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Default Xp with 4 gig ram ???????????

hi guys,a query please,my xp is amd athlon dual core 4200 with 2 gig ram,i have never had more than 2 gig in it,my friend has offered me another 2x1 gig sticks to make mine 4 gig,another friend said that my xp will only pick up 3 gig ??????? i have no idea about this,i thought i would ask first rather than waste the 2 gig in this pc,much appreciated for any input ...


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Default Re: Xp with 4 gig ram ???????????

Hello there,If your XP is 32 bit operating system it will only reconise 3.25 gig RAM.

You could at least fit an extra gig.

If it is a 64 bit operating system it will reconise 4 gig and higher.

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Default Re: Xp with 4 gig ram ???????????

To use 4 gigs of ram on a 32 bit Win XP or Vista, you have enable the Physical Address Extension

Here's a explanation of it here:

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...AE/PAEdrv.mspx

Here's how to do it here:

Physical Address Extension (Windows)

This one shows how to enable PAE and edit the boot ini file...

Enable Physical Address Extension (PAE): Core Services


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thanks a lot guys for the explanation,i`m sorry i forgot to say that my xp was a 64 bit,great now i can add the 2 gig as well ......


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Default Re: Xp with 4 gig ram ???????????

That is brilliant.

64 bit is the way to go.

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