>> now I have installed additional 1024 MB of RAM to my former 512 MB, so I
>> now have 1.5 GB RAM.
>> But the result is disappointing: starting any applications (Excel, Word,
>> Mail) does not show to be faster than before.



Here my latest experience:

Yesterday I ordered a 2 GB SD-card to make use of ReadyBoost.
This morning I made my regular maintenance out of my XP-partition including
defragmentation. XP told me that the Vista-partition had to be defragmented.
Although I thought to have defragmantation set automatically within Vista.

Well, after the defragmantation of my Vista-partition, and working with 1.5
GB RAM, my Vista now runs like hell. Starting applications is sufficiently
fast. The dealer where I had ordered the SD-card agreed to cancelling - I
see no use for ReadyBoost any longer.

Does this meet any other user's experience?
Thanks for all your contributions

Hedy

BTW: the only problem left is, that I can't use my multifunction device
(printer, scanner, copier, fax) because there is no appropriate driver.
I shall open another thread with that question.

You defragged your Vista drive from XP? How bizarre...I'm not sure I'd do
that because I'd have no idea if it might screw anything up or not. Sounds
like, in your case, it helped. Well, glad that worked...

As for the multifunction device, is it recent enough that the manufacturer
will make Vista drivers for it, ever?

Dana Cline - MCE MVP

"Hedy Keller" <hedyhiereinpunktkeller@arcorhiernix.de> wrote in message
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>
>
>>> now I have installed additional 1024 MB of RAM to my former 512 MB, so I
>>> now have 1.5 GB RAM.
>>> But the result is disappointing: starting any applications (Excel, Word,
>>> Mail) does not show to be faster than before.
>
> Here my latest experience:
>
> Yesterday I ordered a 2 GB SD-card to make use of ReadyBoost.
> This morning I made my regular maintenance out of my XP-partition
> including defragmentation. XP told me that the Vista-partition had to be
> defragmented. Although I thought to have defragmantation set automatically
> within Vista.
>
> Well, after the defragmantation of my Vista-partition, and working with
> 1.5 GB RAM, my Vista now runs like hell. Starting applications is
> sufficiently fast. The dealer where I had ordered the SD-card agreed to
> cancelling - I see no use for ReadyBoost any longer.
>
> Does this meet any other user's experience?
> Thanks for all your contributions
>
> Hedy
>
> BTW: the only problem left is, that I can't use my multifunction device
> (printer, scanner, copier, fax) because there is no appropriate driver.
> I shall open another thread with that question.

> You defragged your Vista drive from XP? How bizarre...

Oh yes, it appeared quite simple: if I open the defrag under XP, I am shown
all my partitions and I can select any partition for defragmentation. On
partition C, I have XP. On partition V, I have Vista, and my third partition
X is empty at the moment.

> As for the multifunction device, is it recent enough that the manufacturer
> will make Vista drivers for it, ever?

The manufacturer (Philips / Sagem) simply stated, they wouldn't offer a
driver for Vista. So I tried the XP driver. The driver software could be
installed without any problem, but the little rest stays unsolved: when I
connect the apparatus to my PC, I get the message "... device not
recognized..." Installing the driver then again does not solve it. I have
the feeling, there cannot be much which has to be done - but what?

What might help?

Hedy

I'm not sure what will happen with unsupported hardware - garage sales,
mostly, I'd think. I know my two newest printers are supported in Vista, but
not sure about the wife's Brother all in one or my 7-yr old HP LaserJet.

Dana Cline - MCE MVP

"Hedy Keller" <hedyhiereinpunktkeller@arcorhiernix.de> wrote in message
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>
>> You defragged your Vista drive from XP? How bizarre...
>
> Oh yes, it appeared quite simple: if I open the defrag under XP, I am
> shown all my partitions and I can select any partition for
> defragmentation. On partition C, I have XP. On partition V, I have Vista,
> and my third partition X is empty at the moment.
>
>> As for the multifunction device, is it recent enough that the
>> manufacturer will make Vista drivers for it, ever?
>
> The manufacturer (Philips / Sagem) simply stated, they wouldn't offer a
> driver for Vista. So I tried the XP driver. The driver software could be
> installed without any problem, but the little rest stays unsolved: when I
> connect the apparatus to my PC, I get the message "... device not
> recognized..." Installing the driver then again does not solve it. I have
> the feeling, there cannot be much which has to be done - but what?
>
> What might help?
>
> Hedy
>