Strange issue, I dunno whats the difference - I only followed the guide for R2 and also deactivated my pagefile.sys - rest is set to standard

Re rdyboost: I have no error in my event viewer yet

re files and regs

I dunno what you need exactly but the hklm\software\microsoft\windowsnt\currentversion\svchost string is not included in the package but still required as he post.

Correct, I haven't had a chance to update the package yet. As far as what files are required/reg strings etc. just download the package and extract it and all the files are there lol. I don't feel like typing all of them out right now. the reg entries are as follows:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\UGatherer]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\UGatherer\Performance]
"Close"="Close"
"Open"="Open"
"Collect"="Collect"
"Library"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,\
00,73,00,73,00,63,00,6e,00,74,00,72,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"InstallType"=dword:00000001
"PerfIniFile"="gsrvctr.ini"
"First Counter"=dword:000014ea
"Last Counter"=dword:00001552
"First Help"=dword:000014eb
"Last Help"=dword:00001553


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\UGTHRSVC]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\UGTHRSVC\Performance]
"Close"="Close"
"Open"="Open"
"Collect"="Collect"
"Library"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,\
00,73,00,73,00,63,00,6e,00,74,00,72,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"InstallType"=dword:00000001
"PerfIniFile"="gthrctr.ini"
"First Counter"=dword:00001554
"Last Counter"=dword:0000159a
"First Help"=dword:00001555
"Last Help"=dword:0000159b


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\MSSCNTRS]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\MSSCNTRS\Performance]
"Close"="Close"
"Open"="Open"
"Collect"="Collect"
"Library"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,\
00,73,00,73,00,63,00,6e,00,74,00,72,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Superfetch]
"ServiceFlags"=dword:00300400
"ProcessorTime"=dword:00004190
"PfPdData"=hex:01,00,00,00,38,02,00,00,17,00,00,00,f7,b3,64,49,31,27,b7,02,00,\
00,00,00,da,28,33,7a,00,00,00,00,1f,0d,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,\
00,00,01,fe,48,47,00,00,00,00,01,07,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,00,\
00,5b,67,46,61,00,00,00,00,3b,05,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,00,00,\
47,5d,30,89,00,00,00,00,17,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,98,ec,b7,02,00,00,00,00,01,\
e4,18,32,00,00,00,00,13,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,00,00,d4,3a,\
d6,7f,00,00,00,00,0b,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,00,00,84,4a,ee,\
1b,00,00,00,00,f3,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,00,00,f5,b6,9f,b6,\
00,00,00,00,bb,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,38,ec,b7,02,00,00,00,00,1a,96,1b,eb,00,\
00,00,00,98,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,00,00,33,02,81,2e,00,00,\
00,00,73,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,80,ec,b7,02,00,00,00,00,5b,84,d1,83,00,00,00,\
00,45,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,ec,b7,02,00,00,00,00,ab,57,61,6c,00,00,00,00,\
2b,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,e0,ec,b7,02,00,00,00,00,95,52,2d,d6,00,00,00,00,20,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,00,00,ad,44,48,df,00,00,00,00,17,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,00,00,d7,04,ff,ad,00,00,00,00,0f,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,40,ed,b7,02,00,00,00,00,72,db,65,64,00,00,00,00,0c,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,00,00,a1,aa,08,22,00,00,00,00,07,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,f8,ec,b7,02,00,00,00,00,29,43,55,53,00,00,00,00,06,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,31,27,b7,02,00,00,00,00,f5,77,a3,f3,00,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,b8,ed,b7,02,00,00,00,00,6d,20,f6,65,00,00,00,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
e8,ed,b7,02,00,00,00,00,79,ee,a4,55,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,\
27,b7,02,00,00,00,00,76,28,30,08,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,27,\
b7,02,00,00,00,00,19,02,40,fe,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"MemMonitorState"=hex(b):57,00,00,00,05,00,00,00
"VirtualStoreSize"=dword:00000384

