Help with RAM for XP

Thread starter william407
Start date Oct 24, 2008

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william407

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Oct 24, 2008

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I need to know how much RAM can I install in XP that will be seen by the OS?

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kimsland

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Oct 24, 2008

#2

The maximum amount of memory that can be supported on Windows XP Professional is 4 GB, Ref: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEmem.mspx

The maximum amount of memory that can utilized by Xp is 2Gig

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