Solved why is my C:\Windows\Prefetch empty?

drugo

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Hi

i run w7 ultimate 64bit

and my C:\Windows\Prefetch is empty

i used total commander to see hidden folder and file , empty

I enable Show hidden files, folders and drives and system file is empty again

i reboot several time and it's still empty

i -> run ->Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks

and it's still empty

can i fix it?

thanks
 

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PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
Windows 7 disables prefetch if it detects a fast-enough drive at installation. SSDs for example.

this tutorial to enable it again. May or may not provide improvements if you are on a SSD.
 

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custom built
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Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
CPU
AMD Phenom 9650 QuadCore, revision DR-B3
Motherboard
ASUS M4A78
Memory
5 GB yes I run 2x 2GB and 1x 1GB, different brand, spank me.
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 Mb, unknown manufacturer.
Sound Card
Crappy Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks!
Hard Drives
(1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD
PSU
whatever, around 450w
Case
Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old
Cooling
CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy
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Microsoft, PS/2, white.
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Optical, logitec.
Internet Speed
effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up
Antivirus
Avira, free edition.
Browser
Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome :P
Other Info
Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay!
Windows 7 disables prefetch if it detects a fast-enough drive at installation. SSDs for example.

this tutorial to enable it again. May or may not provide improvements if you are on a SSD.
EnablePrefetcher is 3
and EnableSuperfetch is 3 too :(

what's wrong?
 

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windows 7 ultimate 64bit
write "services" in the start menu searchbox, select the "services" entry with the gear icon.
Find a service called Superfetch in the list. Rightlick, select Properties, and then select startup type "automatic" from the drop down menu in the middle of the properties panel. Select "start". Now it should start drop a ini file in his folder, and eventually add more odd-named files with time.
Boot time may will take a bit longer for the next 4-6 times due to it scanning what is going on and optimizing.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom built
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
CPU
AMD Phenom 9650 QuadCore, revision DR-B3
Motherboard
ASUS M4A78
Memory
5 GB yes I run 2x 2GB and 1x 1GB, different brand, spank me.
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 Mb, unknown manufacturer.
Sound Card
Crappy Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks!
Hard Drives
(1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD
PSU
whatever, around 450w
Case
Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old
Cooling
CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy
Keyboard
Microsoft, PS/2, white.
Mouse
Optical, logitec.
Internet Speed
effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up
Antivirus
Avira, free edition.
Browser
Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome :P
Other Info
Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay!
write "services" in the start menu searchbox, select the "services" entry with the gear icon.
Find a service called Superfetch in the list. Rightlick, select Properties, and then select startup type "automatic" from the drop down menu in the middle of the properties panel. Select "start". Now it should start drop a ini file in his folder, and eventually add more odd-named files with time.
Boot time may will take a bit longer for the next 4-6 times due to it scanning what is going on and optimizing.
hi
i'm italian too , i don't know the name in italian of the service

by the way , i restore an image but i got only these files

Code:
ReadyBoot\
AgAppLaunch.db
AgGlFaultHistory.db
AgGlFgAppHistory.db
AgGlGlobalHistory.db
AgGlUAD_P_S-1-5-21-636928848-2182180944-2936143175-1000.db
AgGlUAD_S-1-5-21-636928848-2182180944-2936143175-1000.db
AgRobust.db
Layout.ini
PfSvPerfStats.bin

and inside the redyboot
i have only Trace1.fx

and i run lots of programs
thanks
 

My Computer

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PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
Yeah, it's annoying that they changed all the names, every time I need to troubleshoot I need to find what the heck they translated a particular thing into.

it's Ottimizzazione avvio in italian.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom built
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
CPU
AMD Phenom 9650 QuadCore, revision DR-B3
Motherboard
ASUS M4A78
Memory
5 GB yes I run 2x 2GB and 1x 1GB, different brand, spank me.
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 Mb, unknown manufacturer.
Sound Card
Crappy Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks!
Hard Drives
(1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD
PSU
whatever, around 450w
Case
Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old
Cooling
CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy
Keyboard
Microsoft, PS/2, white.
Mouse
Optical, logitec.
Internet Speed
effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up
Antivirus
Avira, free edition.
Browser
Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome :P
Other Info
Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay!
Yeah, it's annoying that they changed all the names, every time I need to troubleshoot I need to find what the heck they translated a particular thing into.

it's Ottimizzazione avvio in italian.
hi
thanks
it's set to manual
should i change it?

thanks again!
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
as I said in the post above, it should be set as "automatic" and should say "started" all the times when you look in the lists of services, or it is not working.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom built
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
CPU
AMD Phenom 9650 QuadCore, revision DR-B3
Motherboard
ASUS M4A78
Memory
5 GB yes I run 2x 2GB and 1x 1GB, different brand, spank me.
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 Mb, unknown manufacturer.
Sound Card
Crappy Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks!
Hard Drives
(1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD
PSU
whatever, around 450w
Case
Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old
Cooling
CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy
Keyboard
Microsoft, PS/2, white.
Mouse
Optical, logitec.
Internet Speed
effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up
Antivirus
Avira, free edition.
Browser
Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome :P
Other Info
Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay!
as I said in the post above, it should be set as "automatic" and should say "started" all the times when you look in the lists of services, or it is not working.
thanks!

you solved my issue!!!!

thanks :D
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 ultimate 64bit
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