Running ExpressCache version 1.2.1 … ANYTHING YOU DO FROM HERE IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, I AM JUST A PUNTER & DO NOT WORK FOR SANDISK, CONDUSIVE TECHNOLOGIES, MICROSOFT ETC
Think I might have fixed this in Windows 8.1 64 bit… another “fix”. Look I do all of the above mentioned in this forum and sometimes it works/doesn’t but when I upgraded to Windows 8.1, with the SSD set up with ReadyCache from the old Windows 8 (working), when I installed ReadyCache in Windows 8.1 it installed first time no problem, even though there was a partition that was still set up to be used by my old windows 8.0. So I guess it just flat wiped it off (therefore telling me the problem was not on the SSD but left in my old Windows 8 “somewhere!”
Anyway after installing and removing drivers, windows updates etc etc, after a while it said " delete partition/reset the cache due to hard drive blaa blaa blaa" ReadyCache stopped working on my new Windows 8.1 64bit & again I tried everything mentioned in this forum but nothing worked. Then… I had problems with my amd catalyst control center install & this was a solution to make that work so I applied it here. This is what I did, some of it might be irrelevant but it worked!
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Make sure everything on your pc is upto date and all hardware drivers installed.
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remove ANYTHING that you don’t need pugged in, i.e. my Laptop I just have the normal spinning hdd and SanDisk ReadyCache SSD
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use Windows Control Panel “Programs & Features” to uninstall ExpressCache Software".
4)Don’t restart!
5)Ensure that in Windows Disk Management the Partition is “Unallocated”, if it’s not right click and click on delete volume.
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Run CCleaner and run the Registry cleaner & allow it to delete everything. (mine finds nothing?!)
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Go to your C:\Program FIles & C:\Program Files(x86) and delete any folders for Condusive Technologies
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Enure you can view hidden files and go to c:/Program Data (hidden file) and delete Condusive Technologies folder
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Go to C:\Users"yourname"\AppData (hidden folder) and again delete anything related to Express Cache, Ready Chache Condusive Technologies from the Local, Local Low & Roaming Folders.
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Then what I think works, & I think this is a problem with Windows and not Ready Cache Software… is do the following:
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click start button (if you’ve downloaded one!) &/or in Windows 8 metro search for regedit
2)run regedit.exe and delete any references to express cache & or readycache & or condusive technologies from the software folders:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE
HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE
which on my pc running windows 8.1 64bit was…
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SanDisk\ExpressCache
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So delete that & exit Regedit.
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Turn off the computer normally
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I then removed the ReadyCache SSD (again not dsure if it had any affect?!) and restarted windows (with other external hard drives plugged in).
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Fully started windows and had a look in “Disk Management”… obviously my ReadyCache SSD isn’t there. my other hard drives are now listed as Disk 1, Disk 2 etc whereas ReadyCache used to be Disk 1.
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Exit Disk Management & Shutdown Windows.
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Connect up ReadyCache SSD & Restart Windows.
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Install ReadyCache Software and bing… no “This Partion is being used blaa blaa” & ReadyCache is working… now one more thing is it will sit at 0.7GB and you think it’s not doing anything… just wait. After about 5 mins eventually you’ll see it starts building the cache. IF after like 1/2 hour it isn’t just click on “Reset Cache” and wait again.
I hope this helps, like I say I have no Idea if 90% of the above is nescessary bit IT WORKED FOR ME… Maybe the guys at Sandisk can look at everything I’ve done and all the other solutions above & work out how to creat a propper fix for it!
I find ReadyCache makes a huge difference even on an ACER V3-771G with Intel i5 3210m & 8GBDDR3 Ram. Startup is rapid, programs opening are instant etc but remember it learns what you do/use and shoves that into readycache, so if you haven’t played a game for 1yr don’t expect readycache to have any effect. If you play it all the time it will be much much faster to load. & yes it is way better than readyboost & no don’t have readyboost on you don’t need it with this & don’t install AMD RamDisk as it does the same thing but not as well (& I think it might screw up ReadyCache!)
Cheers, Bye
