How to make Windows XP boot Faster

Make sure you're running Windows XP. The version of XP doesn't matter

When you start up your computer you probably get a screen with the company name of the computer, then sometime after the Windows XP screen with the bars going across over and over again for a little while. This is the part that you can reduce to a mere two flashes and bam login screen. This is guaranteed safe, so don't worry.

For example, my usual time to get to the login screen took around 40 seconds. First my graphics card loads, then something with Dell, then the Win XP screen which was there for a good, annoying 20 seconds. Now my computer gets to login within 20 seconds.

Anyway, here's how:

Hit Start --> Run. Type "regedit" (without the quotes) into the box and press okay. A window labeled Registry Editor will pop up on your taskbar.

In this Reg Editor find the following file: Go to start --> Run
Type in "regedit" without the quotes.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> System --> CurrentControlSet --> Control --> Session Manager --> Memory Mangement --> Prefetch Parameters.

In the Prefetch Paremeters, find the file named "EnablePrefetcher". Right click it and press modify. Now change the 3 to a 5 and press okay. Restart your computer whenever you want to check it out =). This can always be changed back...if you wanted to

works... gr8...

again... my system has slowed down...

Thanks hopefully this works . My computer takes forever to boot