I'm looking at the Readyboost function within Vista, whereby the OS can make
use of a flash drive/pen drive to boost certain read/write functions within
Vista.

Some suppliers advertise branded pen drives as being Validated by
Microsoft - what does this 'validation' entail? Does it mandate a minimum
read/write speed? Is there any real advantage to using one with Vista over
and above a high quality, branded pen drive that doesn't boast 'Validated by
Microsoft'?



Thanks,

Bren

Is your flash drive fast enough for Vista's ReadyBoost?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=186

ReadyBoost Compatibility List
http://www.grantgibson.co.uk/misc/readyboost/

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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"Bren" wrote:

I'm looking at the Readyboost function within Vista, whereby the OS can make
use of a flash drive/pen drive to boost certain read/write functions within
Vista.

Some suppliers advertise branded pen drives as being Validated by
Microsoft - what does this 'validation' entail? Does it mandate a minimum
read/write speed? Is there any real advantage to using one with Vista over
and above a high quality, branded pen drive that doesn't boast 'Validated by
Microsoft'?

Thanks,

Bren

This one totally works:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233043

Says designed for readyboost all over the packaging and even the stick
itself says vista accelerator. They ain't lyin.

"Bren" wrote:

> I'm looking at the Readyboost function within Vista, whereby the OS can make
> use of a flash drive/pen drive to boost certain read/write functions within
> Vista.
>
> Some suppliers advertise branded pen drives as being Validated by
> Microsoft - what does this 'validation' entail? Does it mandate a minimum
> read/write speed? Is there any real advantage to using one with Vista over
> and above a high quality, branded pen drive that doesn't boast 'Validated by
> Microsoft'?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bren
>
>