Superfetch, is there a way to direct it?

snowdog · 19 Nov 2007 at 15:02

Just reinstalled windows, and tbh I don't want to wait ages till it found out what to cache and what I use most often, I want it to be as fast as my old Vista install was again so is there any way to tell windows what apps must be in the RAM first ?

Off topic: Took me 5 hours to just get vista settings and updates like I want ffs, still got apps to install :mad:

, shame the default settings are rubbish and made for people who know nothing of pc's, still once it's running like you want it's good

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Burnsy2023 · 19 Nov 2007 at 15:12

It caches most frequently used programs, so no, I don't think there is a way of directing it other than being patient.

Burnsy

snowdog · 19 Nov 2007 at 15:22

Meh, another reason to avoid reinstalls of an OS

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Ahwell guess it'll be okay at the end of the week if I use Vista enough

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thx

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Burnsy2023 · 19 Nov 2007 at 15:23

snowdog said:
Meh, another reason to avoid reinstalls of an OS .

I really have no idea why some people reinstall every 3 months or so. The reason really does escape me :confused:

Burnsy

snowdog · 19 Nov 2007 at 15:26

Just had to reinstall Vista alone coz it didn't like my mobo change, Xp didn't have a reinstall since ages and still works and performs fine, I believe it was originally installed on some 845 intel chip 3 or 4 years ago or whatever

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Glaucus · 19 Nov 2007 at 16:26

Burnsy2023 said:
I really have no idea why some people reinstall every 3 months or so.

especially as CCleaner is so good. just unistall unused software, delete some files. Clean up start menu, then run CCleaner.

uv · 19 Nov 2007 at 16:48

Burnsy2023 said:
I really have no idea why some people reinstall every 3 months or so. The reason really does escape me

Burnsy

I completely agree..

waiting 3 months is crazy talk!

Once each month for the win! Seriously though

Psycho Sonny · 19 Nov 2007 at 19:08

Burnsy2023 said:
I really have no idea why some people reinstall every 3 months or so. The reason really does escape me

Burnsy

well i upgraded my mobo recently, now im changing from an ati card to nvidia, i only re-install when i need to, plus its best to do it at least once a year anyway

Rebelius · 19 Nov 2007 at 19:40

I changed from ati to nvidia last week. Removed ati drivers, shutdown, swapped cards, booted up, installed nvidia drivers and rebooted.

haven't had a single problem yet. vista seems happy.

(I'm scared to boot into debian though)

Burnsy2023 · 19 Nov 2007 at 19:59

Psycho Sonny said:
plus its best to do it at least once a year anyway

This is my point, why is it best to do it once a year?

My XP workstation got one reinstall in 3 and a half years and that was because of an error I couldn't fix. It ran perfectly well, so why reformat?

Burnsy

Psycho Sonny · 19 Nov 2007 at 21:13

more to do with the system getting clogged up, my phone the w950i is a smart phone and works like a pc, the phone reboots itself, when it feels like the system is getting clogged up, now if it can happen to a phone with the limited apps think about what happens to a pc, everysingle thing that you uninstall still leaves traces, everything that gets unpacked into temperoary folders, the OS stores stuff you dont need, services increase with time too, ask anyone who formats their pc once a year, and they will say it gives a great boost to performance, its like doing a spring clean, why do you get your car serviced every year? its wear and tear, if you only use your workstation for writing letters, you should never need to re-install, but with me installing at least a new application every week, games, updates, the system gets clogged up with files it doesnt use and no longer needs, so sometimes its best just to start all over again, why not do it? ive got 5 hard drives so i just store everything i need on them, and format the OS

Burnsy2023 · 19 Nov 2007 at 21:35

I work slightly differently. If I don't need an application I won't install it. I keep an eye on all services that are installed and make sure that they don't clog up my system.

IMO, wear and tear only occur if your not vigilant and with some simple house cleaning it's simply a waste of time to reinstall.

Besides, for my best productivity I need my system to be perfectly tweaked and that in itself takes months to achieve.

All my opinion of course, but personally I think it's a waste of time for people who know what their doing.

Burnsy

leezer3 · 20 Nov 2007 at 01:32

Rebelius said:
I changed from ati to nvidia last week. Removed ati drivers, shutdown, swapped cards, booted up, installed nvidia drivers and rebooted.

haven't had a single problem yet. vista seems happy.

(I'm scared to boot into debian though)

Should have no problems whatsoever, assuming you know how to reconfigure X from the command line.
Whats slightly more impressive is the Mandriva install which moved from a A64 system to the current C2D rig. All hardware changed other than the hard drive, and it booted first time, and is still in use.

It really shouldn't be difficult for Windows to swap hardware, I've never understood why MS let drivers get so deeply embedded into the system that they can't be removed properly without a reinstall.

Anyway, enough of the Linux ramblings.

-Leezer-