First of all, this tweak only apply to those who only have one HDD Their online Primary IDE Channel (Nothing else on device 0 or 1) and the CD-ROM and / or DVD-ROM on the secondary IDE channel. Each time you boot Windows XP, there's an updated file called NTOSBOOT- *. Pf Who Appears in your prefetch directory (SystemRoot% Prefetch) and there's no need to erase any other files as the new prefetch option in XP really improves loading time installand programs.
Follow GMT steps:
1. Open notepad.exe, type "of the c:windowsprefetch tosboot - *. * / q”(Without the quotes) & save as“ntosboot.bat"In C:
2. From the Home menu, selectRun ... " & type “gpedit.msc".
3. Double click "Windows Settings"Under"computer Configuration”And double click again on“Shutdown”In the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add","Browse“, Locate your“ntosboot.bat"file and click"Open".
5. Click "OK","Apply"And"OK”Once again to exit.
6. From the Home menu, selectRun ... " and type “devmgmt.msc".
7. Double click on "IDE ATA / ATAPI controllers"
8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel”And select“Properties".
9. Select the "Advanced Settings”Tab then on the device 0 or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'AutoDetect'& click'OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel"Select"Properties”And repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer.
