Readyboost Controlling And Detecting
Jun 2, 2008
How to detect whether readyboost is active or not? I have a 2GB USB Sandisk with U3, it was once used for readyboost, but no more (at least, I don't want it to be). Apparently, because it has U3 on it, when the autoplay comes up one doesn't even see readyboost as an option under 'General Options'. However, if one does a 'properties' and navigates to the 'Readyboost' tab, it is always set as if it were being used - even though it doesn't appear like it actually is.
I have another USB flashdrive that I may occasionally use as a readyboost when working with large spreadsheets, databases or projects. BTW so far, I'm not seeing a big performance boost from readyboost. My understanding of may be flawed; but, I think all it does is cache to the USB stick, which is faster than the hard drive.
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Apr 14, 2008
If i create an email and save it to the desktop i.e. test.eml
and i want to issue a command to open it from vb6 using say notepad then -
Dim txtx
txtx = Shell("c:windowssystem32otepad.exe" + " " +
"C:UsersUserDesktop est.eml", 1)
So how do i get winmail.exe to open test.eml?
as
C:Program FilesWindows Mailwinmail.exe" + " " +
"C:UsersUserDesktopFish.eml
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Aug 7, 2009
I want to create isolated zones for users in my computer. I use Vista Home Premium 32 bit, what I really want to do is to create a user account that neither the user of the account nor the other users can interfere with each other business (like viewing other users documents, using programs). I'm not asking for exact steps for this issue, I would be very happy if you can just give me a detailed guide's web page link.
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Dec 1, 2008
Problem is i have all drivers working perfectly but it seems any program(Yahoo messenger / Windows Live Messneger etc) on my system does not dectect any webcams i install on it , tryed a Logitech QuickCam Fusion it installs without no errors but no program detects any of the webcams ... bouth webcams work perfect under win XP thow.
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Jun 14, 2009
i recently just got vista and i've tried everything to get my speakers to work, i have updated drivers, made sure everythings enabled and asked different web sites.
the speakers are plugged into the back green hole, they work with my ipod and are being detected in control panel and device list.
the only thing i can think of is that the rear panel is not enabled some how, does anyone know how to enable it manually?
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Feb 6, 2010
When I put a disk into my CD/DVD drive and then go into Computer and click my E: drive, all I get is the 'Please insert disc into E: ...' message. Up until a few days ago the exact same discs were working with my system, and they're working because I've run them on my PS3 to check.
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Sep 28, 2009
I have Imate mobile which I am trying to connect to my laptop with a USB cable in Windows Vista Home premium. It is not detecting. I have my destop system which is having preinsalled windows vista business version and here it is detecting automatically without installing the imate CD. Is that vista home version is not supporting imate connectivity? I installed the Imate installation CD also but still did not detect in vista home version.
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Apr 13, 2009
I am using a windows Vista 32 bit home premium notebook computer for which the wireless network detection has stopped working. I updated the driver for the built in wireless card with out any results. I also tried a plug in wireless card which windows detected and said was working properly and this did not work either. This leaves me to believe that something is wrong with the OS.
I can get on the internet via dialup modem and also by the ethernet connection with a DSL modem. I have been to several hotspots that I know have wifi and no networks show up. When I click on the "Connect to" in the start menu, nothing happens. When I click on "connect to a network" in control panel, I get an error loading wizards message saying module not found. The card is an Inrel pro wireless 3945ABG and IS turned on. All critical windows updates have been installed.
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Apr 22, 2009
I recently started supporting a remote site of 4 vista, 1 xp 2 mac users. They have a networked HPCP1515n printer. Original vista users are fine they can print to it but two new users to this printer cannot get vista to detect the printer. When I run the network install drivers they get the following: error 1327.Invalid Drive z:. I have tried the usb install but that fails similiarly too. Vista does not detect the printer but older users who were connected are fine. I have tried installing from local c: all fail. i have tried older versions of the driver all fail. The users have profiles set up to z: Attached is a screen shot of the error
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Apr 23, 2009
I recently rebuilt most of my computer and upgraded to windows Vista and
now my computer won't detect my USB flash drives. I know the USB ports
are working because my mouse is USB and it works fine. I've tried
uninstalling the USB drivers and letting them reinstall but that didn't
work at all.
