Hi Thanks for the link. It seems, after scanning the article on your link, that the difference between paging and pre-fetch is that paging is done when the application (whatever is in use) and prefetch loads up programs, apps that you use frequently before they are used, in fact during loading. My thread was and is on paging. Paging has been used for many a year and on many an OS. I learned something thanks. Bob Life is what happens in between plans. Virus free email by Norton's This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and/or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee, or authorized to receive this on behalf of the addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose, or distribute to anyone this message or any part thereof. If you have received this in error, please immediately advise the sender by e-mail and delete this information. Thank you ----- Original Message ----- From: "b welkin" <bwelkin@xxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 7:46 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- More QUESTIONS > At 4/10/2004 -0500 11:42 AM BashfulBob wrote: > >OK First I haven't really kept up with this thread nor read the article > >someone else referred to. > > > >Second this is a discourse on the puter using paging. > > No, actually it is not. It is a discourse on the Prefetch folder, > its purpose and its contents. > > Since you haven't read the thread, it started with > a poster wanting to remove a file from their PC > which was located in the Prefetch folder. > > Here is the original (truncated) post and > the reply which has the link - which you > also haven't read, apparently. > > {recap follows} > At 4/9/2004 -0400 05:29 PM =A7Pat=A7 wrote: > >I did a search to make sure no files where left by Panda > >and came up with this: > >PLAT7IN.EXE-01CCF26.pf C/Windows/Prefetch.. > >..but there are still files I see in the prefetch folder > >..........ugh what do I want to do with those? > > Hi, > > I'm new to this list but I know the answer to this one: > Just navigate, in Windows Explorer, to Windows\Prefetch > and delete everything in it. > > Here is more information on the Prefetch function and > why it is really OK to Delete All. > > http://asia.cnet.com/itmanager/tech/0,39006407,39172453,00.htm > > {end recap} To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk