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Post subject: Have discovered something about hitherto dismissed XP tweak
 Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 06:29 PM
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| The usually dismissed EnableSuperfetch registry tweak, most say it has no effect but having just run vista on my machine and now having gone back to xp which is what I usually wind up doing, I have discovered the big oversight. Most will give the EnableSuperfetch DWORD a value of "1", however, checking the registry under vista I discovered that the value of the EnableSuperfetch DWORD should actually be set to a value of "3" just as the EnablePrefetcher DWORD is also set to a value of "3". After entering the EnableSuperfetch DWORD set to "3" and rebooting the boost in performance was very obvious. |
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Posted: Aug 09, 2008 - 01:58 AM
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Posted: Aug 09, 2008 - 02:47 AM
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This is the first time I've ever heard of "Tweaks" like that- where do you find them (a reliable and trustworthy source of info)?
This system is fairly fast- but I would love to get my laptop and school systems working faster- both are older and have limited memory and processors. If they make a difference, I might even tweak this one.
(I've known about setting up the system firmware for a long time, but not Windows). |
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Posted: Aug 09, 2008 - 05:25 AM
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| rdb wrote: | This is the first time I've ever heard of "Tweaks" like that- where do you find them (a reliable and trustworthy source of info)?
This system is fairly fast- but I would love to get my laptop and school systems working faster- both are older and have limited memory and processors. If they make a difference, I might even tweak this one.
(I've known about setting up the system firmware for a long time, but not Windows). |
You access the windows registry by typing "regedit" in the Run dialog box. |
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Posted: Aug 10, 2008 - 05:09 PM
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| Yeah... I know how to do that (having to fix a couple of problems in the past). What I don't know is where to find these tweaks- a site that can be trusted to provide good information (including what could be potentially harmful). |
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Posted: Aug 10, 2008 - 06:46 PM
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| Quote: | | I would love to get my laptop and school systems working faster- both are older and have limited memory and processors. |
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Posted: Aug 10, 2008 - 07:51 PM
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| rdb wrote: | | Yeah... I know how to do that (having to fix a couple of problems in the past). What I don't know is where to find these tweaks- a site that can be trusted to provide good information (including what could be potentially harmful). |
Google! |
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Posted: Aug 11, 2008 - 10:56 AM
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Whenever you guys bring up the intricate nature of the internet, I feel left out. On the other hand (my left) I welcome all of the computer and electronic geniuses who frequent this board.
For a few years, it seemed like we had not even entered the 21st Century. With hindsight, we are really here in the sci-fi future that everybody iamgined but it is not exactly the way that we thought it would be.
I can only sort of eavesdrop on these geek/nerd bull sessions of yours.
Do I have an inferiority complex? The jury is locked in the room. |
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