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Actually, application startup times can be improved with Vista. Vista
has semi-persistent and persistent cache capabilities. Superfetch is
the semi and will do more or less normal caching to RAM, but the
difference is that Superfetch will also write that cache to disk so it
can persist across reboots. Start Vista and it'll load the Superfetch
file, essentially re-loading the cache. This is one reason Vista runs
so much better with lots of RAM.
Superfetch info:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/
superfetch.mspx
ReadyBoost is the other Vista feature. It extends Superfetch to
Flash-type drives. Plug in a flash drive -- I'm using an SD card in a
USB reader -- and Vista will create a persistent cache on the USB drive.
While Flash drives don't currently transfer data faster than hard
drives, their latency is extremely low so overall they perform better as
cache storage. Cache data on ReadyBoost drives is automatically
encrypted.
ReadyBoost info:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/
readyboost.mspx
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