the paging files

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I opened the prefetch folder in Windows and I told the files to open with notepad. Now all the files in that folder have the notepad icon and I'm not sure if that poses a problem. My computer does seem slower than before. I've tried restoring my computer but it doesn't change anything.
Originally the file was unrecognized on how to open the file. How do I undo this?? There is a box that is clicked that says "always open with this app" but I can't unclick it
Someone please help
 
Ed said:
I opened the prefetch folder in Windows and I told the files to open
with notepad. Now all the files in that folder have the notepad icon
and I'm not sure if that poses a problem. My computer does seem
slower than before. I've tried restoring my computer but it doesn't
change anything. Originally the file was unrecognized on how to open
the file. How do I undo this?? There is a box that is clicked that
says "always open with this app" but I can't unclick it.
Someone please help
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Umm, the files in Prefetch are not intended to be opened by the user.
There is no purpose achieved by opening the files. These files are used
the the OS to accelerate boot and application lauching. You can delete
the *contents* of Prefetch and the OS will rebuild it over the next
several boots. The first few boot and application launches can be
noticeable slow until all needed files have been added to prefetch
again.

The paging file or virtual memory file is pagefile.sys. It also should
not be opened by the user. It's binary anyway.

Q
 
go to control panel/folder options
go to the files type tab and find the file...delete it and
next time you try to open this file, you will be asked to
choose a program to open with again.
-----Original Message-----
I opened the prefetch folder in Windows and I told the
Click to expand...
files to open with notepad. Now all the files in that
folder have the notepad icon and I'm not sure if that
poses a problem. My computer does seem slower than
before. I've tried restoring my computer but it doesn't
change anything.
Originally the file was unrecognized on how to open the
Click to expand...
file. How do I undo this?? There is a box that is
clicked that says "always open with this app" but I can't
unclick it.
 
look for PF Files, click on it..it will tell you it opens
with notepad..delete it! That's all.
-----Original Message-----
I opened the prefetch folder in Windows and I told the
Click to expand...
files to open with notepad. Now all the files in that
folder have the notepad icon and I'm not sure if that
poses a problem. My computer does seem slower than
before. I've tried restoring my computer but it doesn't
change anything.
Originally the file was unrecognized on how to open the
Click to expand...
file. How do I undo this?? There is a box that is
clicked that says "always open with this app" but I can't
unclick it.
 
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