vogel said:
It takes at least three reboots to rebuild Prefetch.

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks will rebuild the
%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini file.

If for some reason layout.ini (%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini) does not get
recreated after three boots, try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK
Type or paste the following line:

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Hit Enter and let it run.

The layout.ini should be rebuilt.

Normally you do not want to delete the layout.ini.

I have disabled prefetching and my layout.ini has just two lines:

[OptimalLayoutFile]
Version=1

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
RoadRunner said:
Hi ... I'm curious if there is any truth to this statement that I read
from this forum site ? Its about the perfetch folder , that you shouldn't
delete the layout file

http://www.besttechie.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4404

..
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
T

Touch Base

I run my system; XP Pro SP2 with no prefetch and no layout.ini file with no ill effects. YMMV

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Post back here on the result- good or bad


| Hi ... I'm curious if there is any truth to this statement that I read from
| this forum site ? Its about the perfetch folder , that you shouldn't delete
| the layout file
|
| http://www.besttechie.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4404
|
| ..
|
|
|
 
V

Vic

Hmmm, prefetch got me curious, went to the folder and it is completely empty! Went to the Help and Support section (start button)
and looked-up 'prefetch'; it returned ZERO hits. OK.

Would someone please tell me how to turn prefetch on and off (BTW, I've rebooted about a dozen times and there are still no files
there, hidden files are viewable)?

Thanks,
Vic
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W

Wesley Vogel

If no files in %windir%\Prefetch or C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch.

Do you have some sort of a utility like Windows XP Prefetch Clean And
Control, Download Cleanup, Clean Prefetch.bat, Security CD Scanning Script
v1.01 or TuneXP that cleans out the Prefetch folder?

Are these services set to Automatic and running?
System Event Notification
Task Scheduler

Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click System Event Notification |
Under Startup type make sure it's set to Automatic | Click Apply |
Click the Start button | When it starts click OK

Scroll down to and double click Task Scheduler |
Under Startup type make sure it's set to Automatic | Click Apply |
Click the Start button | When it starts click OK

Close Services.

Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management\PrefetchParameters

Look for EnablePrefetcher in the right pane, if the value is not 3,
Double click EnablePrefetcher and change the value to 3.

Exit regedit

This will take effect on next reboot.
It will take three boots to rebuild the Prefetch file.

If for some reason layout.ini {C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\layout.ini} does not get
recreated after three boots, try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Clcik OK |

Type or paste this in:

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Hit Enter and let it run.

The layout.ini should be rebuilt.

Open regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
In the right hand pane, OptimizeComplete does it say Yes?

If not...
Set the LcnStartLocation to 0 (zero) and the LcnEndLocation to 0 (zero)

Run
rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
again.

Or run defrag c: -boot if Windows is on the C: drive.

You can force a boot optimization by doing the following:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste this in:

defrag c: -boot

Hit Enter

This time running defrag may take longer.

Again open regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
OptimizeComplete Yes?
LcnStartLocation
LcnEndLocation

Have the values changed from 0?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Vic

Thanks for your detailed response Wesley! It helped me narrow down a solution.
I replied within.


Wesley Vogel said:
If no files in %windir%\Prefetch or C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch.

Do you have some sort of a utility like Windows XP Prefetch Clean And
Control, Download Cleanup, Clean Prefetch.bat, Security CD Scanning Script
v1.01 or TuneXP that cleans out the Prefetch folder?
Click to expand...


I have in fact used TuneXP

Are these services set to Automatic and running?
System Event Notification
Task Scheduler
Click to expand...


Task Scheduler will not run, keeps coming up with error 87, incorrect start parameter. As I ran through your post the horror of what
may have been my mistake has come to mind. Using a registry cleaner may have removed entries thus causing this problem. I've looked
and looked for a backup to restore but to no avail. No restore points go back far enough. It should not be a big thing though as I
Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click System Event Notification |
Under Startup type make sure it's set to Automatic | Click Apply |
Click the Start button | When it starts click OK

Scroll down to and double click Task Scheduler |
Under Startup type make sure it's set to Automatic | Click Apply |
Click the Start button | When it starts click OK

Close Services.

Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management\PrefetchParameters

Look for EnablePrefetcher in the right pane, if the value is not 3,
Double click EnablePrefetcher and change the value to 3.
Click to expand...

registry entries RE prefetcher look OK
Exit regedit

This will take effect on next reboot.
It will take three boots to rebuild the Prefetch file.

If for some reason layout.ini {C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\layout.ini} does not get
recreated after three boots, try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Clcik OK |

Type or paste this in:

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
Click to expand...


tried this. nothing happens (probably because task scheduler will NOT start)

Hit Enter and let it run.

The layout.ini should be rebuilt.

Open regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
In the right hand pane, OptimizeComplete does it say Yes?

If not...
Set the LcnStartLocation to 0 (zero) and the LcnEndLocation to 0 (zero)

Run
rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
again.

Or run defrag c: -boot if Windows is on the C: drive.

You can force a boot optimization by doing the following:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type or paste this in:

defrag c: -boot

Hit Enter
Click to expand...


believe it of not, this will not work either. I can defrag starting the GUI for defrag though

This time running defrag may take longer.

Again open regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
OptimizeComplete Yes?
LcnStartLocation
LcnEndLocation

Have the values changed from 0?
Click to expand...


registry says OptimizeComplete NO
also says OptimizeError MISSING REGISTRY ENTRIES (- bingo -)

Well, unless you have a rabbit you can pull out of your hat it looks like I may have to reinstall and avoid RegHealer.

Thanks again, you have been very helpful!
Vic
 
R

RoadRunner

Hi ... Thanks for the tips and links :)


Wesley Vogel said:
I just dragged my two line, 66 bytes layout.ini from %windir%\Prefetch to
the Desktop.

I started the Task Scheduler service that I had disabled.

I ran Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks from a command prompt.

It ran for about five minutes.

A new layout.ini was recreated in %windir%\Prefetch. Along with a few
*.pf
files.

The new layout.ini has 1252 lines and is 150 KB.

I disabled the Task Scheduler service and everything in %windir%\Prefetch.

I dragged my two line, 66 bytes layout.ini from the Desktop back to
%windir%\Prefetch.

Prefetch is now turned OFF for me again.

I got tired of seeing this kind of crap in the layout.ini:
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\8YAN7HBW\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\OPQRSTUV\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\UYIVTZLA\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\ZAVYS14E\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\9FAPNFT1\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\B13UXOWI\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XIB91R22\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XMBH2EHU\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XMBH2EHU\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\9FAPNFT1\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XIB91R22\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\B13UXOWI\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\8YAN7HBW\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\ZAVYS14E\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\UYIVTZLA\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\OPQRSTUV\DESKTOP.INI

How many times does this deleted crap need to come back and haunt a
person?


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Wesley Vogel said:
It takes at least three reboots to rebuild Prefetch.

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks will rebuild the
%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini file.

If for some reason layout.ini (%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini) does not get
recreated after three boots, try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK
Type or paste the following line:

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Hit Enter and let it run.

The layout.ini should be rebuilt.

Normally you do not want to delete the layout.ini.

I have disabled prefetching and my layout.ini has just two lines:

[OptimalLayoutFile]
Version=1

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
RoadRunner said:
Hi ... I'm curious if there is any truth to this statement that I read
from this forum site ? Its about the perfetch folder , that you
shouldn't
delete the layout file

http://www.besttechie.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4404

..
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
W

Wesley Vogel

You're welcome for the tips. :)

What links?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
RoadRunner said:
Hi ... Thanks for the tips and links :)


Wesley Vogel said:
I just dragged my two line, 66 bytes layout.ini from %windir%\Prefetch to
the Desktop.

I started the Task Scheduler service that I had disabled.

I ran Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks from a command prompt.

It ran for about five minutes.

A new layout.ini was recreated in %windir%\Prefetch. Along with a few
*.pf
files.

The new layout.ini has 1252 lines and is 150 KB.

I disabled the Task Scheduler service and everything in
%windir%\Prefetch.

