XP Prefetch Question

[kraut]

I know what "prefetch" supposedly means but under Windows in Prefetch
sub-directory there are a huge amount of files such as
MSIMN.EXE-183B59AF.pf

If these files do as the directory name impies is this a features that
can be turned off??

Please before everyone tells me why I should or should not can you
please answer the question THEN tell me why I should leave it alone??

Thanks much all.




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[Shenan Stanley]

I know what "prefetch" supposedly means but under Windows in
Prefetch sub-directory there are a huge amount of files such as
MSIMN.EXE-183B59AF.pf

If these files do as the directory name impies is this a features
that can be turned off??

Please before everyone tells me why I should or should not can you
please answer the question THEN tell me why I should leave it
alone??

Yes - you can turn off prefetch.
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q="Windows+XP"+disable+prefetch

As for why you should leave it alone - don't care if you do or not, but, you
should probably understand things before you mess with them...
http://www.internetfixes.com/readers_questions/IF01933.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~SupportCD/XPMyths.html
(Search the page for "Prefetch" and then read/follow additional links in
that section.)

What is prefetch?
http://www.google.com/search?q="Windows+XP"+what+is+prefetch
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http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/77130/jsi-tip-5826-what-is-the-windows-xp-prefetch.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefetcher

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

First Rule of Computing: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

 

[Unknown]

Can't someone make it better? "If it ain't broke don't fix it" is stupid
thinking.
Don't update if you don't have a problem??? Ridiculous.
Ever hear of preventive maintenance?

 

[Unknown]

An update could very well be a fix for someone but not another.