HSLAB Prefetch Manager descriptionA useful program that will give you faster XP / 2003 / Vista Boot and application launchHSLAB Prefetch Manager is a program that offers you faster XP / 2003 / Vista Boot and application launch.

Windows XP has a Prefetcher component, which shortens the amount of time it takes to start Windows and programs. When trouble shooting either Windows or program start-up issues, it might be helpful to disable the prefetcher using HSLAB Prefetch Manager, because it runs as a background service while other applications are running or loading.

When a Windows XP system is booted, data is saved about all logical disk read operations. On later boots, this information is used to prefetch these files in parallel with other boot operations.

During boot and application launch, a Windows system demands and pages a sizable amount of data in small chunks (4 KB to 64 KB), seeking between files, directories, and metadata.

The Logical Prefetcher, which is new for Windows XP, brings much of this data into the system