Vista Readyboost

[sonoma1993]

Does all versions of Windows Vista support readyboost? How do you tell if readyboost is activated? Do only certain flashdrives support readyboost?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: sonoma1993
Does all versions of Windows Vista support readyboost? How do you tell if readyboost is activated? Do only certain flashdrives support readyboost?

"Does all versions support Readyboost?" - I think so, but not 100% on this.

How do you tell if readyboost is activated?" - When you insert a flash drive, in the autoplay pop-up, you'll choose the option to "speed up my computer". It's simple dialogs from there. From there on out, anytime that flash drive is inserted, it will be working. You can turn Readyboost off if you'd like by either removing the drive, or turning off the service in msconfig.

"Do only certain flash drives support readyboost?" - Yes. They are required to have a certain read/write speed. I'd suggest getting only flash drives that are specifically rated and packaged as "readyboost ready", or whatever term they designate for it.

 

[mzkhadir]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1999344&enterthread=y

this thread has lots of information on readyboost.