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Hopefully you've solved the issue by now - But just in case, the update that solves the memory bug is KB929777

Regarding the first point: If you know the program's name you are loooking for, you can simply type the name in the search box. It's lightning fast, since the contents of the HDD are indexed by default, and there's no need to muck about.

No expert here, but I can give the generalities: ReadyBoost uses the storage available on a USB Flash stick like a cache in order to speed HDD I/O. Basically it allocates data the system determines as likely to be accessed, and stores it in Flash memory. So when a program needs said data, it's faster to access than having to go to the Hard Drive. So if you don't have some flash memory installed, it's not enabled. The rules of thumb I've seen are (1) you want around 2x system memory and (2) once you have more than 2GB of the aforementioned RAM the benefits of ReadyBoost are minimal/nonexistant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReadyBoost

Q6600 on a DFI P35 mobo. 8/400 multis, memory 1:1, 7200.11 HDD