boot XP Pro really fast

[Apokalipse]

there is a tweak that makes XP Pro boot really fast
create an MS DOS batch file, name it ntosboot and put in "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without quotes) and put it in C:\
then you go to start, run then gpedit.msc
go to Windows Settings (in Computer Configuration) then go to shutdown. then you add ntosboot.bat
close gpedit and reboot

 

[mouse5150]

what does that do?

 

[Apokalipse]

it removes the prefetch so it boots faster

 

[daveppeters]

Isn't the prefetch supposed to help it boot faster? I thought that was the whole idea

 

[chalk]

Depends on whether you set it to optimize for applications or boot stuff.

I read this prefetch optimization on tweakxp a while ago and tried it, but found that bootvis worked great along with getting rid of some unecessary services - so left out the prefetch optimization.

I think it is good to clean it out once in while, but I'm not sure about every time...kinda seems like it would defeat its purpose. But I can't say for sure if clearing the prefetch every time speeds things up... *shrug* If it works for your system, then cool!

 

[Apokalipse]

prefetch is supposed to try and make things run faster, but it loads all the prefetch on boot. - from what I've tried the performance difference is only slight - if the PC boots without loading the prefetch it will save boot time