Missing RAM

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Elezar

All of a sudden, XP has 'lost' 64MB of my Toshiba laptop's
RAM. I have 64MB on the motherboard, and an extra 64MB
card, which I'm sure when I installed XP was recognised.
BIOS reports the full 128MB, and RedHat Linux, which I
dual boot to, also sees it. I don't really want to
re-install the O/S, install SP1, download the critical
updates.....etc.... if I can avoid it; anyone seen this
and know how to solve it?
Thanks in advance.
 
-----Original Message-----


Right click on "My Computer" and select Properties. How much memory
is reported on the General tab?

If that shows 128 mb then all is well. The RAM reported by System
Information can be incorrect in some instances, and nobody is sure
why. They just know that it cannot be trusted to report the correct
RAM total.

However if Control Panel - System - General (same place as right-click
My Computer and choosing Properties) shows only 64 mb of RAM then
something is definitely amiss.

In that case use Start - Run - MSCONFIG and go to the BOOT.INI tab.
Click on the Advanced Options button and make certain that the /MAXMEM
checkbox has not been selected. If it is then click on it to clear
it. Then exit, click on OK and Apply as needed. Finally shut down
and restart the computer to put the change into effect.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
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Click to expand...
Thanks! The general tab does recognise that I have 128MB.
Now if only I could get XP to boot/run as fast as Linux....
 
Elezar said:
Thanks! The general tab does recognise that I have 128MB.
Now if only I could get XP to boot/run as fast as Linux....
Click to expand...

Windows XP is pretty demanding in terms of RAM and pretty well any
user with only 128 mb is going to see a marked improvement in
performance by adding more RAM, at least another 128 mb and perhaps
more, depending on how you use the computer.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
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