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Not a lot of people know about ReadyBoost, well I didn’t know about it till now. I use the Windows XP operating system and ReadyBoost is only available on Windows Vista OS. ReadyBoost is quite a useful feature, you can speed up your system by using the Ready Boost feature on Windows Vista. Usually people install more RAM to increase their PC’s speed but it can be a bit of a hassle to install new RAM. RAM is costly and there might be another problem while upgrading your RAM - there might not be any more RAM expansion slots left to install it in.

Ready Boost is the cheapest way to increase performance on Windows Vista. Windows XP used the hard drive as additional RAM or “Virtual Memory” when all of the actual RAM is used up, this can really affect the performance of a PC. The system becomes sluggish as it takes time to read/write data on a Hard drive compared to RAM. Virtual Memory function is still available on Windows Vista but Microsoft has added a new feature called Windows ReadyBoost which uses Flash memory as RAM. Flash memory is a lot faster than hard drives whilst transferring data so using Flash memory makes a lot of sense. People who use Windows Vista can easily boost their system performance without having to install a RAM in the motherboard. Using the Windows Vista ReadyBoost feature is really easy, just plug-in flash memory via a USB port and go to the properties of the flash memory you just plugged in on “My Computer” and tweak the ReadyBoost settings there (You can even use a SD Card if you have a memory card reader). Allocate as much space as you like on your flash drive and apply the settings. That’s it, you have just increased the performance of your system with the new ReadyBoost feature. I still have no plans of upgrading to Windows Vista any time soon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReadyBoost