Windows prefetch just stopped working!!!

[Guest]

I don't know why, but my prefetch folder is always empty and no longer
prefetching. I may have accidentally deleted a registry key with Regseeker
and now all my programs startup slower and especially windows startup. I
tried the suggestions under my google search sites and they all say to open
run and enter some long hkey entry and when I do it says that it can't be
found. Is there maybe a small .dll or something I can download and reinstall
or what else can I do? I really want it up nd running again. Please give me
suggestions. I am using a powerful presario laptop with XP pro btw and
normally don't have issues. Also my computer is very clean with no viruses or
spyware etc...
please help
thanks

 

[bumtracks]

two easy things maybe

SFC /scanonce

%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /k "Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks"

 

[Guest]

two easy things maybe

SFC /scanonce

%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /k "Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks"

thank you bumtracks i will try this

 

[Guest]

Hey again bumtracks
Well I tried both of your suggestions and neither one helped. I still have
an inactive prefetch folder. It just doesn't want to work, but it would be a
shame to have to re-install just for this problem. It would take me days to
install all programs, music, settings etc. Any other suggestions? Please let
me know.
thanx in advace

 

[frodo]

did you stop the Task Scheduler Service? It must be running for prefetch
to work.