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I would uncheck the clear prefetch setting



Do you mean - Old Prefetch Data?




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Yes - old prefetch data
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/OptimizeXP.html
See step 2, "prefetch warning"
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Indexing in XP, on the other hand, should be shut off.



I have no idea what this means.



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XP's Indexing is a major resource and performance hog
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/OptimizeXP.html
See section 5, step 3
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Rick





When you get a chance some rainy day, it's worth it to spend some time here too
http://www.grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm
http://www.grc.com/freeware/dcom.htm
http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm
And especially here
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
Click "proceed" button
Steve Gibson's site may drive your firewall kookoo, but he has some great security info there on how to button down the way Microsoft ships their OS splayed wide open to hostile intent, if you will.