| A technique to speed up Windows Vista is Windows | | | | Except USB sticks it also supports flash cards like, SD |
| Vista ReadyBoost. It uses a USB stick to create an | | | | cards, MMC cards, MS Pro cards etc. |
| extra cache of data which is used a lot. | | | | The service behind this technique is called 'emdmgmt.dll' |
| This Windows Vista Readyboost technique uses the | | | | which is located in the 'WindowsSystem32' folder. |
| USB stick as an extra cache between the processor | | | | This service runs as a part of a 'service host proces' |
| and the hard disk. Because the memory on a USB | | | | (svhost). |
| stick is static, (and therefore it keeps its data when the | | | | As soon as a new USB stick is detected, emdmgmt.dll |
| computer is shut down) this cache is directly available | | | | scans the USB stick and does a benchmark. |
| again when the computer boots up. | | | | If the results are sufficient then Windows Vista will |
| Not every USB stick is compatible for this technique. | | | | offer to use the USB stick to speed up your system |
| The stick has to have a minimum of 256 MB free | | | | and creates the file 'ReadyBoost.sfcache'. |
| space and an average reading speed of 4 KB en 1,75 | | | | This is the cache of this technique. The managing for |
| MB/sec at writing activities of 512 KB.Only the USB | | | | this cache will be done by the caching-service |
| sticks which fulfill the these conditions, may call | | | | 'ecache.sys', which can be found in the folder |
| themselves 'Enhanced for ReadyBoost'. | | | | 'WindowsSystem32drivers'. |
| When you plug in a 'ReadyBoost Ready' USB stick, | | | | It is just one of the techniques which Microsoft has |
| the 'AutoPlay' screen appears. | | | | developed to speed up Windows Vista. |
| New in this screen is the option 'Speed up my system | | | | This technique is very useful to speed up for example |
| with ReadyBoost'. | | | | notebooks which cannot be upgraded with some |
| If there is enough free space on the USB stick then | | | | extra memory or when it is a bit too expensive to |
| Windows Vista reserves memory with a maximum of | | | | upgrade the notebook. |
| three-times the RAM-memory in the computer for this | | | | You simply plug in your USB stick and use Windows |
| technique. | | | | Vista ReadyBoost to speed up your notebook. |