Upper limit on memory in XP?

[robin@despammed.com]

What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be installed with
XP?
ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.

TIA

Robin H-K

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

> wrote in message
...
> What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be installed with
> XP?
> ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.

For Windows XP Home and Professional (32-bit Edition) - 4Gb is the maximum
and useable limit.
The 64-bit Edition of Windows XP Professional can address and make full use
of 16Gb

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> wrote in message
...
> What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be installed with
> XP?
> ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.
>
> TIA
>
> Robin H-K

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

> wrote in message
...
> What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be installed with
> XP?
> ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.

For Windows XP Home and Professional (32-bit Edition) - 4Gb is the maximum
and useable limit.
The 64-bit Edition of Windows XP Professional can address and make full use
of 16Gb

--
Regards,

Mike
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> wrote in message
...
> What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be installed with
> XP?
> ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.
>
> TIA
>
> Robin H-K

[Bill Martin]

> > What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be installed with
> > XP?
> > ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.
>
> For Windows XP Home and Professional (32-bit Edition) - 4Gb is the maximum
> and useable limit.
> The 64-bit Edition of Windows XP Professional can address and make full use
> of 16Gb

Note however that your computer may only support some much lower number even
though XP is willing to run more.

YMMV...

Bill

[Bill Martin]

> > What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be installed with
> > XP?
> > ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.
>
> For Windows XP Home and Professional (32-bit Edition) - 4Gb is the maximum
> and useable limit.
> The 64-bit Edition of Windows XP Professional can address and make full use
> of 16Gb

Note however that your computer may only support some much lower number even
though XP is willing to run more.

YMMV...

Bill

[Ken Blake]

In ,
wrote:

> What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be
installed with
> XP?
> ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.


With Windows 98 it was 2GB. With 32-bit Windows XP, it's 4GB.

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[Ken Blake]

In ,
wrote:

> What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be
installed with
> XP?
> ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.


With Windows 98 it was 2GB. With 32-bit Windows XP, it's 4GB.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[Jim Macklin]

The motherboard is now the limiting factor, most do not
support more than 2 GB.

Check your motherboard manual/website.

Also, have you priced those 1 GB DDR sticks?


"Ken Blake" > wrote in
message ...
| In ,
| wrote:
|
| > What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be
| installed with
| > XP?
| > ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.
|
|
| With Windows 98 it was 2GB. With 32-bit Windows XP, it's
4GB.
|
| --
| Ken Blake
| Please reply to the newsgroup
|
|

[Jim Macklin]

The motherboard is now the limiting factor, most do not
support more than 2 GB.

Check your motherboard manual/website.

Also, have you priced those 1 GB DDR sticks?


"Ken Blake" > wrote in
message ...
| In ,
| wrote:
|
| > What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be
| installed with
| > XP?
| > ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.
|
|
| With Windows 98 it was 2GB. With 32-bit Windows XP, it's
4GB.
|
| --
| Ken Blake
| Please reply to the newsgroup
|
|

[robin@despammed.com]

Thanks to all. I'll be fine with what I want. I'll just add 512 to my
existing 256.

Robin H-K

On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:43:56 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
> wrote:

>The motherboard is now the limiting factor, most do not
>support more than 2 GB.
>
>Check your motherboard manual/website.
>
>Also, have you priced those 1 GB DDR sticks?
>
>
>"Ken Blake" > wrote in
>message ...
>| In ,
>| wrote:
>|
>| > What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be
>| installed with
>| > XP?
>| > ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.
>|
>|
>| With Windows 98 it was 2GB. With 32-bit Windows XP, it's
>4GB.
>|
>| --
>| Ken Blake
>| Please reply to the newsgroup
>|
>|
>

[robin@despammed.com]

Thanks to all. I'll be fine with what I want. I'll just add 512 to my
existing 256.

Robin H-K

On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:43:56 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
> wrote:

>The motherboard is now the limiting factor, most do not
>support more than 2 GB.
>
>Check your motherboard manual/website.
>
>Also, have you priced those 1 GB DDR sticks?
>
>
>"Ken Blake" > wrote in
>message ...
>| In ,
>| wrote:
>|
>| > What is the upper limit on memory that can usefully be
>| installed with
>| > XP?
>| > ISTR that with W98 it was 512MB.
>|
>|
>| With Windows 98 it was 2GB. With 32-bit Windows XP, it's
>4GB.
>|
>| --
>| Ken Blake
>| Please reply to the newsgroup
>|
>|
>