32-bit Vista usage of RAM over 2GB?

News

Mozilla's browsers global usage share is 8.69 percent

Published on April 27, 2005

OneStat.com, the number one provider of real-time web analytics, today reported that Mozilla's browsers have a total global usage share of 8.69 percent. Read more

Firefox usage up, IE usage down - report

Published on July 10, 2006

OneStat.com, an Amsterdam-based web research firm, says global use of the Firefox browser has increased 1.14 percent since May 2006, while Internet Explorer usage fell 2.12 percent during the same time. Microsoft's Internet Explorer still holds the top spot with 83.05% of the market versus the 12.93% of Firefox. Regional market share show similar numbers except for Australia and Germany which have much higher Firefox usage. Read more

Microsoft offers free Vista eval for virtual machines

Published on May 22, 2007

Microsoft is now offering a 30-day evaluation version of Vista for virtual machines. ... Read more

Apple releases iTunes repair tool for Vista

Published on February 02, 2007

Apple has released Tunes Repair Tool for Vista 1.0 which will repair permissions for important files required by iTunes to play your iTunes Store purchases. Read more

Last Reviews & Articles

Efficiency: Core 2 Nukes Atom On The Desktop

Published on November 21, 2008

Atom is geared for low-cost, low-power netbooks and nettops, while the device is a poor choice for desktop PC applications. We show you why Core 2 is better, and give some guidance on how to pick the best power supply for your low-power application. Read more

Radeon HD 4870 X2: Four Cards Compared

Published on November 19, 2008

Not only do we have four super-fast Radeon HD 4870 X2s to test, but also a list of 31 other graphics configurations including CrossFire and SLI setups. If you're in the market for AMD's fastest card available, you'll want to see this. Read more

Synology's DS408 Reviewed: Fast NAS For Pros

Published on November 18, 2008

Does a NAS device with high data transfer rate and a Web interface that is easy to configure actually exist? Synology shows how it should be done. But the enclosure is not without its faults, either. Read more

The Hardware Behind Overdrive

Published on November 18, 2008

Our worldwide overclocking championship has begun and we wanted to introduce you to the everyday components our teams will be tweaking to supersonic speeds in a bid for a shot at $5,000. Read more

All the Reviews & Articles

Relatives contents

Tom's Hardware UK and Ireland Forums » Motherboards & Memory » Memory » 32-bit Vista usage of RAM over 2GB?

32-bit Vista usage of RAM over 2GB?

Advanced Search

There are 280 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here

Word : Username : Filter :
Bottom
Author	Thread : 32-bit Vista usage of RAM over 2GB?

gluzd

Profile: stranger

More Information

09-18-2008 at 11:41:50 PM

I have 3.07GB RAM recognized by 32-bit Vista (and a 4GB paging file). However, even under very heavy loads when over 1GB is paged and apps start crashing, Task Manager shows use of only 2GB average (fluctuating between 2 and 2.2GB). Why does it report ~1GB free under such conditions? If it's truly free, is there a setting in Vista I can use to utilize it?

Message edited by gluzd on 09-18-2008 at 11:51:45 PM

Related Product

notherdude

Profile: nimble knuckle

More Information

09-18-2008 at 11:54:17 PM

Hide

well, your total ram is divided up between apps and the os, so my guess is you are maxing out the amount alloted to the apps while the OS space remains unfilled. The details of windows memory management are rather complex so I can't really break it down for you and I may not have all the details correct.

Message edited by notherdude on 09-19-2008 at 12:00:21 AM

---------------
tehhardpro wrote :

notherdude u have an old hand. Having an old hand doesnt make sence. Cuz its old. get a new one.. seems like ur hand doesnt understand what it is writing. So placve it in ur rig instead of vista human orgnoids will amke more sense

Tom's Hardware UK and Ireland Forums » Motherboards & Memory » Memory » 32-bit Vista usage of RAM over 2GB?

Go to:

Page generated in 1.173 seconds

Google ads