32 bit Ram answers.

Ok hope this answers the questions:
please see my previous vid for context:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZQJs5veyro

link to Microsoft 4 gig reporting.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946003

link to OS X memory.
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Performance/Conceptual/ManagingMemor...

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[TheWebock]

I'm almost ashamed to ask this question; but in my eyes, the only stupid question is the unasked ones. I'm still trying to learn what you are teaching; but I need to get my rinky-dink computer moving faster than a coma without buying a new one at this time.

I am using a 32 bit Vista Home with 512 MB RAM. I want to get more memory; but am still unsure as to what I should do. I have two slots. Should I dump the 512 MB and go with 2-1GB or be cheap and only get 1GB and keep the 512MB?

[mrbit10]

@TheWebock well memory placement has a lot to do about how many channels you have, if your motherboard supports dual channel, than you fill both banks evenly, so 2 1 Gig. Also speed improvements come with hard drives, if you drive is over 70% full, get a larger one to avoid fragmentation problems

[mrbit10]

@TheWebock once you have a larger drive you can clone over the old hard drive with many cloning software packages out there. if you do not wish to clone your system over or find it to difficult. THEN with your existing drive, use your operating systems de-fragmentation tool (windows) or (file permissions with Mac) then try to move over as many files you can to the new drive keeping your old drive's utilization as low as possible.

[TheWebock]

@mrbit10 Understood. I think for as often as I need my pics and downloaded videos; I could just burn them on discs. I'm really not too interested in investing too much in an obsolete system. I'd rather save up for a lap top so that I am not chained to the same work station all of the time.

I so appreciate your help Sir. I am catching onto a lot of this stuff through your videos. I can't help but think that you have painted yourself in a corner with knowledge that can only be shared with a few.

[TheWebock]

@mrbit10 Very helpful. I don't do any games or anything that requires a whole lot of memory as far as I understand it. I just do email and a whole bunch of Youtubes which used to take 4 times longer to load than the video was long ie a 15 min video took an hour plus the 15 min to watch and of course opening an closing time. Getting rid of McAffy and going with Avast helped a bunch. McAffy took 3 hrs to update and 18 hrs to scan on a good day; and it wanted to do it all every day.

[TheWebock]

@TheN64boy Curious. Why would you advertise your sexual preference on a computer video? Have you been able to pick up other gays that way?

[ReadWriteAccess]

Have you seen the "emeek77" video around? It's ether lost, or purposely 'Moved'

This video is classic ...

[kaosum2]

You could have 8gb in 32bit, only 4 will be used/seen.

[mrbit10]

correct 32 bit will only address up to 4 gigs of ram unless you enable PAE.

[piotrekno1]

hi

i have 32 bit windows vista

and i have 3 gb of ram on it but i never know that the max is 4gb for 32 bit

i buyed 2gb more of ram so it means i have 5gb all together

but vista will only read 4gb tell me if am right please thank you :)