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    Is it true? XP only can use 1 GB RAM?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by sfoanna, Mar 24, 2008.

  1. sfoanna

    sfoanna Notebook Geek

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    I just heard that XP can only handle 1 GB of RAM, no matter how much your notebook can handle. Is that true?
     
    sfoanna, Mar 24, 2008
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  2. Lithus

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    no........
     
    Lithus, Mar 24, 2008
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  3. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Who told you that? -.-
     
    SmoothTofu, Mar 24, 2008
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  4. Apollo13

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    Not at all. Running it right now with 2 GB. It'll max out at about 3.25 GB (32-bit) but you could theoretically have 48 GB in the machine and it would still run fine, it just won't recognize it all.

    Windows 98 is limited to 1 GB IIRC (though up to 1.5 GB is possible in some cases), but new machines won't have Windows 98.
     
    Apollo13, Mar 24, 2008
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  5. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Go kick whoever told you that. :p
     
    pixelot, Mar 24, 2008
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  6. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    No. Whoever told you that is full of ****
     
    McGrady, Mar 24, 2008
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  7. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    98 (and 95 and Me) are limited to 512MB.
     
    talin, Mar 24, 2008
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    jooooeee Stealth in disguise

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    Wrong XP 32bit can handel 4GB and XP 64bit can handel 48GB
     
    jooooeee, Mar 24, 2008
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    can handle 4gb but not actually use it and see it
     
    McGrady, Mar 24, 2008
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    Thanks everyone! Wow, everyone's here on Sunday nites! It was a guy I ran into at the local Barnes and Noble, not claiming to be a tech guy at all, we were just shooting the breeze....sounds like he was mistakenly remembering something he heard about 98.
     
    sfoanna, Mar 24, 2008
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    We are here always here get out befor it pulls you in.


















    RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  12. Ayle

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    Too late...
     
    Ayle, Mar 24, 2008
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