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Inside the Windows Vista Kernel, Part 2

Posted by kdawson on from the memory-hungry dept.

BuR4N writes "Mark Russinovich takes a look at the Windows Kernel and the changes made in Vista. In this second part he describes the workings of the features SuperFetch, ReadyBoost, ReadyBoot, and ReadyDrive and how they improve system performance."

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  1. flash faster than hdd? by CaptainNerdCave · · Score: 0, Redundant

    right, i'll believe that when winged primates fly out of my rectum... access time is one thing, but actual read/write speed is another.
    http://www.moka5.com/reviews/2006/11/usbstick4.htm l
    (ignore the selected drives)
    http://www23.tomshardware.com/storage.html?modelx= 33&model1=676&model2=676&chart=34
    right, i'm going to kill a flashdrive just so my windows will run more swiftly.
    (i know this is more of the same, but i can't resist) way to go microsoft; for your next trick, are you going to shoot your other foot?

  2. Re:Why 'Ready'? by ozbird · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It seems that using 'Hyper' would have actually been a little more descriptive AND cooler sounding.

    If there was truth in advertising, they'd be called: SuperBloat, ReadyBloat, ReBoot, and BloatDrive.