Rick Raisley

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 29 May 2007 20:09:00 -0700, Batz305
> <Batz305@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>

I've heard that too. But if Windows has to allocate close to 1 GB of memory
for other purposes when you have 4 GB of memory, wouldn't that be the case
with 3 GB as well? That is, wouldn't it always take the 1 GB? If it
/doesn't/ use it when you have 3 GB of memory, why does it have to with 4?

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Regards,

Rick Raisley