Post by juju on Feb 21, 2006 22:38:43 GMT -5
There are a number of possibilities, but the one that’s most often overlooked is WinXP’s prefetch system. By keeping track of the applications you use right after booting, Windows can prefetch the data those applications will need, even before you launch them, which greatly decreases application launch time. Over time, you may use some applications less frequently or not at all, leaving WinXP to prefetch data for the wrong applications. You can empty the Prefetch folder, usually located at C:\WINDOWS\pPREFETCH, and remove all current prefetch instructions. The next time you boot, WinXP will rebuild its list of prefetch instructions, based on the applications you currently use.