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Change the Vista file copy to perform like in earlier versions

6 September 2007 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Configure the file copying method to use cached I/O requests instead of non-cached.

Description of the hard disk cache

19 April 2007 by Snakefoot | 7 Comments » | Trackback Off
The hard disk performance is very dependent on the configuration of the disk cache.

Disable the automatic updating of file access time

1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Lower the disk activity by disabling the updating of when a file was last accessed.

Disable creation of DOS compatible 8.3 filename

1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Speed up the creation of new files by not creating a 8.3 filename for backward compatibility.

Configure the Master File Table for the NTFS partitions

1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
The Master File Table is the index for all files and directories placed on a ntfs partition and critical for ntfs performance.