Clean Windows XP Prefetch Files

Prefetch files that exist on Windows XP is the file that serves to accelerate the process of loading the programs are often run on Windows environment and also serves to accelerate the process of booting Windows XP. However, if the folder has too many / management (especially the files that have been "old") then this may result in decreased performance of Windows. Therefore, to keep your computer's performance remains a "fit", we must be diligent, industrious clean up the files located in direcktori C:\Windows\Prefetch\ it.

Actual "job" is a trivial job, but sometimes because of laziness or even forget the job eventually became overlooked which can then cause the computer's performance to be declining (slowing).

we certainly do not want these things happen, If so, we can create a program that enables automation to deletion prefetch files every time the computer is turned off (shutdown) automatically.

If interested, please follow the steps as follows.

First, open notepad

Second, type the command like below.

del C:\Windows\Prefetch\*.*/q

Third, save with a *. bat extension (eg prefetch.bat) on the directory we want.

Fourth, open the group policy editor (gpedit.msc) by clicking Start>> Run>> type "gpedit.msc" (without quotation marks) and press ENTER or OK until the window pops up group policy editor.

Fifth, and then click Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Scripts (Startup / Shutdown)

Sixth, on the right hand column select (double click) on the Shutdown window pops up like below.

Seventh, click Add and then will appear a window like below.
Eighth, in the Script Name click browse and point to the folder or directory where we store the new file we created earlier.

Ninth, if it has been found click Open and then click OK ("Scripts" Parameters emptied only).
Tenth, click Apply and / or OK.

Now try to restart the computer and then check the directory C:\Windows\Prefetch\ and make sure the files *.pf it was clean.