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How much RAM does my Windows PC have?Hey Dave, I need to do to know how much RAM memory i have in my Microsoft Windows XP computer? There are two straightforward ways to figure out how much RAM your computer has installed and available to Windows XP, actually. The first, and probably the easier, is to go to START --> Control Panels and choose System: ![]() Double-click on that and the very next window you'll see will indicate your available RAM: ![]() Don't like that approach? Okay, a different way to do this is dig through the program menu system to find the hard-core sys admin System Information tool. Here's the path: START --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> System Information. Phew! Launch it and click on "System Summary", and near the bottom you'll see the information you seek: ![]() Either way, that should get you cruisin' along with your computer, easily able to ascertain your installed RAM and much more.
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Also a good ram shop will have a checker that will be able to tell you how much ram you have, how many slots you have open, and list the ram type that you need for your computer. Thank you! I was trying to figure out if the RAM I installed is actually working. So comparing the properties RAM of 224 to the system info RAM of 288, I can see that I picked up a little extra memory, but not the full 256KB that I installed. Any ideas why this is? I also noticed that my page file size is much smaller than the example computer you show, so I'm going to increase mine to see if that helps my performance. Posted by: Dana at November 23, 2007 7:25 PMI don't get it (duh!) So i was told i can only go the max of 2 - 512mb. my employer has this: what does that mean? does he have the max in? Posted by: susan at January 23, 2008 6:24 PMhey dave. i just installed 2ea. 256mb of memory in my pc, i think that should add up to 512mb, i checked my self, did the same step in your illustration, but only has 256. can you help me with this. thanks. Posted by: eugene at February 2, 2008 7:47 PMEugene, sounds like either you have a bad RAM card or that you are putting one of them in the wrong slot. I'd take them both out, reseat them (e.g, put them back in firmly) and see if it works better. Look to see if they're in the right slots too, or just put them in different slots and experiment. Good luck! Posted by: Dave Taylor at February 3, 2008 7:44 AMthe first won't work if you aren't admin. Posted by: mike at February 16, 2008 4:31 PMComputer Specs Hello. I went to Control Panel...Add/Remove Programs and deleted a bunch of stuff that I know I dont use much. The only thing left there are basic Microsoft Programs, AOL and Windows things. There does not seem to be any other programs that I have installed over time....I got rid of all that or so I thought. If I use Start...All Programs....it lists so many of the programs I have installed from disks over time such as WinFax, Encyclopedia Brittanica, multimedia stuff, Bible Scripture program, etc. I dont need to keep any of that on the hard drive because I have it on disk if I need to re-install later. Most of these programs Do Not have the feature where you can Uninstall the software by using right click; so I can not delete them that way. Hardly any of the things listed under All Programs are listed in the Control Panel....Add/Remove Programs. BUT when I try to access those programs....the search flashlight comes up....the computer can not access them because I already deleted them but they still show up as taking up space. It seems as though I have an awful lot of programs on my computer that I can not access in order to remove them. I dont want to buy more memory RAM or anything else because I know my computer can do what I want the way it used to. Please email back with advice as soon as you can. My Thanks, Stormy
Simply, thank you. Just installed another couple of 'sticks' of memory and this is a simple way to verify that the computer recognises them. Posted by: Nigel Brooks at April 8, 2008 3:50 AMStormy, you can delete programs in the control panel , add/remove programs. Why don't you invest in an external harddrive to hold extra space or upgrade to a bigger harddrive? Posted by: brizz at May 13, 2008 5:09 PMhow to know how much ram my system will support Posted by: jojan at July 22, 2008 1:07 AMHey Can You Help Me ..... One of the ways that wasn't mentioned was going to run, typing in dxdiag, then reading off the info from there :) And @Stormy: I did what you said to delete nortons. When i clicked on common files folder, they came up and i deleted them. So now my computer seems to have little memory. i can't use my search, my run, mysystem restore or anything. the only thing i can do is go to the internet. Now what. can i retrieve my memory somehow? Posted by: joy at December 19, 2008 1:14 AMI have a hp d4250us (eh468ua) It runs very slow and a ton of processes are constantly running. It is: Can I add RAM to help spped it up? How can I find what processes are safe to stop? Tracy: Don't play in the Registry unless you truly know what you're working on. You can do some serious damage in there if you aren't REALLY careful. Your question about RAM: One thing that we would need to know is the Motherboard model number. You can very easily go over what you have, but to answer, 1 GB, 2 GB, or more can't be answered without that model number to see how many RAM slots and how fast and what size. This link will show you what you can put in for your Operating System: http://www.crucial.com/kb/answer.aspx?qid=4251 This link looks to be for your computer: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00399477&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=1151671 You can put 4GB in the computer, but no more. Posted by: Doc at April 16, 2009 7:58 AMHello, I need more ram, but I am not sure if I need DDR or DDR2. My computer is a Cisnet about 3 or 4 years old. AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ 2.2 ghz. 448 mb ram. I want to put in 2 gb DDR2, and want to see if it will fit before taking pc apart. Any ideas? Thanks, Wanda :) Posted by: Wanda at June 16, 2009 7:48 PMThank u for ur suggestion Posted by: umabharti at December 18, 2009 1:36 AMI have an old compaq desktop running win 98 2nd. edition. i installed more ram memory for a total of 512mb windows seems to now it is there by looking under system window, but when i run the compaq diag. program memory is listed at 256mb what is the cause of this did i waste my money? Posted by: bill at January 5, 2010 5:51 AMHelpful information, Questions well answered. Posted by: moosty at February 23, 2010 12:17 AMGuys, if you are installing memory and when you go back to check if it has increased and it is still the same amount you had before, it is not working!!! try another type of memory. Now,if you installed the memory and the amount increased but but not everything (256+256= 480) its ok. that means your computer does not accept more than the final amount; however, you can increase your virtual memory by setting the inicial value equal to the maximum value (256 ram *1.5= inicial size 384 and maximum 384) got it? Posted by: victor at January 18, 2011 3:50 PMPls, i am still need ur assistance bc i need more input lectures in this room.Thanks. Posted by: Prince Omolade Benson at September 29, 2011 6:56 PMHi,I'V 2 MEMORY CARD 512&512=1GB.MY SYSTEM INFO SHOW ME YOU'V 512MB RAM.I dont know what am i doing about this problem,please help me to solve my problem.thank you. Posted by: salar at November 15, 2011 11:22 AMI have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...
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