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Oh...A ok, I read somewhere that it can handle up to 4GB...that must of been wrong then =P ...NVM...
certain component of pc need to use those ram like video graphic etc. so it is hardly to find 100% amount of ram that you have
in this forums,you can fill your system specs so that it easy for us to help you in your problem. you can check others too on the bottom of their post (My System Specs).
I'm sure you can see it
32 bit Windows can address a total of 4 gig of ram.
That 4 gig is used for prgrams as well as memory space needed by various pieces of hardware.
Typically you end up with between about 3.2 up to 3.8 gig free for software use depending on hardware configuration, but can be even less. An individual program on 32 bit windows can only address up to 3 gig of ram at most. (But of course multiple programs can fill all available ram if necesary)
In 64 bit Windows, the hardware still needs memory space but since 64 bit windows can address 64 meg or more (Theoretically it's insanely higher than that but there are some aritificial limitations) the base address for hardware is moved way up above installed ram to not sit on top and waste any of it. Some older motherboards may not allow this however...
So should I just go with 64 bit windows instead of 32bits? I just installed 32bits onto my computer so 'An individual program on 32 bit windows can only address up to 3 gig of ram at most' is that why it is only showing 3GB? I had 64 bits and it always showed 4GB total & available...The only reason I am using 32bits is because Spyware Terminators real time shield does not work on 64 bits windows...( am I losing any performance going from 64bits to 32bits?)