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    Vista SP1 will show all 4GB of RAM in Vista 32

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by GenTechPC, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. GenTechPC

    GenTechPC Company Representative

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    GenTechPC, Mar 27, 2008
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  2. XPS1330

    XPS1330 Notebook Deity

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    Even though it shows 4.00GB, it still can't use it all.
     
    XPS1330, Mar 27, 2008
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  3. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Open up Task Manager and show me the total Physical Memory. :p
     
    ScifiMike12, Mar 27, 2008
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    talin Notebook Prophet

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    I really wish Microsoft would have made it read like "4.0GB/3.2GB" or something that shows what is really being utilized. I'm sure it confuses a lot of people as it is now. :rolleyes:
     
    talin, Mar 27, 2008
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  5. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    SP1 shows the amount of memory installed, not how much memory is available to use.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=D69C4E1B-C81A-41BE-B1F5-66E615BA5912&displaylang=en


    Yeah, I would perfer that too
     
    Kdawgca, Mar 27, 2008
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  6. GenTechPC

    GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Yup, 3DMark06 only reads 3056MB.
     
    GenTechPC, Mar 27, 2008
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  7. jooooeee

    jooooeee Stealth in disguise

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    Haha thats dumb wonder why Microsoft did that?
     
    jooooeee, Mar 27, 2008
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  8. pkzild

    pkzild Newbie

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    I have SP1 and vista 32bit but in my system CP it still says 3gb ram. oh well~ no difference
     
    pkzild, Mar 27, 2008
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    Because people were complaining

    "WHAT THE F***, WINDOWS ONLY SAYS I HAVE 3GB!!!!!!!!! F*** MICROSOFT!!!!"
     
    JCMS, Mar 27, 2008
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