Readyboost Problems Solved

I’ve got a handful of memory sticks (aka USB thumb drives) that said on the package they are ReadyBoost capable. ReadyBoost is a Windows Vista Feature that lets you use a memory stick as extra memory to make your computer run faster.

I hadn’t bothered with using it for a while, but this morning when I inserted the memory stick, and attempted to engage readyboost, Vista reported that the drive wasn’t suitable.

I found this a little unusual as I’d used it in the past for this purpose.

I had a bit of a think, then reformatted the memory stick and like magic it was suitable for ReadyBoost again.