To superfetch or not?

I've just done the following...

Quote:

One of the many claims Microsoft makes for Windows Longhorn/Vista is that it will launch applications 15% faster than Windows XP does currently. This is down to improvements in the Prefetch functionality.

Well, 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\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters

- Insert a value with the following details:

Data Type: DWORD
Value Name: EnableSuperfetch
Value: 1

Reboot your computer

and have noticed a difference, but THESE GUYS are saying it's bogus. What do you think? :wave:

Re: To superfetch on not?

Did you read the second comment on the site you linked to?

Re: To superfetch on not?

I've rebooted once. I don't see any difference, but I suspect that it would matter the next time I re-boot. I used option 1.

Re: To superfetch or not?

Definitely seems to be coming out of Hibernation quicker.