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Nov 29, 2008
trying to set up my tv signal in vista 32 bit media center. windows recognizes the tuner card, but doesn't detect a signal. it's a sapphire theatrix tuner (hybrid analog/digital with ati 650 pro chip). i also have a 2600xt video card installed. have installed 8.11 drivers for both devices. checked signal by pluging cable into tv, and works fine. service provider is comcast limited basic in philadelphia. no cable box.
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Feb 19, 2009
I hope to find a solution to this problem. I own a Vista Home Premium (32 bit) with SP1. I connected the Canon Vixia HF10 camcorder with USB to PC, turn on the camcorder in Play back mode, but Windows Vista remained silent - no detection of my camcorder. Sometime my Windows Vista just hung and FROZEN...I remove USB cable from Camcorder, Windows Vista is back to work normal. the Canon website and there it is -> the camcorder *IS* compatible with vista and doesn't need any driver. I called Canon technical Tech and he told me Yes, Canon Vixia HF10 is comptaible with Vista. I have also installed Windows XP SP3 on my laptop and tried on Windows XP, no problem there - the camcorder was detected immediately.
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Jun 1, 2008
whenever you plug your headphones or microphone or speakers into any of the jacks on your PC, it comes up in the little box and asks you what you plugged into the jack. i accidentally unchecked something and now whenever i plug things in it wont detect anything in those sound device sockets at the back, how do i turn the auto detecting thing back on?
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Feb 7, 2010
I had an 8 gig stick I was using before and it was working fine. Unfortunately my nephew knocked over my laptop and bent the stick. I just purchased a new 16 gig stick and put it in but it doesn't seem to be working. The stick is readyboost capable but the light isn't flashing. Tried it on another computer and it worked there. When I bring up the properties and click the readyboost tab it is never enabled. I click enable and apply and it flashes for about 10 seconds and then nothing again. This happens everytime I open the preferences and also happens with the other stick I bought for my other computer.
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Apr 6, 2008
I have a laptop with Vista, 2 GB RAM. Should I expect a performance boost if I use ReadyBoost? I have a built-in memory card slot that I never use, and I wonder if I should buy a ReadyBoost-capable card, stick it in there and use it to boost my computer. I use Home Premium and 2 GB was recommended, but will 2 or 4 GB available for ReadyBoost
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Mar 23, 2008
I've just installed a USB flash memory drive that is capable of supporting ReadyBoost. After setting up the memdrive to use ready boost all it seems to do is sit there and blink it's little LED's heart out. Is this normal when using ReadyBoost or is there a problem here?? Aside from that, I don't see any changes or benefits to my system. Is there away to test/check to see if readyboost is functioning correctly??
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Jan 15, 2009
Is ready boost doing anything when I don't use it with a flash device, or can i just turn it off in the service manager. If yes, what does it do? And if there was a flash drive would it then still have other purposes.
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Mar 23, 2008
Vista Home Premium with 2GB memory DDM installed.
Desktop computer, 320GB hdd. Brand new.
Added a 2gb pen drive in an extra USB 2.0 port on back of computer which indicates when I look at drive (right click> properties> ready boost) that ready boost is activated, cache set at 1810 mb, the maximum suggested by ready boost.
Yet, in Vista welcome center, only 1.87 GB ram shows.
How can I evaluate Ready Boost pen drive's addition to computer performance?
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Mar 28, 2008
I use Vista Home Premium 32 and have a machine with 2 GB RAM. Will ReadyBoost do anything significant for me, or am I pretty squared away already? I'm considering getting a 2 or 4 GB USB drive for this purpose, but I wonder if it will essentially be a waste of money.
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Apr 9, 2008
Is there a certain size or speed that my flash drive needs to be to take advantage of ReadyBoost?
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May 7, 2008
I am using a 2GB SD card for ReadyBoost, and want to know what is the best format to use for quickest operation. I've tried FAT, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS, but don't see much difference (except for available space!)
