Is it harmfull to have more RAM than XP will recognise installed?

[Robin997]

hello there!

i have recently bought 4GB DDR2 RAM to replace my single old 1GB stick.

However, i understand XP 32 bit will only recognise and use around 3GB, so when i install my 4GB of RAM, will it be harmfull to my pc having more RAM installed than the OS can handle???


any replies appriciated.

 

[LinkedKube]

no. its not harmful at all.

 

[iMoose]

I thought it was a good idea, I maxed-out my laptop with 4GB. Now I know I'm done upgrading, that aspect at least.

 

[kimsland]

Actually the only "harm" (other than slightly extra power requirements for extra Ram cards)
Is, many users have stated that when or if they re-install Windows, their computer has faulted
But removing the extra Ram cards (back to default) before running Windows setup has cured this
Now this is only from what I have seen myself and from other members stating the same
I can only conclude it is something to do with OEM installs being usually Windows restore images.

 

[AudioVayne]

Well what's the worst that could happen? Really? Any why did you get a 4Gig stick? Does your machine only have one RAM slot?