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Does anyone has experience of running win xp pro on more than 2GB ram. To my knowledge, win xp pro can address up to 4 GB ram, but can xp pro and apps really utilize 4 GB ram. Will I encounter any problem?

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Mike

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XP will handle it fine. The current limitations are motherboards.

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<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/guides/viewfaq.html?i=27" target="_new">What is the maximum amount of RAM for Windows?</A>

The maximum physical memory is 4GB running under WinXP, but the maximum addressable capacity will be closer to 3GB.

<A HREF="http://www.rsinc.com/services/techtip.asp?ttid=3346" target="_new">Windows Memory Allocation Limitations</A>

Here's a good link for accessing how much memory you'll actually need, depending on the use of the computer. Personally, I can't think of many reasons for needing more than 1GB with a WinXP desktop system, and 2GB for a typical workstation.

<A HREF="http://www.kmdnetworks.com/html/memory_usage_guide_nfts.html" target="_new">Memory Assessment By Operating System</A>

An interesting link:

<A HREF="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,554844,00.asp" target="_new">Memory Page Pool</A>

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The maximum physical memory is 4GB running under WinXP, but the maximum addressable capacity will be closer to 3GB.



True, but thats the same with any 32 bit OS. The kernel is able to use all 4GB. Only on a process basis is it less.

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Yep. But while I knew that, and you knew that, maybe he didn't know that. :wink:

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