Hi Nerdy Nerds Whom I Admire,
I am almost out of disk space and too impatient to just sit tight and wait for my computer to come in a week. So I am poking Windows to make my biz run faster/better, because I have just lost some graphics on CivCity Rome, and it's running like molasses, anyway.
Anyway, I came across this, which made me curious if it's worth it:
9. Make Programs Load Faster
This little tweak tends to work for most programs. If your program doesn't load properly just undo the change. For any program:
1. Right-click on the icon/shortcut you use to launch the program
2. Select properties
3. In the ‘target' box, add ‘ /prefetch:1′ at the end of the line.
4. Click "Ok"
Voila - your programs will now load faster.
Useful or BOOshit? Good for the Sims 2 as well?
Admiringly,
Stuck in Remedial Tech
If anyone's interested, I got this from Leo Notenboom--Ten Intermediate Ways to Speed Up Windows.
http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2005/12/05/652/