Ram Configuration

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I have a machine with 4 gig of ram, but it only shows just over 3. Is there
any way of configuring vista to show and make use of the full 4 gig? RogerC
 
Vista x86?
If yes, then NO.


|I have a machine with 4 gig of ram, but it only shows just over 3. Is there
| any way of configuring vista to show and make use of the full 4 gig? RogerC
 
Hi,

Using 32-bit, no. It's a limitation of the number of assignable addresses.
You would need to be running x64 in order to see it all. This doesn't mean
it's not being used.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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That is symptomatic of a 32 bit operating system on 32 bit hardware.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
64bit hardware too.

Richard Urban said:
That is symptomatic of a 32 bit operating system on 32 bit hardware.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
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The OS can use the 4GB, but the user only has access to 3.x GB depending on
how the BIOS is configured.
 
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