Increasing Memory

[Michelle]

Can anyone tell me how I go about increasing the memory on
my computer. I have been told to use Memory Sticks but am
not sure if this is right. I have recently upgraded my
machine to XP and would like to know if all memory sticks
are compatable. I currently have 32 mgb and would like to
increase this to as much as I can to increase speed and
performance. Your assistance would be gratefully
appreciated.

Thanks

[Randy Byrne [MVP]]

Oh my... In my opinion, you need at least 256mb to run XP properly.

You need either simm or dimm memory for most modern desktop PCs and sodimm for most
laptops. What system is you PC? Do you know the motherboard model?

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"Michelle" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone tell me how I go about increasing the memory on
> my computer. I have been told to use Memory Sticks but am
> not sure if this is right. I have recently upgraded my
> machine to XP and would like to know if all memory sticks
> are compatable. I currently have 32 mgb and would like to
> increase this to as much as I can to increase speed and
> performance. Your assistance would be gratefully
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks

[Ron Martell]

"Michelle" > wrote:

>Can anyone tell me how I go about increasing the memory on
>my computer. I have been told to use Memory Sticks but am
>not sure if this is right. I have recently upgraded my
>machine to XP and would like to know if all memory sticks
>are compatable. I currently have 32 mgb and would like to
>increase this to as much as I can to increase speed and
>performance. Your assistance would be gratefully
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks

Windows XP will not run on a machine with only 32 mb of RAM so I
suspect that you are talking about some other aspect of your computer.

Check the amount of RAM installed in your computer by opening Control
Panel - System - General. The installed RAM will be shown near the
bottom of the window.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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