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32 bit and 4 GB Hi,
My laptop came with a 32 bit version of Vista Home Premium. It has 4
GB of RAM, and the 32 bit cannot handle all that. I called microsoft,
but they say I cannot have the 64 bit copy because my software is OEM.
The vendor said that if my laptop came with a 32 bit version, is
because this version is the best for the device. But I think it
shouldn't have sold this laptop with a 32 bit version. Now, what
should I do? Buy a real 64 bit copy?
Thanks.
Vladimir
My laptop came with a 32 bit version of Vista Home Premium. It has 4
GB of RAM, and the 32 bit cannot handle all that. I called microsoft,
but they say I cannot have the 64 bit copy because my software is OEM.
The vendor said that if my laptop came with a 32 bit version, is
because this version is the best for the device. But I think it
shouldn't have sold this laptop with a 32 bit version. Now, what
should I do? Buy a real 64 bit copy?
Thanks.
Vladimir
I have Vista and 4gb of RAM and it handles it with no problem and so
does my XP for that matter. Must be something else that is the problem.
4gb is basically the maximum you should have for a 32-bit system. Any
more needs a 64-bit system.
Ex_Brit
::*-Peter-*::
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Windows 7 Beta
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 4gb DDR, 700gb HDD
does my XP for that matter. Must be something else that is the problem.
4gb is basically the maximum you should have for a 32-bit system. Any
more needs a 64-bit system.
Ex_Brit
::*-Peter-*::
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Windows 7 Beta
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 4gb DDR, 700gb HDD
On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:41:04 -0700, Vlad - wrote:
It's probably giving you about 3.2gb usable. What do you plan to do that
would make use of the other .8gb or so?
“ Hi,
My laptop came with a 32 bit version of Vista Home Premium. It has 4 GB
of RAM, and the 32 bit cannot handle all that. I called microsoft, but
they say I cannot have the 64 bit copy because my software is OEM. The
vendor said that if my laptop came with a 32 bit version, is because
this version is the best for the device. But I think it shouldn't have
sold this laptop with a 32 bit version. Now, what should I do? Buy a
real 64 bit copy?
Thanks.
Vladimir
would make use of the other .8gb or so?
You purchased a pc with 32bit o/s, that was your choice
Do you actually utilise any software that is optimised for 64bit?
Do you actually utilise any software that is optimised for 64bit?
“ Hi,
My laptop came with a 32 bit version of Vista Home Premium. It has 4
GB of RAM, and the 32 bit cannot handle all that. I called microsoft,
but they say I cannot have the 64 bit copy because my software is OEM.
The vendor said that if my laptop came with a 32 bit version, is
because this version is the best for the device. But I think it
shouldn't have sold this laptop with a 32 bit version. Now, what
should I do? Buy a real 64 bit copy?
Thanks.
Vladimir
On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:41:04 -0700 (PDT), "Vlad -
It shows only about 3.2gigs, right? That's NORMAL. The "missing" RAM
is being used for other processes so what you see is free RAM.
Buying 64-bit version might be a waste of money, depending on your
hardware.
DDW
“ Hi,
My laptop came with a 32 bit version of Vista Home Premium. It has 4
GB of RAM, and the 32 bit cannot handle all that.
is being used for other processes so what you see is free RAM.
“ I called microsoft,
but they say I cannot have the 64 bit copy because my software is OEM.
The vendor said that if my laptop came with a 32 bit version, is
because this version is the best for the device. But I think it
shouldn't have sold this laptop with a 32 bit version. Now, what
should I do? Buy a real 64 bit copy?
hardware.
DDW
wrote in message
Unless you desperately need the extra 800MB to 1GB or so of RAM I'd suggest
leaving it as it is. Typically on a laptop for most tasks you'd hit other
bottlenecks before running out of RAM.
If you were to buy a copy of 64-bit, you'd need to verify that all your
hardware and software was compatible, the OEM clearly doesn't seem keen on
supporting that scenario.
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/
“ My laptop came with a 32 bit version of Vista Home Premium. It has 4
GB of RAM, and the 32 bit cannot handle all that. I called microsoft,
but they say I cannot have the 64 bit copy because my software is OEM.
The vendor said that if my laptop came with a 32 bit version, is
because this version is the best for the device. But I think it
shouldn't have sold this laptop with a 32 bit version. Now, what
should I do? Buy a real 64 bit copy?
leaving it as it is. Typically on a laptop for most tasks you'd hit other
bottlenecks before running out of RAM.
If you were to buy a copy of 64-bit, you'd need to verify that all your
hardware and software was compatible, the OEM clearly doesn't seem keen on
supporting that scenario.
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/
DUH!
You do a clean install of vista 64bit version.
Having a 32bit version installed does not mean he can't have 64bit!
Most hardware today is compatible with both versions.
All he needs to worry about is if the manufacturer wrote 64 drivers for his
model.
Mad Mike
You do a clean install of vista 64bit version.
Having a 32bit version installed does not mean he can't have 64bit!
Most hardware today is compatible with both versions.
All he needs to worry about is if the manufacturer wrote 64 drivers for his
model.
Mad Mike
“Originally Posted by brusse01you need to buy a laptop/
Vlad - wrote:
Load and run Linux with dual booting. Then you can use all the ram.
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Van Chocstraw
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“ Hi,
My laptop came with a 32 bit version of Vista Home Premium. It has 4
GB of RAM, and the 32 bit cannot handle all that. I called microsoft,
but they say I cannot have the 64 bit copy because my software is OEM.
The vendor said that if my laptop came with a 32 bit version, is
because this version is the best for the device. But I think it
shouldn't have sold this laptop with a 32 bit version. Now, what
should I do? Buy a real 64 bit copy?
Thanks.
Vladimir
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Van Chocstraw
>>\\--------------------//<<
“ I have Vista and 4gb of RAM and it handles it with no problem and so
does my XP for that matter.
(that was fixed with SP1), but it's not using all of it. See
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/RAM.html
You can't use a full 4GB of RAM unless you have 64-bit hardware and a
64-bit OS. (You can use a lot more than 64GB with that setup, of
course.)
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
Slattery_
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
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