Damn Vista pt.2
After a lot of headache, web searching and visits to many forums I was able to get this thing working. And it works very well.
First problem with the speed was that i have disabled superfetch service while trying to use the ReadyBoost service. Bad idea. They go hand-in-hand. After re-enabling the Superfetch and restarting the PC a couple of times the system started to work way faster. I am finally able to bring the Sidebar and themes back on-line.
Here is an excellent guide to speeding Vista.
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I am using a 4Gig USB stick (2846MB allocated for ReadyBoost) for the ReadyBoost. The way it works is that Vista, overtime, figures out what applications You are using the most. Since the memory on Flash drives does not get erased when the PC is shutdown (unlike RAM) the preferences are always there and the computer does not have to re-write everything each time You restart it. That does save a whole lot of time and resources. It is very good for those that play games a lot. I have noticed a slight improvement in loading times as well as (thanks mainly to DX10) big improvement to my framerates. My most frequently used app is FireFox. And I have noticed that it’s loading time is very fast now. Usually it takes about 10-15 seconds to load, but now it is almost instant. Same goes for the Outlook 2007.
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