Haydon

Hello Ken

As you mentioned, 1GB is used for hardware. You also mentioned that
installing more than GAB of RAM is a waste of money.

So, the question is, are there any benefits for Windows allocating GAB of
RAM for hardware? If not, why does it do it?




"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> That is correct. 32-bit XP can use up to 4GB. However the 4GB address
> space has to be shared with memory used for other devices. So Windows
> (all 32-bit versions) can't use that entire 4GB for itself.
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> How much it can use is around 3GB, but depends on what devices are
> installed. It's normally a little more than 3GB. So installing more
> than about 3GB of RAM is usually a waste of money.
>