Possible improvement to "Disk Cleanup" applet

[Brandon Taylor]

I've just thought of a great improvement to Microsoft's "Disk Cleanup"
applet. Why not include the "C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch" folder in the list of
possible cleanup locations?

Let me know what you think of this improvement by replying to this post,
or by sending me an email at:

(e-mail address removed)

-- Brandon Taylor.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP automatically cleans the prefetch files on
a regular basis. It is not wise to clean the entire prefetch
folder since it will slow your computer until the files
are rebuilt.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| I've just thought of a great improvement to Microsoft's "Disk Cleanup"
| applet. Why not include the "C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch" folder in the list of
| possible cleanup locations?
|
| Let me know what you think of this improvement by replying to this post,
| or by sending me an email at:
|
| -- Brandon Taylor.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

I've just thought of a great improvement to Microsoft's "Disk Cleanup"
applet. Why not include the "C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch" folder in the list
of possible cleanup locations?

There is no need to clean that folder.

Let me know what you think of this improvement

What "improvement"? If you're talking about cleaning the entire folder:

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

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

"Fast System Startup for PCs Running Windows XP"
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/sysperf/fastboot/fastboot-winxp.mspx

 

[Brandon Taylor]

Really? Never thought of that one... Is there any place to go where I
can view or edit these settings?

-- Brandon Taylor.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP's Built-In Optimization
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1149277,00.asp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| Really? Never thought of that one... Is there any place to go where I
| can view or edit these settings?
|
| -- Brandon Taylor.