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Superfetch\DiskAssessment]
"DiskNumber"=dword:00000000
"RPM"=dword:00001c20
"SizeInGb"=dword:00000018
"PeakTransferMBsPerSecond"=" 108.7031981185"
"SeekBreakPages"=dword:00000101
"LongSeekMillisecondsBase"="13208.6993276227"
"LongSeekMillisecondsPerSqrtGB"="-2084.2704348789"
"VolumeSerialNumber"=dword:7cc4043e
"VolumeCreateTime"=hex(b):c0,e8,c0,be,62,3a,ca,01

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Superfetch\ReservedPriorityDbs]
"0"="C:\\Windows\\System32\\systemsf.ebd"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55B3A0BD-4D28-42fe-8CFB-FA3EDFF969B8}]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{55B3A0BD-4D28-42fe-8CFB-FA3EDFF969B8}\InProcServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,\
73,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A6A3E580-083F-471b-8F08-87D34F678C95}]
@="RDB AutoPlay Handler Class"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A6A3E580-083F-471b-8F08-87D34F678C95}\InprocServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,\
73,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ThreadingModel"="Both"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters]
"VideoInitTime"=dword:00000639
"EnablePrefetcher"=dword:00000003
"AppLaunchMaxNumPages"=dword:00000fa0
"AppLaunchMaxNumSections"=dword:000000aa
"AppLaunchTimerPeriod"=hex:80,69,67,ff,ff,ff,f f,ff
"BootMaxNumPages"=dword:0001f400
"BootMaxNumSections"=dword:00000ff0
"BootTimerPeriod"=hex:00,f2,d8,f8,ff,ff,ff,ff
"MaxNumActiveTraces"=dword:00000008
"MaxNumSavedTraces"=dword:00000008
"RootDirPath"="Prefetch"
"HostingAppList"="DLLHOST.EXE,MMC.EXE,RUNDLL32.EXE"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SysMain]
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\sysmain.dll,-1001"
"DisplayName"="Superfetch"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000000
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,61,00,6c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,\
00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,77,00,6f,00,72,00,6b,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,72,00,\
69,00,63,00,74,00,65,00,64,00,00,00
"Type"=dword:00000020
"DependOnService"=hex(7):72,00,70,00,63,00,73,00,73,00,00,00,66,00,69,00,6c,00,\
65,00,69,00,6e,00,66,00,6f,00,00,00,00,00
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,54,00,63,00,62,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\
00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,66,00,\
69,00,6c,00,65,00,53,00,69,00,6e,00,67,00,6c,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,63,\
00,65,00,73,00,73,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,\
00,00,53,00,65,00,54,00,61,00,6b,00,65,00,4f,00,77,00,6e,00,65,00,72,00,73,\
00,68,00,69,00,70,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,\
00,00,53,00,65,00,44,00,65,00,62,00,75,00,67,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,\
00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,\
61,00,73,00,65,00,42,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,6f,00,72,00,69,\
00,74,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,\
00,00
"FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SysMain\Parameters]
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001
"ServiceMain"="SysMtServiceMain"
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
73,00,79,00,73,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide\Winners\amd64_microsoft-windows-s..mmaintenanceservice_31bf3856ad364e35_none_991316c828143e81]
@="6.1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide\Winners\amd64_microsoft-windows-s..mmaintenanceservice_31bf3856ad364e35_none_991316c828143e81\6.1]
"6.1.7600.16385"=hex:01
@="6.1.7600.16385"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide\Winners\amd64_microsoft-windows-s..ceservice.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_en-us_b9e5a042f027233a]
@="6.1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide\Winners\amd64_microsoft-windows-s..ceservice.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_en-us_b9e5a042f027233a\6.1]
"6.1.7600.16385"=hex:01
@="6.1.7600.16385"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{55B3A0BD-4D28-42fe-8CFB-FA3EDFF969B8}]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{55B3A0BD-4D28-42fe-8CFB-FA3EDFF969B8}\InProcServer32]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,\
73,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\rdyboost]
"DisplayName"="ReadyBoost"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000003
"Group"="PnP Filter"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,64,00,\
72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,5c,00,72,00,64,00,79,00,62,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,00,00
"Start"=dword:00000000
"Type"=dword:00000001
"Description"="ReadyBoost"
"Tag"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\rdyboost\AttachState]
"dT~4~~"=dword:00000000
"~S~4~~"=dword:00000000
"~S+D3~"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\rdyboost\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_RDYBOOST\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000002
"NextInstance"=dword:00000002
"1"="STORAGE\\Volume\\{89fe0cae-a64f-11de-99f8-806e6f6e6963}#0000000000100000"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\rdyboost\Parameters]
"ReadyBootPlanAge"=dword:00000000
"LastBootPlanUserTime"="‎Mon‎, ‎Sep ‎21 ‎09, 10:47:03 PM"
"ReadyBootVolumeUniqueId"=hex:00,00,00,08,00,00,10,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\rdyboost\Performance]
"Close"="CloseReadyBoostPerfData"
"Open"="OpenReadyBoostPerfData"
"Collect"="CollectReadyBoostPerfData"
"Library"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,79,00,73,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"InstallType"=dword:00000001
"PerfIniFile"="ReadyBoostPerfCounters.ini"
"First Counter"=dword:0000161c
"Last Counter"=dword:00001630
"First Help"=dword:0000161d
"Last Help"=dword:00001631
"Object List"="5660"
"1010"=hex(b):c0,8f,e9,25,4e,3b,ca,01


