With SP1 then vista (aka the crap OS of all space and time) detects the
existence of 4, but normally uses around 3.3 gb
<miso@sushi.com> wrote in message
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> On Dec 27, 6:20 pm, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." <p...@hovnanian.com> wrote:
>> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote:
>>
>> > computerram...@cooltoad.com wrote:
>>
>> > > is 2gb of ram is just as good as 4gb.
>>
>> > More proof that VISTA is dumbing down computer users. If you have to
>> > ask a question like that you are too stupid to own a computer.
>>
>> Its actually a very good question WRT Vista. A friend of mine (one of
>> the few I have left) bought a new Vista machine spec'd with 4Gb or RAM.
>> The BIOS detected 4Gb, but Vista could only see 2Gb. So, in this case,
>> 2Gb IS just as good as 4Gb.
>>
>> Your answer should have been, "If you've bought Vista, you are too
>> stupid to own a computer".
>>
>> --
>> Paul Hovnanian mailto:P...@Hovnanian.com
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>> Time is the best teacher; Unfortunately it kills all its students.
>
> I assume this is 32 bit Vista. It should see 4G, so something is
> wrong.