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[solacedagony]

windows XP cannot utilize more than 2gbs unless you run the 64bit version. its usless to put it in.

32 bit can do up to 4gb.

[Ryan from Ohio]

I will goto Vista eventually.

[Bwcad1]

32 bit can do up to 4gb.

Incorrect you can install up to 4gb but xp 32bit will not sure more than 2gb.

if you want i can have the IT guys here at work let you know.

[solacedagony]

Incorrect you can install up to 4gb but xp 32bit will not sure more than 2gb.
if you want i can have the IT guys here at work let you know.

Then Microsoft must be wrong, because their support site says XP will use 4gb physical memory.

[Bwcad1]

Then Microsoft must be wrong, because their support site says XP will use 4gb physical memory.

Thats pretty retarded... ill check my sources. you sure its not saying the 64bit version

[solacedagony]

Thats pretty retarded... ill check my sources. you sure its not saying the 64bit version

64 bit can do 128gb.

[Bwcad1]

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx

I BELIEVE YOU ARE THINKING OF VIRTUAL MEMORY

[colemanyoungerinalaska]

with xp you can use 4 gigs with x64 you can use 128 gigs you could use alot more with 64 but there are hardware limitations.

i have 4 gigs in my music making machine

some chipsets wont support more than 2 gigs
some wont support low density ram
some wont support high density
others only work at slow ram timing speeds

x64 is windows server 2003 basically

[Bwcad1]

did you not look at the link i posted? you can run 4gb but i would take some modification's to actually use it.

[Ryan from Ohio]

Physical Memory Limits: Windows XP

The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for Windows XP.
Version Limit in 32-bit Windows Limit in 64-bit Windows
Windows XP 4 GB 128 GB
Windows XP Starter Edition 512 MB Not applicable
See Also

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/librar ... windows_xp