Windows 7: Readyboost

holo88 said:

XP had readyboost?!? or was it some sort of mod type thing?

i think he's reffering to putting his pagefile in the flash disk...
a really good way to kill a disk if you ask me...
although i can be wrong of course...

i dont use it personally but i think its a quality solution for older systems to run there os more effectivily.

holo88 said:

XP had readyboost?!? or was it some sort of mod type thing?

nate42nd said:

I'm not an XP - Xpert but no it didn't have readyboost as it is in Vista and Windows 7 has changed it further.

Oops, my mistake. I meant Vista [Business].

Can someone enlighten me as to what the difference between readyboost and the pagefile is?

I've learned to love ready boost. probably because of my ancient pc... the manufacture date is 2004-ish (thats ancient for tech).

hey guys i was just wondering something and maybe it has been answered but if you could point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated.
my vostro 1000 is only capable of 2gigs of max RAM () i have recently purchased a 8 gig sandisk cruzer and made it boostable.
here is a screen before the boost:

and after:


i swear that some apps run much quicker.
for example live mail receives messages wicked quick. it used to tie up my system but now it runs quietly in the background.
my question is if my computer can only take 2 gigs of max RAM, is readyboost making a difference or is it just a placebo effect?
thanks

Win7User512 said:

Oops, my mistake. I meant Vista [Business].

easy mistake to make...

NoN said:

Maybe because some laptop/notebook can't go further 2Gb Ram (as mine do with 3072mb swap, max). So readyboost is pretty handy for that example.
I'm using it 'cause the Gimp needs 1024mb backyard.

It says that up more 4gb ram installed, it is pointless having readyboost.:)

darn it im the middle (my lappy can take 4gb not 8gb...)
yeah only if you are ram limited (or using DDR ram...) then readyboost is useful for you...:)

Espair said:

Can someone enlighten me as to what the difference between readyboost and the pagefile is?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/performance.aspx said:

The flash memory device serves as an additional memory cache—that is, memory that the computer can access much more quickly than it can access data on the hard drive. Windows ReadyBoost relies on the intelligent memory management of Windows SuperFetch and can significantly improve system responsiveness.

for a video on this explaining it...
The Advancement of Windows: Michael Fortin - Windows Vista SuperFetch | Going Deep | Channel 9

redsoxm16 said:

hey guys i was just wondering something and maybe it has been answered but if you could point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated.
my vostro 1000 is only capable of 2gigs of max RAM () i have recently purchased a 8 gig sandisk cruzer and made it boostable.
here is a screen before the boost:

and after:


i swear that some apps run much quicker.
for example live mail receives messages wicked quick. it used to tie up my system but now it runs quietly in the background.
my question is if my computer can only take 2 gigs of max RAM, is readyboost making a difference or is it just a placebo effect?
thanks

no it is possible that under certain conditions you can actually see a performance gains by using readyboost..