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1. #WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG FOR A EMAIL TO OPEN ON A MAC BOOK INSTALL#
2. #WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG FOR A EMAIL TO OPEN ON A MAC BOOK UPDATE#

Go into the prefetch folder and delete all the files (Careful! It should look like this c:\windows\prefetch) And here is a screenshot of one if you still have questions Simply browse to the windows folder (Ex: C:\Windows) and under there you should see the prefetch folder. One method is to disable it partially, and this can be done quite easily. What can be done about it? Well there are a few things we can do to tweak the prefetch cache. Windows takes forever to boot because it is prefetching a 1.0 copy of Napster, and you just want to check your email before you have to go to work. The problem is most people have been running windows for years, and the prefetch gets clogged with stuff that you almost never use. If you really wanted to use MS Word, it would pop up really quick when you double clicked on it. The benefit is faster application launch times. It sees parts of these two programs in the prefetch folder and loads them into memory before windows completes the boot process.

Today you boot your system to check e-mail. Here is how it works: Yesterday you used MS Word, and Duke Nukem 3D. Windows XP has this feature that loads commonly used programs – at boot time. The first tip I want to talk about is the windows prefetch. I did have a reputable source for this information: It was the “Windows XP Annoyances” book by O’Reilly. I think this issue needs to be looked into.

#WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG FOR A EMAIL TO OPEN ON A MAC BOOK UPDATE#

Update () – There has been some controversy about the prefetch folder. If you make a mistake you might need to restore from backup It’s not your imagination – and there are a couple of good tips to keep your boot time short and sweet.Īs always – backup your system before you start any of this.

#WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG FOR A EMAIL TO OPEN ON A MAC BOOK INSTALL#

You power up your computer and it seems to take forever to load.Įven when you are careful about what you install it seems that each day it takes longer for it to boot. 10 months down the road things aren’t so nice anymore. You boot up windows and within 30 seconds you are surfing the net, checking your email, or playing your favorite game. Most of us have had a brand new computer at one time.