Can Vista use all 4MB of RAM?

I read somewhere (in a magazine) that there was a way for 32 bit Vista
to use all 4 MB of RAM - but I can't remember where I saw it. Anybody
know?

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:05:49 -0400, wrote:

>I read somewhere (in a magazine) that there was a way for 32 bit Vista
>to use all 4 MB of RAM - but I can't remember where I saw it. Anybody
>know?

Dur to other hardware chewing up somewhere between .5 and .8 mb of
memory, Vista only get to use 3.2 to 3.5mb for the OS and programs.
So, it's all being used by your computer, it's just not all available
to the OS.

From: "+Bob+" <>

| On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:05:49 -0400, wrote:

>>I read somewhere (in a magazine) that there was a way for 32 bit Vista
>>to use all 4 MB of RAM - but I can't remember where I saw it. Anybody
>>know?

| Dur to other hardware chewing up somewhere between .5 and .8 mb of
| memory, Vista only get to use 3.2 to 3.5mb for the OS and programs.
| So, it's all being used by your computer, it's just not all available
| to the OS.


I think you had better re-examine your answer and your nomenclature.

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>I read somewhere (in a magazine) that there was a way for 32 bit Vista
> to use all 4 MB of RAM - but I can't remember where I saw it. Anybody
> know?



Windows has been capable of using more than 4MB ram for years.

Explain how you arrive at this

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>>I read somewhere (in a magazine) that there was a way for 32 bit Vista
>> to use all 4 MB of RAM - but I can't remember where I saw it. Anybody
>> know?
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> Windows has been capable of using more than 4MB ram for years.
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"Peter Foldes" <> wrote in message
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> Explain how you arrive at this
>

Because, your brain is filling in info that isn't there. The message says
"4MB", not the 4GB that you're seeing.


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>>>I read somewhere (in a magazine) that there was a way for 32 bit Vista
>>> to use all 4 MB of RAM - but I can't remember where I saw it. Anybody
>>> know?
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>> Windows has been capable of using more than 4MB ram for years.
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>I read somewhere (in a magazine) that there was a way for 32 bit Vista
> to use all 4 MB of RAM - but I can't remember where I saw it. Anybody
> know?

I doubt it. I think the area above 3 Gbyte limit is used for memory mapping
a variety of IO devices, and even if you could force 32 bit Vista to look
above that limit, any enabled RAM would conflict with these addresses.

Out of the vault sinner

Guess you did not understand. :-)

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> "Peter Foldes" <> wrote in message
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>> Explain how you arrive at this
>>
>
> Because, your brain is filling in info that isn't there. The message says "4MB",
> not the 4GB that you're seeing.
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>>>>I read somewhere (in a magazine) that there was a way for 32 bit Vista
>>>> to use all 4 MB of RAM - but I can't remember where I saw it. Anybody
>>>> know?
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>>> Windows has been capable of using more than 4MB ram for years.
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Peter Webb wrote:
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> <> wrote in message
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>> I read somewhere (in a magazine) that there was a way for 32 bit Vista
>> to use all 4 MB of RAM - but I can't remember where I saw it. Anybody
>> know?
>
> I doubt it. I think the area above 3 Gbyte limit is used for memory
> mapping a variety of IO devices, and even if you could force 32 bit
> Vista to look above that limit, any enabled RAM would conflict with
> these addresses.
>

Your reply is perfectly correct ... for 4Gb, but if you re-read the
message the OP was asking about 4MB not 4Gb

Simon

Hi,

What you're probably thinking of is that once SP1 is installed, Vista will
report seeing all 4GB (not MB) of installed ram in a 32-bit installation.
However, it cannot actually use it under any circumstances. As Peter Webb
has pointed out, the 4GB of address space available in Vista 32-bit is
partially used for hardware, the remaining amount is allocated for
addressing memory.

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>I read somewhere (in a magazine) that there was a way for 32 bit Vista
> to use all 4 MB of RAM - but I can't remember where I saw it. Anybody
> know?