ReadyBoost and sysmain

Anonymous
2010-01-23T23:31:44+00:00

I am trying to activate readyboost in windows 7 professional 64 bit. When I go to properties on the usb drive, it says ReadyBoost is not enabled because the service responsible for ReadyBoost (sysmain) has been turned off on this computer. An administrator can turn the sysmain back on. Please help.

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Anonymous
2010-01-24T17:20:33+00:00

Hi,

type services.msc into the startmenu search and launch the tool. Search the Superfetch entry and make a double click on it. Now change the start type to "automatic" and click on start. The service now starts and you should be able to use ReadyBoost.

Btw, you should never disbale Superfetch, it slows down your PC!

André

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-06-08T06:03:57+00:00

    type the following from a command prompt

    del /q /f c:\windows\prefetch\*.*

    rd c:\windows\prefetch

    then go back to services and restart superfetch

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-06-08T05:54:57+00:00

    I got the delete prefetch folder from someone else, I wish I could remember who so I could credit him..  Of all the posts I read, everyone said the same thing which was basically "Just turn it on"

    but thats the problem it wont turn on, its as useful as telling someone to turn on the light switch in a dark room when its the bulb thats bad...

    Glad the info helped

    David

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-06-08T04:39:01+00:00

    I am trying to activate readyboost in windows 7 professional 64 bit. When I go to properties on the usb drive, it says ReadyBoost is not enabled because the service responsible for ReadyBoost (sysmain) has been turned off on this computer. An administrator can turn the sysmain back on. Please help.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-06-08T04:13:26+00:00

    One more update to this problem.. Apparently I must have a cleanup utility that is messing with the prefetch folder or a tmp file somewhere, whereas the readyboost fails to start after I reboot, and only after I reboot. The permanent fix I have for this without going crazy uninstalling my utils was to make a .BAT file in my STARTUP that deletes the prefetch folder when windows restarts.

    I lose the benefits of what I had cached so far, but I use programs often enough to rebuild it quickly, and I dont reboot much unless an installation or uninstallation requires it.

    The batch file is small enough to copy it directly into the startup folder and not risk accidentally deleting the file and have a bad reference to it in startup.

    Using  NOTEPAD make a document called KILLPREFETCH.TXT (or whatever you want.TXT)

    copy and paste the following

    del /q /f c:\windows\prefetch\*.*

    rd c:\windows\prefetch

    SAVEAS    KILLPREFETCH.BAT

    Or leave it as .TXT  then RENAME it as .BAT

    Thats my permanant fix, hope you can benefit as I did...

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