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    Ready Boost XP

    Hi

    My Mrs. killed my laptop, while i'm waiting to find out how much it's going to cost to fix and therefore whether i should just buy a new one, i've been lent an acer travelmate. it's old, running xp and only has 256mb ram.

    i've come across this:

    How to get readyboost on XP: Using your Flash Drive as a Page File

    Before i go and buy a flash drive i was just wonderin really if anyone has used one to boost the memory on an old laptop before and whether it's worth it.

    Any help much appreciated

    cheers

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    Ive done it in the past, made no noticable difference for general email/internet/MS office duties.

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    right - cheers.

    will it help me running say office whilst also running the internet / running anti virus / spywear scans?

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    Well it's cheaper than buying new RAM.

    The general consensus is that it's a cheap way of improving performance on older and slower PCs.

    But make sure you buy a readyboost-compatible flash drive (or card), because if you don't it will probably make things worse.

    Added: Oh, you're running XP. ReadyBoost only works on Vista or later. In XP, you can only frig it to put the PageFile on the storage device. Can't tell you how that will work.
    Last edited by harrybarracuda; 05-09-2011 at 01:37 PM.

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    thanks harry. think i can get a 2gb card for about 300b so it might be worth doing it any way, if it doesn't work i'll just lash a load of Porn on the flash drive instead!

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    Quote Originally Posted by alwarner
    Before i go and buy a flash drive i was just wonderin really if anyone has used one to boost the memory on an old laptop before and whether it's worth it.
    Have you read the comments under that You Tube Vid ?











    Dude, you have no idea. You can't use a flash drive on any Windows operating system for page file. The drivers for them don't load soon enough. Your on Vista trying to show us an non researched method for XP. Fail. I'm thinking maybe we could set the USB drivers to load before everything else. Like with msconfig.


    bridog1980 1 year ago



    you fool,it won“t work on XP; you was not sure either,how could you be anyway,you never even tried it,get lost with your useless video amateur.Stupid.


    Leven2e 1 year ago



    Since the O/S detects any flash drives LAST, this would not work. The pagefile needs to be detected first to load the O/S. Which is why it's on the C: Drive


    apoch003 2 years ago




    Total waste of time, mumbling commentary, useless technical advice, does not work with XP, and for Vista there is ReadyBoost. Notice how your USB flash drive activity LED fails to show any activity, and how XP continues to access your hard drive wildly.


    wallowinghippo 3 years ago



    like this ull destroy your usb key in weeks, maybe days and usb pen drive couldnt be a slower choice. anything, remember anythink is faster than that. ur talking about destroying usb keys not performance or any other benefit


    freebiach 3 years ago

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    cheers - i read some of them on the webpage the video was embedded on but they were mixed signals so to speak. That's why i asked as am a luddite myself.

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    You near a computer shop Al ?

    Upgrade the RAM to 1 gig, It will take 2gig if you like

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    put Ubuntu on your flash drive, problem solved

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii View Post
    You near a computer shop Al ?

    Upgrade the RAM to 1 gig, It will take 2gig if you like

    cheers for that, i wanted a quick cheap fix that isn't permanent to be honest. I'm probably going to have to for out 3-5,000b to fix my own (or if its more expensive just buy a new one) so i don't fancy forking out to upgrade someone elses laptop. If it were my own then that's deffo what i'd do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Butterfly View Post
    put Ubuntu on your flash drive, problem solved
    thanks for the suggestion.

    is that Linux? Like i said i'm a luddite would that work with XP and is it hard to do??

