[AccessD] Using 4 gbytes of RAM

I have 2GB in my home pc - XP Pro.  I go over 1GB quite often.

Bobby

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:59 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using 4 gbytes of RAM


Hi John:

I have never heard of a XP OS computer having more than a gig. All other
systems using larger amounts of memory, that I am aquatinted with, are
servers of various kinds which are suppose to better at managing memory and
processes. Your limitations will definitely be the OS before the hardware.

I would recommend that you try Window 2003 server standard. It is totally
brain-dead to install; takes about an hour and a half to install (DVDs are
slow) and asks once whether you want to use it as a domain controller. I use
one as a work-station and its performance is head and shoulders above XP. It
is easier to manage and it definitely uses memory better.

Here is a free download that is supposed to do memory diagnostics app for
windows:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Memory-Tweak/Microsoft-Windows-Memory-Dia
gnostic.shtml

>From M$:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msit/operations/mscom64bitarchi
.mspx

What type of motherboard do you have: ASUS, GigaByte ...?


Jim

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