MY SLOW GAMING PC

[Maleko]

Have you checked task manger to see if any processes are using more CPU than they should?

[prx984]

Under the WINDOWS folder is a folder called PREFETCH. Delete all entries in that folder and reboot.

Prefetch entries are created as the system is used and help determine load order and defragmentation placement.

Not this again... *shakes head*

So... if the prefetch entries are used to determine the optimum order of files to be loaded, why would you want to remove them?

I think what he meant by that, was a one time thing. Clean it out, and start using the computer a bit more so it makes up fresh ones, then defrag. Don't hold me to this, I'm just trying to help (I've never noticed a difference in speed when defragging though, then again I keep my system pretty clean anyway)

[Zxian]

I think what he meant by that, was a one time thing. Clean it out, and start using the computer a bit more so it makes up fresh ones, then defrag. Don't hold me to this, I'm just trying to help (I've never noticed a difference in speed when defragging though, then again I keep my system pretty clean anyway)

My statement was referring to the fact that doing so would make no difference whatsoever. The prefetch files are only accessed when the program is loaded. If the program is removed, but the prefetch file is still there, it won't do anything (aside from taking a couple of KB of hard drive space). There's no difference between a "new" prefetch file, and an "old" one. Chances are, they'll hold the same information - more or less. Old prefetch items are automatically cleaned out to allow for new ones (a maximum of 127 items IIRC), so there's no need to do any manual adjustment of the prefetch files. My recommendation to everyone is to never touch the prefetch folder or anything inside it. It's one of the parts of Windows that takes care of itself well.

[prx984]

I agree with you, but I don't like it when things just create useless files (thats my opinion because I myself have never had a performance increase because of where the stuff is on my hard disk.). I clear out the prefetch folder all the time, and my system has never slowed down. Nor has it sped up when the files are there. So, when I do my maintenance on the system, I clear that folder out.

Just me and my personal experience.

[Zxian]

If you continuously clear out the prefetch folder, your system won't have enough time to organize the files in the order they're listed - where the real system performance boost comes in.

If you haven't noticed a difference one way or the other - why bother clearing it out? It's one more thing that you have to do... for no benefit either way (according to you).

[Jeremy]

I don't even have a Prefetch folder.

[prx984]

i tried letting it go for about a month and a half and i didnt notice a difference. so i cleared it, and have been doing so since. i dont like stuff like that getting left behind (i clear temp internet files impulsively, ie-minutes apart ) i just dont like logs/temp files/backup files (largely depends), or anything like that being left behind, so i do a clean up every day.

a lot of people at school wonder why my pii 366 runs xp so well (might be because of other stuff too, i know)

[ripken204]

cygnus-im pretty sure my dads pii 350 is faster than most of the comps at my school, even the ones that are 2.8ghz w/ HT. of coarse an nlited windows helps alot too.

[prx984]

Yah same here lol

Our school comps suck! PIII / Celerons at about 800mhz with Windows 98

[ripken204]

well my school at least upgraded to xp and most of the comps are p4 2.8, but too bad that only 1 guy there knows 'something' about xp.

Edited December 12, 2006 by ripken204

[prx984]

lol, my school has a few XP machines, but they are for the "privileged and gifted" children. Makes me sick to be honest. Us average people should be allowed to use them.

Just because I get a %85 in science and the gifted kid gets %90, that makes him a better candidate to use an XP based machine?

Edited December 12, 2006 by Cygnus