Isn't Vista supposed to reconize more memory than previous versions? I have
4GB of memory and Vista only sees 2814MB of it! Can someone tell me whats
going on?

To use up 4GB or more you need to use the 64-bit version of Windows....there
are a load of posts here about it and where that other 800MB's of yours has
gone.

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Byron Hinson
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"KBOB" <KBOB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:79C101C9-BB9B-434B-8789-CB2218E02CBA@microsoft.com...
> Isn't Vista supposed to reconize more memory than previous versions? I
> have
> 4GB of memory and Vista only sees 2814MB of it! Can someone tell me whats
> going on?

I am not that up on the differences in the two (64bit vs 32bit). Any benefit
to going to the 64bit other than the memory being seen by Vista?

"Byron Hinson" wrote:

> To use up 4GB or more you need to use the 64-bit version of Windows....there
> are a load of posts here about it and where that other 800MB's of yours has
> gone.
>
> --
> Byron Hinson
> ActiveWin Windows Site: http://www.activewin.com
> Photos: http://www.byronhinson.com
>
>
> "KBOB" <KBOB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:79C101C9-BB9B-434B-8789-CB2218E02CBA@microsoft.com...
> > Isn't Vista supposed to reconize more memory than previous versions? I
> > have
> > 4GB of memory and Vista only sees 2814MB of it! Can someone tell me whats
> > going on?
>

"KBOB" <KBOB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

> Isn't Vista supposed to reconize more memory than previous versions? I
> have
> 4GB of memory and Vista only sees 2814MB of it! Can someone tell me whats
> going on?

The x86 versions of Vista are the same in handling 4GB memory as XP. All
4GB is used, it's just that depending on the hardware some of this memory is
reserved by and used by the system and hardware. It's not available for the
user but it is being used.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

> I am not that up on the differences in the two (64bit vs 32bit). Any benefit
> to going to the 64bit other than the memory being seen by Vista?
>
Vista 64 has better security and memory protection handling.

Currently there are more driver issues with Vista 64 but that may
change.

There may come a time when Vista 64 specific application software is
readily available and outperforms 32 bit application software.


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Barry Schnur
Novell Support Connection Volunteer Sysop