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    it's a linux version that looks like a WinXP, small, fast and plug and play

    256MB RAM is actually enough for running WinXP, you simply need to optimize the system and remove the usual MS garbage that slow down the whole system, takes one hour to do

    I have been running WinXP with 256MB and never felt the need to upgrade the RAM. Putting a faster hard disk has actually boosted speed since the swap reside on the hard disk

    my advice is not to go with Vista or Win7 like the other virgins geeks are advocating. Waste of time and the user interface is not as friendly and logical as WinXP

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    Quote Originally Posted by Butterfly View Post
    it's a linux version that looks like a WinXP, small, fast and plug and play

    256MB RAM is actually enough for running WinXP, you simply need to optimize the system and remove the usual MS garbage that slow down the whole system, takes one hour to do

    I have been running WinXP with 256MB and never felt the need to upgrade the RAM. Putting a faster hard disk has actually boosted speed since the swap reside on the hard disk

    my advice is not to go with Vista or Win7 like the other virgins geeks are advocating. Waste of time and the user interface is not as friendly and logical as WinXP

    But you do have to bear in mind that Butters is a clueless, retarded technophobe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Butterfly
    I have been running WinXP with 256MB and never felt the need to upgrade the RAM
    Windows XP with 256 MB aint even fast enough to handle Windows Media Player





    Quote Originally Posted by Butterfly
    256MB RAM is actually enough for running WinXP
    It will be crawling not running, OK if you only have 1 tab open I guess

    Maybe, unlike you he has some friends Butters, and likes to use Skype



    Quote Originally Posted by Butterfly
    you simply need to optimize the system and remove the usual MS garbage
    haha, yea, like the Microsoft Office he uses

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    Quote Originally Posted by alwarner View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Butterfly View Post
    put Ubuntu on your flash drive, problem solved
    thanks for the suggestion.

    is that Linux? Like i said i'm a luddite would that work with XP and is it hard to do??
    Don't bother, he's an idiot.

    I'd say upgrade the RAM. If it's easy to access you can do it yourself and it will work out cheaper. Look on YT and you'll normally find a tutorial, or you'll find the info you need on the net, 1gb isn't expensive nowadays.
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    gadzooks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii
    Windows XP with 256 MB aint even fast enough to handle Windows Media Player
    obviously you never used WinXP or didn't know how to use it

    typical Wintard, how many yahoo search bars did you install on your PC ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii
    Maybe, unlike you he has some friends Butters, and likes to use Skype
    Skype works perfectly with 256MB of RAM

    you must be confused with CPU speed

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neo View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by alwarner View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Butterfly View Post
    put Ubuntu on your flash drive, problem solved
    thanks for the suggestion.

    is that Linux? Like i said i'm a luddite would that work with XP and is it hard to do??
    Don't bother, he's an idiot.

    I'd say upgrade the RAM. If it's easy to access you can do it yourself and it will work out cheaper. Look on YT and you'll normally find a tutorial, or you'll find the info you need on the net, 1gb isn't expensive nowadays.

    thanks for that, this is just a temporary measure so i'll just have to grin and bear 256mb for a little bit although depending on the prices i guess a RAM upgrade might be a nice thank you for borrowing the laptop!!

    wat sort of price would 1gb be?

    sorry to be a pain btw.

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    Here... that's how easy it is.


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    don't listen to Neo, he is 40 and still lives in his mom basement

    upgrading RAM is the idiot answer for those who don't know how to use Windows. Of course, more RAM means more memory for virus execution so at the end it's pointless and will slow down even more your system if you are infected

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    Let me google that for you
    ^ click that link..
    You'll have to find the specs you need, but there's plenty of info on the net.

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    ^cheers

    I do appreciate all the advice but it's only a temporary fix while i get my laptop sorted or get a new'un.

    Upgrade of RAM might be a nice way to say thanks to the Thai chap that lent me his Travelmate, but only at the right price.

    Again thanks all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alwarner View Post

    what sort of price would 1gb be?
    No more than 1000 baht / £20, the boards are pretty much generic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neo View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by alwarner View Post

    what sort of price would 1gb be?
    No more than 1000 baht / £20, the boards are pretty much generic.
    cheap as chips. although the lad would probably prefer a nice crisp "brown" in his hand!!!

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