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HSLAB Prefetch Manager
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Version
1.4.831.2011
Faster XP/2003/Vista Boot and Application Launch with
Prefetch Manager!
Windows XP has a Prefetcher component, which shortens
the amount of time it takes to start Windows and
programs. When trouble shooting either Windows or
program start-up issues, it might be helpful to
disable the prefetcher using HSLAB Prefetch Manager,
because it runs as a background service while ather
applications are running or loading.
When a Windows XP system is booted, data is saved
about all logical disk read operations. On later
boots, this information is used to prefetch these
files in parallel with other boot operations. During
boot and application launch, a Windows system demands
and pages a sizable amount of data in small chunks (4
KB to 64 KB), seeking between files, directories, and
metadata. The Logical Prefetcher, which is new for
Windows XP, brings much of this data into the system
cache with efficient asynchronous disk I/Os that
minimize seeks. During boot, the Logical Prefetcher
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