My Prefetch Is Missing :o

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07-18-2004, 02:31 AM
tesco

:o

Went to clear my prefetch cause i noticed my boot time is getting kinda bad, so i go to delete the contents of it and it isn't there! :lol:

C:\windows\prefetch, right? This folder isn't there!

very very strange, how could it go missing. :blink:

I have checked to see if it was disabled...it is still enabled, so this is wierd.

only thing i can think of is that i just installed SP2 build 2162...is it possible they got rid of\moved teh prefetch folder in this build? :blink:
07-18-2004, 03:18 AM
supersonic

My prefetch was gone too. I recreated it, nothing happened(files did not prefetch). I dunno the reason, but I got a new one from the other computer and it worked. I will upload mine (zipped) with the layout.INI (needed or it will not prefetch) and put it in the Win dir :)

download prefetch folder (zipped) w/layout.INI

some ppl delete the whole folder and windows restores it, but not in me and your case.
07-18-2004, 03:46 AM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by supersonic@17 July 2004 - 22:26
My prefetch was gone too. I recreated it, nothing happened(files did not prefetch). I dunno the reason, but I got a new one from the other computer and it worked. I will upload mine (zipped) with the layout.INI (needed or it will not prefetch) and put it in the Win dir :)

download prefetch folder (zipped) w/layout.INI

some ppl delete the whole folder and windows restores it, but not in me and your case.

hmm, wierd. i never deleted mine.

thanks for the link though, saves me having to turn on one of my other computers to get it. :P
07-18-2004, 03:48 AM
supersonic

lol, I feel proud that I actually did turn on the other comp :P
07-18-2004, 04:05 AM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by supersonic@17 July 2004 - 22:56
lol, I feel proud that I actually did turn on the other comp :P

one my dad is sleeping next to, the other my sister is sleeping next to. ;)

i only need one anyway. :lol:
07-18-2004, 04:07 AM
supersonic

:-D
07-18-2004, 06:56 PM
orcutt989

Is it hidden?
07-22-2004, 01:20 AM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by orcutt989@18 July 2004 - 13:57
Is it hidden?

no :lol:

I've been having problems with winamp (you'll see my thread probably 1 or two posts below this). It loads very slowly.

i wanted to see if maybe the prefetch trick didn't work and for some reason the prefetch folder has vanished again. :lol:

help. :helpsmile:
07-23-2004, 12:43 AM
jmrjlk

If you find your prefetch folder - here's a nice utility for controlling it ...

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2495
07-23-2004, 01:05 AM
peat moss

I really can't tell any difference in speed when I delete prefetch files. System mech.4,has that feature in junk remover. Mabey if I used a stop watch at boot up ? :lol:
07-23-2004, 01:05 AM
Digital Nirvana

Quote:

Originally posted by jmrjlk@23 July 2004 - 00:44
If you find your prefetch folder - here's a nice utility for controlling it ...

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2495

stfu :) you can do that w/o a proggy ;)
07-23-2004, 01:14 AM
tesco

Quote:

Originally posted by jmrjlk@22 July 2004 - 19:44
If you find your prefetch folder - here's a nice utility for controlling it ...

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2495

no i already know how to do that stuff, by registry, the dirty way, but it's exactly what that program would do.

any better ideas? PLEASE?