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Old 01-05-2006, 02:00 AM
Ken Blake, MVP
 
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Default Re: Useable RAM in XP Home or Pro

IanCoward wrote:

> Are there any limits in the amount of Useable RAM while using Windows
> XP Home or Professional?



It's the same for both versions--4GB. That may be more than your motherboard
holds, and is probably more than you can make effective use of..


> Also would using large amounts of RAM cause
> conflicts elsewhere, with other hardware (graphics cards etc.)?




No, but to use 4GB of RAM you have to add a switch to a line in the
[Operating Systems] section of boot.ini. Change /fastdetect to /fastdetect
/3GB

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