Comments on: What is Windows Prefetch? http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-vista-tips/delete-disable-windows-xp-prefetch/ Help Desk Geek is a blog for Discussions about help desk tips and how-to computer tips Wed, 23 May 2012 08:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Scottarhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-vista-tips/delete-disable-windows-xp-prefetch/#comment-46144 Scottar Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:47:37 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=3482#comment-46144 You really don't have to delete the files. Windows does this automatically after several weeks of inactivity. If you do delete the files, do not delete layout.ini otherwise you will screw up prefetch. It will take a command to restore it, which I have forgotten now. You really don't have to delete the files. Windows does this automatically after several weeks of inactivity.

If you do delete the files, do not delete layout.ini otherwise you will screw up prefetch. It will take a command to restore it, which I have forgotten now.

]]> By: glideabouthttp://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-vista-tips/delete-disable-windows-xp-prefetch/#comment-43464 glideabout Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:32:47 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=3482#comment-43464 Hi, Since upgrading to an i7 processor (but never before) I have been having BIG problems with things not working properly on the computer. Programs only partially working, clock going slow, mouse double clicking when I only click once, and many other niggly things. I have to keep rebooting to make things work and a message keeps coming up that GT watch is not responding, so I close that and it comes up again and again. I then have to crash out the computer. I have traced this back to Windows Prefetch. Can't remember seeing it in here before the upgrade to i7. I'll keep looking for a solution. I gave the registry a checkout as you suggested above. The value is set to 3 {0x00000003 (3)}. Hi,

Since upgrading to an i7 processor (but never before) I have been having BIG problems with things not working properly on the computer. Programs only partially working, clock going slow, mouse double clicking when I only click once, and many other niggly things.

I have to keep rebooting to make things work and a message keeps coming up that GT watch is not responding, so I close that and it comes up again and again. I then have to crash out the computer.

I have traced this back to Windows Prefetch. Can't remember seeing it in here before the upgrade to i7.

I'll keep looking for a solution. I gave the registry a checkout as you suggested above. The value is set to 3 {0×00000003 (3)}.

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