Fast XP Performance Fix- Tweaking Prefetcher

Here is a very quick and easy performance tweak for those of you running Windows XP on your computer. This tweak involves changing the way Windows uses the prefetcher, a cache folder. This is a very easy tweak that can decrease boot time and the time it takes to load programs. Here’s how to change the prefetcher settings:

1. Go to the start menu and select Run
2. Type in “regedit” and hit enter
3. When the registry editor loads, search for the following key
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters\EnablePrefetcher]
4. Set the value to 3 (0-Disable, 1-App launch prefetch, 2-Boot Prefetch, 3-Both)
5. Reboot

If you are not familiar with making adjustments to the Windows registry file, please be careful. It is always recommended that you create a registry backup file or set a Windows Restore point before making any registry adjustments.

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