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    Man I need Ram.

    Is 4 gigs of ram wasted on xp? I've read only 2 is recognized but 4 will work. I'm confused.

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    32-bit Windows allows for 2GB to be addressable by applications. 4GB of physical ram will be detected, but you'd only get about 3.25-3.5GB of usable RAM.

    This was discussed in another recent thread:
    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...its_windows_xp

    User-mode virtual address space for each 32-bit process = 2 GB

    MS has already dropped XP support, so you should really look into running at least Win7.

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    Yes, XP will run with 2 GB of ram, But 4 GB allows it to run better.
    There is overhead, that is why when folks check, they only have 3.25 to 3.5 GB of ram available.

    Yes, I ran XP with both and I kept the 4 GB in as it did run much faster.

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    Thanks for the replies.

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    i have been successfully running winxp on a dualcore with 4gb-ram, swapfile custom set around 4000, system will tell you then exactly when set.
    And systempartition 70gb set for winxp and programs only. dont forget to detour your own data(eigene daten) to another partition.
    regulary backing up of this systempartition.
    i am using defraggler and TFC temp file cleaner.
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    Ok I'm running 4 gigs of ram. The reason I needed ram in the first place was I got the BSOD and the error said my ram went bad. Except, it was the ram in my video card. Now I'm buying a video card.

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