Prefetch on XP?

By Martin | November 21st, 2008 | 5:00 am

What is the relationship between eBoostr and Prefetch on XP, please?

Does it matter if Prefetch is disabled; just enabled for boot files; or (the default, and my settings) enabled for apps and boot files?

Does using eBoostr bypass or suspend XP’s use of prefetching (it doesn’t seem to stop its monitoring/building the Prefetch folder here)?

4 Responses to “Prefetch on XP?”

  1. mikei
    Nov 21, 2008

    Eboostr does not bypass or suspend prefetching.

    The better configuration is having both eboostr and prefetch enabled.


  2. Martin
    Nov 22, 2008

    Okay, thanks. But why?


  3. mikei
    Nov 24, 2008

    Prefetching does good job in optimizing read requests (instead of many small ones it can issue one larger), while eboostr optimizes these requests completion (redirects them to currently faster storage).


  4. Martin
    Nov 26, 2008

    Ah, now I see. Thanks.



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