>>>I won't install SP1 but perhaps I'll try ReadyBoost on SP0.
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>Denis, Jim,
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>I had (still have) doubts how a (slow) usb drive can be beneficial to the performance
>Read this for an explanation: http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2006/06/02/615199.aspx

So do I, actually, especially with 2GB RAM.
But I've had ReadyBoost active since the first boot-up and while I too find VISTA slower it's nothing like Denis describes.
My intention was to get him to use it - even SP0 - just to see if it got *any* better. I was thinking that MS may have some (unknown to them) dependency on ReadyBoost being active.

cheers