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Mar 23, 2008
I have a Toshiba laptop with Vista Home Premium. I am attempting to use a Kingston Data Traveler thumb drive for readyboost. I do not get the "speed up system" page when I plug it in, nor do I have a readyboost tab when I click on properties for the drive. I have tried the thumb drive in another Vista machine and it works fine.
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Apr 3, 2008
Is there a list somewhere of makes of USB memory sticks that will work with Readyboost?
(I have two, but neither will work.)
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Mar 23, 2008
I've installed a couple of flash drives that are supposed to support ReadyBoost in Vista on a couple of my Vista computers, however I'm not seeing much on an increase in speed. I've looked at the Task Manager, but I'm not seeing any type of memory size increase either. How does this work? Would it be better to install more ram rather than this setup?
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Apr 1, 2008
I'm running Vista Business on a 2.4 GHz AMD LapTop machine, 2GB of RAM. Many of the operations are quite sticky when compared to the old XP machine with 1 GB memory. I was wondering if ReadyBoost would bring some speed-up to Vista. I have seen no speed increase with my current 2 GB USB Boost sticks. Then someone pointed me to this Tom's Hardware page there they have evaluated Ready boost. To me it looks like ReadyBoost would never give even to these guys more than 2..3 percent of speed increase. And in some cases ReadyBoost even made machines with low 1 GB memory slower than without ReadyBoost. Any comments on this Toms's Hardware test, do they runs these tests wrong? I did not find any Microsoft based ReadyBoost benchmarks or anything. Currently I am more of thinking to downgrade operationg system to XP. I will not invest more on another 2GB of true RAM memory upgrade (not a USB Boost) if it is uncertain if even that would speed up this laptop.
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May 16, 2008
I'm debating between spending $10-15 for a 150x 2gb SD card versus $20-25 dollars for a 233x 2 gb CF card for use with readyboost in Vista.
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Mar 23, 2008
I have a Dell Latitude D830 with 4Gb RAM. I also have a 4Gb USB drive that is ReadyBoost capatible. Most of the week, the laptop is 'docked' into a Dell docking station, and the USB drive is attached to a USB port on the back of this docking station. Once in a while, the laptop is removed from the docking station, maybe for an hour or two, and then inserted again. When this happens, Vista sometime does not seem to see the USB drive and the ReadyBoost file... I have right mouse click the drive, select ReadyBoost and tell it use this device for ReadyBoost.....
Other then clicking "Undock", is there anything I need to do to prepare Vista to undock from the docking station, and to see the USB drive after docking?
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Mar 23, 2008
Just sharing an experience. These ReadyBoost usb thumb drives seem to be a real hit and miss thing. I just bought a Patriot 16GB Xporter XTBoost usb thumb drive. I tried it on one computer running Vista Ultimate x64 and the machine just kept trying to find a driver for it but never succeeded in mounting it.
I tried it on another computer running VU x86 and it came right up and let me configure it for ReadyBoost. I then booted into a VU x64 installation on that same computer and it configured it for storage fine but failed it for ReadyBoost.
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Apr 4, 2007
Does anyone know if ReadyBoost will work with an SD flash card? If so, do you have any idea what the transfer speed needs to be? I don't want to make the purchase if there is no chance it will work.
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Aug 8, 2009
got a Lenovo X61t laptop/tablet with built-in SD card reader and I'm using the reader mainly with a 4G sdhc for readyboost. Often readyboost decides to reorder/refresh the cache with lots of SATA drive activity for 5 minutes or so. On AC this is fine. But it also happens on battery which is drains the battery faster. So is there any method (say, even some 3rd party prog) to conditionally tell readyboost not to refresh cache while on battery?
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Jul 2, 2009
i'm trying to figure out why Window's ReadyBoost isn't showing up in my Autoplay options. I have all the requirements, updates etc, and im using a microSD chip that should work with it. i have a friend with the same computer (Gateway p-7811fx) and he uses the exact same chip and it gives him the option.
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