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11-08-2007, 02:36 PM
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Many XP users are desperate to use a feature like Vista Readyboost on XP. It seems in some cases that people hate to wait for a program to be released; which is a shame considering how the best things in life comes with patience. However, for those of you who can’t wait for programmers to release a simple application, you can use Windows XP unspoken Readyboost Feature. NOTE: Before reading the info below, be aware that even though it may appear simple, most people don’t know how to activate this feature properly. As a result to the aforementioned, many don’t achieve the expected results -> [For these users, I advice you to be patient and to wait for programmers to do their jobs]-> ALSO, BE SURE YOU HAVE A READYBOOST COMPATIBLE FLASK DRIVE, otherwise, you won’t see any difference in Window performance (even though you can use this feature on any flask drive).
XP Readyboost Configuration: Keep Reading
Right click on My Computer, go to Properties, and then navigate to the Advanced or Performance tab.
After you have reached this point, follow the images below.
http://bp3.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKc9DPuI/AAAAAAAAAC0/213H6EB1O9c/s400/swap1zx5.jpg (http://bp3.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKc9DPuI/AAAAAAAAAC0/213H6EB1O9c/s1600-h/swap1zx5.jpg)http://bp0.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKs9DPvI/AAAAAAAAAC8/WLewbAwl5UE/s400/swap2xc6.jpg (http://bp0.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKs9DPvI/AAAAAAAAAC8/WLewbAwl5UE/s1600-h/swap2xc6.jpg)http://bp0.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKs9DPwI/AAAAAAAAADE/K0fOjTha2tQ/s400/swap3yl9.jpg (http://bp0.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKs9DPwI/AAAAAAAAADE/K0fOjTha2tQ/s1600-h/swap3yl9.jpg)
Once you have reached the screen above, select your flask drive, and add it to your virtual memory (paging size is up to you).
*It is recommend making a partition just for file swaping (if using a hard drive instead of a flask drive), so that system fragmentation won’t force the swap file to fragment as well.
*As investigated by Morara*: The max amount of swap per drive is 4GB, but you can put more by spreading it out across multiple drives. As far as size, a general rule of thumb is to use twice your RAM until you break 2GB on a desktop (CAD workstations and servers might require more), then use an amount equal to your RAM.
Many XP users are desperate to use a feature like Vista Readyboost on XP. It seems in some cases that people hate to wait for a program to be released; which is a shame considering how the best things in life comes with patience. However, for those of you who can’t wait for programmers to release a simple application, you can use Windows XP unspoken Readyboost Feature. NOTE: Before reading the info below, be aware that even though it may appear simple, most people don’t know how to activate this feature properly. As a result to the aforementioned, many don’t achieve the expected results -> [For these users, I advice you to be patient and to wait for programmers to do their jobs]-> ALSO, BE SURE YOU HAVE A READYBOOST COMPATIBLE FLASK DRIVE, otherwise, you won’t see any difference in Window performance (even though you can use this feature on any flask drive).
XP Readyboost Configuration: Keep Reading
Right click on My Computer, go to Properties, and then navigate to the Advanced or Performance tab.
After you have reached this point, follow the images below.
http://bp3.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKc9DPuI/AAAAAAAAAC0/213H6EB1O9c/s400/swap1zx5.jpg (http://bp3.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKc9DPuI/AAAAAAAAAC0/213H6EB1O9c/s1600-h/swap1zx5.jpg)http://bp0.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKs9DPvI/AAAAAAAAAC8/WLewbAwl5UE/s400/swap2xc6.jpg (http://bp0.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKs9DPvI/AAAAAAAAAC8/WLewbAwl5UE/s1600-h/swap2xc6.jpg)http://bp0.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKs9DPwI/AAAAAAAAADE/K0fOjTha2tQ/s400/swap3yl9.jpg (http://bp0.blogger.com/_CbkHHfgGTyE/Rr1eKs9DPwI/AAAAAAAAADE/K0fOjTha2tQ/s1600-h/swap3yl9.jpg)
Once you have reached the screen above, select your flask drive, and add it to your virtual memory (paging size is up to you).
*It is recommend making a partition just for file swaping (if using a hard drive instead of a flask drive), so that system fragmentation won’t force the swap file to fragment as well.
*As investigated by Morara*: The max amount of swap per drive is 4GB, but you can put more by spreading it out across multiple drives. As far as size, a general rule of thumb is to use twice your RAM until you break 2GB on a desktop (CAD workstations and servers might require more), then use an amount equal to your RAM.