Vista - sandisk memory & superfetch; minimum requirements?

I have a Kingston 1Gb DataTraveler When formatted as NTFS or FAT32 Vista
says it cant use my device for ReadyBoost. Formatted the drive as FAT and
ReadyBoost works.
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Which brand is it?
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> "Tim" <sandsman@wideopenwest.com> wrote in message
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>>I have found that an external usb 2.0 hard drive works very well for this.
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>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> Well, you asked for minimum requirements, so I guess you are more than
>>> safe.
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>>> "Jeje" <willgart@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> its a 2Gb flash drive ;-)
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>>>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>> Windows Vista recommends reserving 215 MB for optimal performance.
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>>>>> "Jeje" <willgart@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:ejmd3BLYGHA.4060@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>I know all of this.
>>>>>> my question is:
>>>>>> what is the minimum requirement?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> because Vista says that my device doesn't have the right performance
>>>>>> to be used for the prefetch.
>>>>>> the page where we can setup this configuration display this message
>>>>>> instead-of the options to use this memory.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%23Cs9mWKYGHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>I believe the first time (or any time afterwards if you don't first
>>>>>>>select it) on the AutoPlay menu - it'll give you the option for this
>>>>>>>at the bottom ) So there's no difficulty in selecting a device -
>>>>>>>simply plug it in and if it's compatibile, it'll give you the option
>>>>>>>to use it as a Superfetch/ReadyBoost device.
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> message news:uoWiyFKYGHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> Yes, 2.0 UBS Memory sticks are recommended for Windows
>>>>>>>> Superfetch/Ready Boost. If it is you will be asked if you'd like to
>>>>>>>> use this device to speed up system performance. You also have the
>>>>>>>> option to use Windows ReadyBoost with an already connected USB
>>>>>>>> flash device by accessing the properties of that device. You can
>>>>>>>> choose to allocate part of a USB drive's memory to speed up
>>>>>>>> performance and use the remainder to store files.
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>>>>>>>> "Jeje" <willgart@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:eAyWGNIYGHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm trying to use a sandisk USB memory to extend the memory of
>>>>>>>>> Vista (for the prefetch)
>>>>>>>>> But Vista says that the memory doesn't fit the performance
>>>>>>>>> requirements.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> what are these requirements?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> what type of USB flash drive or other system could be used with
>>>>>>>>> Vista?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> thanks.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Jerome.
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