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RDB.AutoPlayHandler]
@="RDB AutoPlay Handler"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RDB.AutoPlayHandler\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RDB.AutoPlayHandler\shell\properties]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RDB.AutoPlayHandler\shell\properties\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,72,00,75,00,\
6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,25,00,53,\
00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,\
79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,6d,00,61,\
00,69,00,6e,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,52,00,44,00,42,00,4d,00,67,00,\
6d,00,74,00,4c,00,61,00,75,00,6e,00,63,00,68,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,70,00,65,\
00,72,00,74,00,69,00,65,00,73,00,20,00,25,00,4c,00,00,00


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RDBFileProperties.1]
@="ReadyBoost Cache File"
"FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\
00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\
32,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\
00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,30,00,30,00,38,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RDBFileProperties.1\DefaultIcon]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,\
73,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,33,00,30,\
00,30,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RDBFileProperties.1\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RDBFileProperties.1\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RDBFileProperties.1\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\RDBFilePropSheet1]
@="{55B3A0BD-4D28-42fe-8CFB-FA3EDFF969B8}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost]

"LocalSystemNetworkRestricted"=hex(7):55,00,78,00,53,00,6d,00,73,00,00,00,57,\
00,64,00,69,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,48,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,\
00,00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,6d,00,61,00,6e,00,00,00,74,00,72,00,6b,00,77,00,6b,\
00,73,00,00,00,41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,6f,00,45,00,6e,00,64,00,70,00,6f,00,\
69,00,6e,00,74,00,42,00,75,00,69,00,6c,00,64,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,57,00,55,\
00,44,00,46,00,53,00,76,00,63,00,00,00,49,00,50,00,42,00,75,00,73,00,45,00,\
6e,00,75,00,6d,00,00,00,68,00,69,00,64,00,73,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,00,00,64,\
00,6f,00,74,00,33,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,00,00,55,00,6d,00,52,00,64,00,70,00,\
53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,00,65,00,00,00,57,00,50,00,44,00,42,00,75,\
00,73,00,45,00,6e,00,75,00,6d,00,00,00,43,00,73,00,63,00,53,00,65,00,72,00,\
76,00,69,00,63,00,65,00,00,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,6d,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,00,\
00,00,00

Exactly.

