Yes, the information is correct. For 0.4gb of memory I would not bother
with the upgrade. If the system has 3gb in it now, it's not going to run
much better with 4gb instead.
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"ChrisCoaster" <ckozicki@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Vista Home Premium SP1
>
> Pentium Dual Core 2.0gHz
>
> 400gByte Hard drive
>
> 3Gig RAM
>
> Question:
> According to the store I bought it from, I have a 32bit version of
> Vista which will read up to 3.5gibabytes of RAM if I install two 2Gig
> sticks. In order to read all 4Gig(or 3.9), they told me I'd have to
> install a 64bit version of Vista.
>
> Is this information correct?
>
> The machine is more than fast enough for my needs now, even with
> chubby Norton AV 2007 running in the background, etc, but should I
> throw in a second 2Gig stick just to get the few extra horsepower from
> the 0.4Gig it would read?
>
> -ChrisCoaster