I dragged my two line, 66 bytes layout.ini from the Desktop back to
%windir%\Prefetch.

Prefetch is now turned OFF for me again.

I got tired of seeing this kind of crap in the layout.ini:
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\8YAN7HBW\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\OPQRSTUV\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\UYIVTZLA\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\ZAVYS14E\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\9FAPNFT1\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\B13UXOWI\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XIB91R22\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XMBH2EHU\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XMBH2EHU\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\9FAPNFT1\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XIB91R22\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\B13UXOWI\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\8YAN7HBW\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\ZAVYS14E\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\UYIVTZLA\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\OPQRSTUV\DESKTOP.INI

How many times does this deleted crap need to come back and haunt a
person?


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Wesley Vogel said:
It takes at least three reboots to rebuild Prefetch.

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks will rebuild the
%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini file.

If for some reason layout.ini (%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini) does not
get recreated after three boots, try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK
Type or paste the following line:

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Hit Enter and let it run.

The layout.ini should be rebuilt.

Normally you do not want to delete the layout.ini.

I have disabled prefetching and my layout.ini has just two lines:

[OptimalLayoutFile]
Version=1

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In RoadRunner <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hi ... I'm curious if there is any truth to this statement that I read
from this forum site ? Its about the perfetch folder , that you
shouldn't
delete the layout file

http://www.besttechie.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4404

..
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
W

Wesley Vogel

Vic, let's start with the Task Scheduler service (its Display name).

Schedule is the service name.

You're using Outlook Express 5.50.4942.400?? and not 6.0??

Anyway.

Let's see what's in your registry for Schedule.

Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule

Right click on the Schedule folder in the left hand pane and click: Export.
When the Export Registry File dialog opens, click the Desktop, top left.
Type: sched in the File name box.
Next to Save as type, click the V and select: Text Files (*.txt).
Click the Save button.
Close regedit.

Locate sched.txt on your desktop, open it, copy everything and paste into a
message and post back.

We'll see if there is anything obvious.

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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R

RoadRunner

I was talking about yours and CF post
Wesley Vogel said:
You're welcome for the tips. :)

What links?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
RoadRunner said:
Hi ... Thanks for the tips and links :)


Wesley Vogel said:
I just dragged my two line, 66 bytes layout.ini from %windir%\Prefetch
to
the Desktop.

I started the Task Scheduler service that I had disabled.

I ran Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks from a command prompt.

It ran for about five minutes.

A new layout.ini was recreated in %windir%\Prefetch. Along with a few
*.pf
files.

The new layout.ini has 1252 lines and is 150 KB.

I disabled the Task Scheduler service and everything in
%windir%\Prefetch.

I dragged my two line, 66 bytes layout.ini from the Desktop back to
%windir%\Prefetch.

Prefetch is now turned OFF for me again.

I got tired of seeing this kind of crap in the layout.ini:
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\8YAN7HBW\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\OPQRSTUV\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\UYIVTZLA\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\ZAVYS14E\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\9FAPNFT1\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\B13UXOWI\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XIB91R22\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XMBH2EHU\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XMBH2EHU\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\9FAPNFT1\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XIB91R22\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\B13UXOWI\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\8YAN7HBW\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\ZAVYS14E\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\UYIVTZLA\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\OPQRSTUV\DESKTOP.INI

How many times does this deleted crap need to come back and haunt a
person?


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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Wesley Vogel <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
It takes at least three reboots to rebuild Prefetch.

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks will rebuild the
%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini file.

If for some reason layout.ini (%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini) does not
get recreated after three boots, try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK
Type or paste the following line:

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Hit Enter and let it run.

The layout.ini should be rebuilt.

Normally you do not want to delete the layout.ini.

I have disabled prefetching and my layout.ini has just two lines:

[OptimalLayoutFile]
Version=1

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In RoadRunner <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hi ... I'm curious if there is any truth to this statement that I read
from this forum site ? Its about the perfetch folder , that you
shouldn't
delete the layout file

http://www.besttechie.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4404

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Wesley Vogel

Gotcha! ;-)

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In
RoadRunner said:
I was talking about yours and CF post
Wesley Vogel said:
You're welcome for the tips. :)

What links?

