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RAM Performance

How to add RAM

Windows Ready Boost - new with Windows Vista, utilize a flash drive as an additional memory cache to boost performance without adding RAM

SuperRam - quality RAM boosting from PGWare. Smooth simple function, the aesthetic taskbar display provides RAM statistics on mouseover, the scrolling effect looks cool in the taskbar especially next to PCBoost (CPU utilization product from PCWare)

Cacheman - enhance RAM performance

A Really Small App - handy program shows RAM and CPU utilization, one click to copy a list of running programs and startups to clipboard

TuneUp Utilities (Free Trial) - quality registry cleanup as part of a performance suite - the 2007 version includes a faster and more comprehensive registry cleaner. One-Click Maintenance provides a handy tool for registry handling and quick cleanup. Suite also includes disk cleanup, Windows Tweaks, Icon Cache repair (very handy for those times when icons bring up the wrong program), Internet connection optimization, Uninstaller, RAM optimization, System TuneUp wizard, StartUp manager, and more.

System Mechanic 7 (Free Trial)  - address a myriad of system issues including security vulnerabilities, popular polished suite including tools to cleanup, compact and defragment the registry, general Internet and temp files cleanup, hard disk defrag including boot time defragmentation of the MFT, System Page File and Registry Hives, Internet Connection Optimization.  Plus Windows Tweak tools, Uninstaller, RAM optimization, Pop-up stopper, Spyware Wizard, and more. Settings for one-click and scheduled maintenance. Organized collection of quality tools. Pro includes Firewall & Virus protection.

SystemBoosterXP (Free Trial) - selectively boost commonly accessed files, works best on higher memory (RAM) systems, can produce general performance improvement and surfing speed gains. A black box app, apparently utilizes RAM for more efficient access to selected files.

Ram Disk (Free Trial) - creates a separate disk drive fully on RAM which acts like any other drive (your typical C: drive for example) except the drive is fully on RAM, this means it's fast since there no hard drive access is needed. This is a nifty way to do some super-fast surfing, install your browser to this drive and it's fast, fast, fast......By the way, once you install the software, access the program through the control panel applet, and make sure you select to save the drive contents on computer shutdown, otherwise all items placed on the drive will be discarded at shutdown. Try also SuperCache

1 Click Boost (Free Trial)

Windows Memory Diagnostic - Microsoft download, tests RAM for errors.