maximum amount of memory for xp pro 32 bit?

on ms website..it said it supports up to 4 GB RAM. but when i put in 4 gb of ram, it only recognizes 3.2 gb. why is that? does it really utilizes 4 gb or 3.2 gb? someone please let me know. thx in advance.

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undomiel

http://blogs.msdn.com/hiltonl/archive/2007/04/13/the-3gb-not-4gb-ram-problem.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/291988
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb613473(VS.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778(VS.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366796(VS.85).aspx

That should more than aptly answer your question.

astorrs

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000811.html

dynamik

I don't know if finding links makes you guys more ambitious or more lazy than me.

Essentially, you have a 4gb limit with 32-bit OSes (you can get around this with PAE). However, other devices, such as your video card, other peripherals, etc. require memory as well. If you put 4gb of RAM in your system, the amount that will be usable will be whatever is left over from those other devices. I think MS updated Vista SP1 (maybe XP SP3 as well) to have your machine tell you that you have 4gb, even though it really isn't available.

astorrs

del.icio.us replaced my Firefox bookmarks years ago and I tag anything remotely useful so its easy to lookup later.

undomiel

I'll admit it, in my case, I was lazy.

dynamik

astorrs wrote:

del.icio.us replaced my Firefox bookmarks years ago and I tag anything remotely useful so its easy to lookup later.

I need to do that. My bookmarks are so disorganized that I don't know why I even bother bookmarking anything. I probably have accumulated 600+ on my bookmark toolbar because I just throw them on there with the intention of organizing them later

astorrs

http://del.icio.us/help/firefox/extensionnew

This is your friend (and we all know your a "certified" Firefox nut)

undomiel

For Opera users:

http://blog.yumdap.net/archives/57-Powerusing-del.icio.us-with-Opera.html

dynamik

astorrs wrote:

http://del.icio.us/help/firefox/extensionnew

This is your friend (and we all know your a "certified" Firefox nut)

*sigh*

I guess it's time to get this under control

Thanks guys