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In
RoadRunner said:
Hi ... Thanks for the tips and links :)


I just dragged my two line, 66 bytes layout.ini from %windir%\Prefetch
to
the Desktop.

I started the Task Scheduler service that I had disabled.

I ran Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks from a command prompt.

It ran for about five minutes.

A new layout.ini was recreated in %windir%\Prefetch. Along with a few
*.pf
files.

The new layout.ini has 1252 lines and is 150 KB.

I disabled the Task Scheduler service and everything in
%windir%\Prefetch.

I dragged my two line, 66 bytes layout.ini from the Desktop back to
%windir%\Prefetch.

Prefetch is now turned OFF for me again.

I got tired of seeing this kind of crap in the layout.ini:
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\8YAN7HBW\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\OPQRSTUV\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\UYIVTZLA\
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\ZAVYS14E\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\9FAPNFT1\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\B13UXOWI\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XIB91R22\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XMBH2EHU\
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XMBH2EHU\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\9FAPNFT1\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\XIB91R22\DESKTOP.INI
C:\WINDOWS\TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES\CONTENT.IE5\B13UXOWI\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\INDEX.DAT
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\8YAN7HBW\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\ZAVYS14E\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\UYIVTZLA\DESKTOP.INI
C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\WESLEY P. VOGEL\LOCAL SETTINGS\TEMPORARY
INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\OPQRSTUV\DESKTOP.INI

How many times does this deleted crap need to come back and haunt a
person?


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Wesley Vogel <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
It takes at least three reboots to rebuild Prefetch.

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks will rebuild the
%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini file.

If for some reason layout.ini (%windir%\Prefetch\layout.ini) does not
get recreated after three boots, try this:
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK
Type or paste the following line:

rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

Hit Enter and let it run.

The layout.ini should be rebuilt.

Normally you do not want to delete the layout.ini.

I have disabled prefetching and my layout.ini has just two lines:

[OptimalLayoutFile]
Version=1

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In RoadRunner <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hi ... I'm curious if there is any truth to this statement that I
read from this forum site ? Its about the perfetch folder , that you
shouldn't
delete the layout file

http://www.besttechie.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4404

..
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
W

Wesley Vogel

I am posting this again. I just saw it disappear before my eyes.

Vic, let's start with the Task Scheduler service (its Display name).

Schedule is the service name.

You're using Outlook Express 5.50.4942.400?? and not 6.0??

Anyway.

Let's see what's in your registry for Schedule.

Open the Registry Editor...
Start | Run | Type: regedit | Click OK |
Navigate to >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Schedule

Right click on the Schedule folder in the left hand pane and click: Export.
When the Export Registry File dialog opens, click the Desktop, top left.
Type: sched in the File name box.
Next to Save as type, click the V and select: Text Files (*.txt).
Click the Save button.
Close regedit.

Locate sched.txt on your desktop, open it, copy everything and paste into a
message and post back.

We'll see if there is anything obvious.

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V

Vic

Hi Wesley

Sorry to respond to your reply so late. The prefetch issue along with others causing yellow and red flagged items within the
reporting system caused me to reinstall. Probably started just before your reply. But thanks again. Your help is valuable!

Just to follow-up, the system is reinstalled and working well. No yellow or red flags. Performance is good. There is certainly a
good learning curve coming from Win9x to XP! The reason you see OE 5.5 is because Win95, 98se are still installed (multi-boot
system). and the message was written while in 98 probably (not upgraded to IE6).

There are questions I need to ask re: networking, which seems to me to be the hardest to understand and configure of all XP's
functions I run into thus far so it's off to networking newsgroups.

Thanks again!
Vic
 
K

kaream

Wes said:
"How many times does this deleted crap need to come back and haunt a
person?"

Apparently it never all really goes away, regardless of the
search-and-destroy methods used. Check out this website (the discussion
is dated 2001, but probably still essentially valid in XP):

http://www.****microsoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml
 

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