2 performance questions

[Whistler]

Hi all, I've 2 questiosn to ask here:

1st, I'd heard that to improve performance sometimes, one
can clear up the 'prefetch' folder from time to time? Is
this true? Will doing it result in any system errors? How
to clear? Delete everything inside this folder? Speaking
of which, where is this folder located at anyway?

2nd, if I dun use the 'Search' function at all on my
system, can I turn off 'Allow...to index this
drive...for...' for my hard disk? Will it improve
performance greatly?

Thanx a many!

[Nicholas]

1. False....deleting prefetch files will actually slow your system
down until the files are rebuilt. XP automatically deletes old
prefetch files from time to time.

2. No....turning off Indexing has no noticeable affect on performance.

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Nicholas

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"Whistler" > wrote in message:
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| Hi all, I've 2 questiosn to ask here:
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| 1st, I'd heard that to improve performance sometimes, one=20
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| this true? Will doing it result in any system errors? How=20
| to clear? Delete everything inside this folder? Speaking=20
| of which, where is this folder located at anyway?
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| 2nd, if I dun use the 'Search' function at all on my=20
| system, can I turn off 'Allow...to index this=20
| drive...for...' for my hard disk? Will it improve=20
| performance greatly?
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| Thanx a many!

[Ron Martell]

"Whistler" > wrote:

>Hi all, I've 2 questiosn to ask here:
>
>1st, I'd heard that to improve performance sometimes, one
>can clear up the 'prefetch' folder from time to time? Is
>this true? Will doing it result in any system errors? How
>to clear? Delete everything inside this folder? Speaking
>of which, where is this folder located at anyway?

Clearing the prefetch folder is more likely to slow down rather than
improve the performance of your machine.

>
>2nd, if I dun use the 'Search' function at all on my
>system, can I turn off 'Allow...to index this
>drive...for...' for my hard disk? Will it improve
>performance greatly?
>
>Thanx a many!

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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