LUZR4LIFE Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 (edited) I came across this last night. One of the many claims Microsoft makes for Windows Longhorn is that it wil launch applications 15% faster than Windows XP does currently. This is down to improvements in the Prefetch functionality. There's no need to wait until Longhorn arrives; this improvement is already in Windows XP thanks to Service Pack 2. It just needs to be turned on.To enable super prefetch:* Use a registry editing tool to navigate to the following key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentCo ntrolSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters* Insert a value with the following details:Data Type: DWORDValue Name: EnableSuperfetchValue: 1Reply With Quote Edited November 14, 2007 by LUZR4LIFE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfor Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 More than likely an old myth I'm sorry to say.Superfetch runs as a service within Vista.Some of the comments at the link below say it does make a difference.Superfetch Myth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUZR4LIFE Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 I haven't tried it yet but saw reviews saying that it worked. I was going to try it later. After I figure out how to use Easy BCD. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Yeah it's just a myth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxxx428 Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Don't try it. Some people are saying that it works on Server 2008 though. That's because the service is still there leftover from Vista but won't start because it's unsupported in Server. Makes sense huh? There is Readyboost for XP though but I just installed a readyboost drive on my Vista and it does nothing whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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