TIP:ReadytoBoost for Windows XP using USB drive (Without third party softwares)

There is a simple trick which you can use to use your Pendrive similar to Vista's Ready to Boost feature. That is too without using any external or third party software. Although there is a software named eboostr available which works similar way on XP ie. similar to ReadytoBoost feature of Windows Vista / Windows 7.

Trick is very simple, just plug USB 2.0 Pendrive / USB Flash drive in your computer and then use it for Windows Virtual memory instead of hard disk. This way, apart of RAM, any virtual memory is used will be from USB Drive.

So how to do that ?
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1. Insert your USB Flash drive and make sure it working properly. Also only use USB 2.0 drives and on USB2.0 port. They are faster and only they can help. Older computer with USB 1.1 or so will actually get slower. Don't worry, most of the new computer (even few years old) have USB 2.0 .

2. Goto >> Start >> Control Panel >> System >> Advanced >>Performance >> Settings >> Advanced >> Virtual Memory >> Change
Well, that is really big GOTO .. don't worry, its easy to find.

3. Since you have clicked "CHANGE" in last step, you will see following Window.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...k-forXPjpg.jpg

Now "SELECT" your pen drive / USB drive and then select Custom size, now set Initial size as per your USB drive's capacity or available space on it. Set Maximum size as Initial size.
eg. If you have 4 GB pen drive then you can easily use its 2GB as virtual memory which is sufficient for most of the computer so, set initial and Maximum size to 2048 MB .

Now Apply it by clicking "SET" and then OK to move further. If asks for restart then do restart and now any Memory beyond your RAM will be used on PEN DRIVE and that is too without any external software.


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Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Informative Article , Thanks for sharing with us.............

Thank you Ron. I hope my TIP/ Article was easy to grasp or follow.

Very simple and easy....

BTW this readyboost thing is marketing hype..
your HDD is way faster than this!

Well, its actually a innovative idea though, USB 3.0 is on the way which is way faster than current USB 2.0 will really make the difference. Obviously then you will need new computer to use it :)

Nevertheless to say that this trick will give you Readytoboost option for FREE ie. without buying third party software (ie. if you really want to use PEN Drive as RAM) .

Keep 'em coming ricky!!

Surely .. I will :)

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after activating this can i eject my pen drive while shutting down my pc .......

You may remove it only after shutting down the PC or else may leave undesired effects.

i do

This method doesn't work for me :'(

Is it because I have DDR1 RAM?

thnak you very much,
its very informative
tx 4 sharing
nisha
[london]

thnx man for sharing that info...

you can also made your pendrive bootable by command prompt as:
run command prompt as administrator
type cmd in run
now type diskpart
(if prompted you can allow administrator permission)
now insert you formatted card in the pc and go on typing as in cmd
check disk
(window will list disk 0 as active disk and disk 1 as your pendrive)
select disk 1
clean
create partition primary
select partition primary
active
format fs=ntfs quick
(it can take some time)
assign
exit
and hence you will get a bootable pen drive
it will remain bootable untill you do not format it again