Unfortunatley, I am almost certain that installing the superfetch service will simply create prefetch files and allocate memory, without being able to do anything useful. Due to the way it would work, support would have to be in the kernel. For Windows Server 2008 R2, it won't be.

If anyone wants to test, they can test with timeit.exe as described above, which will remove and subjective interpretations and give an honest answer.

I have to say, superfecth on R2 does not make much sense. There are generally better ways to achieve a similar solution, and if you really desire it, perhaps you should reexamine your motives for using R2 and not 7....

I'm ok if SuperFetch doesn't work, just thought I'd help out. Anyway, downloaded the 2003 res kit tools and have the timeit utility but don't know how to use it, do you have an example?

EDIT:
Ran the tool and this is the output I get:


C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12>timeit outlook.exe
Unable to query system performance data (c0000004)

This is yet one of the many reasons why I am still using R1. I open photoshop alot throughout the day and I definatly notice SF working becuase the first time I load it upon rebooot takes 7 mins. after SF grabs it it takes 2.5 mins. I have 120MB brushes and 22 patterns and 100 gradients loaded into PS.

my architecture software takes 10-15 without SF and with SF it is 2-5 mins.

also R2 felt odd, not as workstationey as R1 was able to. Still felt a little hacky.

Hi everyone,

I can confirm that this appears to be working, with the Windows/Prefetch folder being populated with .pf files of the applications I load. The Superfetch service is running and the memory being used has increased. When installing just make sure you take ownership of both the winsxs folder and the manifests folder inside it. Once you take permission change the permission to full control, you will get an access denied message, just click cancel. Once you have copied the folders and files into these folders I recommend setting the permission back to their defaults. Apply the reg file and add sysmain to LocalSystemNetworkRestricted. Reboot and you should now have Superfetch working.

So far so good, I will keep you all updated if there are any adverse effects. Many thanks to kmccann1 for doing this.

I know man, I'm not trying to discredit or demean your work in any way, so please don't take it like that. I just would not think it would work for technical reasons.

Strange that you get an error with the tool...maybe there is an update for 2008? A 2008 resource kit?




Going by your other posts, do you mind if I ask why you use R1 instead of 7 business? 7 would seem to suit you better, being optimised for multimedia work, without having any of the cruft that vista has.

Hi Everyone,

I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that this Superfetch tweak does not work as it should. The service is running and the Windows/Prefetch folder is being populated, but there does not seem to be any noticeable performance boost. Programs seem to load at the same speed as they did before and the the operating system does not seem any snappier. It would appear that Microsoft have completely removed all previous precaching technologies from this edition of Windows Server 2008 and focused on providing a system solely geared towards being a Server.

I would recommend enabling the Windows Font Cache and the Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0 services as they seem to improve things a little, though this may be wishful thinking on my part. I guess in the end Server 2008 R2 is not quite as good at being a workstation as Server 2008 R1 was. Shame

yes but never forget: it's a server not a workstation - on a running server there is not needed to start an app or cache app loadings - a server ( os ) runs and the focus is not usability but stability.

on windows server 2003 it was great: try tweakNT and switch completly to NT 5.2 - XP Professional - do you remember ?

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to point out that if you try to remove this Superfetch tweak you run the risk of corrupting Windows, and unlike the Vista DVD, the Server 2008 R2 DVD does not have any automatic tools that can fix operating system errors. If you do run into problems your only option is using a backup image but if you have not created one then you will need to reformat and start from scratch.

It would appear that while this tool creates .pf files in the newly created Prefetch folder, it does little in the way of reserving memory for applications you are going to use. If you prefer to have this technology in your operating system then I would have to say that Windows Server 2008 R2 is not for you, but if you don't really care about prefetching then this version of Windows Server is a great operating system. It seems rock solid and extremely stable, just keep in mind that your applications will take a little longer to load than an operating system with prefetching technologies.