singleviking wrote:
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and runs best on 2 Gig or more. XP only required that your system have 512 Meg and this may not allow you to open multiple windows or use plugins. If possible, try to increase the RAM in your computer to 2 Gig as a bare minimum. This will not only allow more things to run concurrently, but also reduce the wear on your hard drive for temp files storage and files access. Just a suggestion...
Seems others have already told you how to get around your files and frontend problem.
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and... (
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This is what I have currently in my machine
d4stone wrote:
singleviking wrote:
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and runs best on 2 Gig or more. XP only required that your system have 512 Meg and this may not allow you to open multiple windows or use plugins. If possible, try to increase the RAM in your computer to 2 Gig as a bare minimum. This will not only allow more things to run concurrently, but also reduce the wear on your hard drive for temp files storage and files access. Just a suggestion...
Seems others have already told you how to get around your files and frontend problem.
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and... (
show quote)
This is what I have currently in my machine
quote=singleviking Win7 requires a minimum of 1 G... (
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If your BIOS will allow it, your machine will run even faster if that 2 Gig RAM was increased to 4 Gig. but it's not a requirement under the XP OS. Some older systems need BIOS upgrade through a chip replacements from Phoenix Software while others can be flashed by a download. Without a BIOS upgrade, your system will not recognize any amount of memory above 2 Gig.
GAD
I DID NOT KNOW THAT EITHER? BUT MY ENGLISH ANCESTORS CAME TO THE US OVER 200 YEARS AGO
.OH WELL SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT
singleviking wrote:
d4stone wrote:
singleviking wrote:
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and runs best on 2 Gig or more. XP only required that your system have 512 Meg and this may not allow you to open multiple windows or use plugins. If possible, try to increase the RAM in your computer to 2 Gig as a bare minimum. This will not only allow more things to run concurrently, but also reduce the wear on your hard drive for temp files storage and files access. Just a suggestion...
Seems others have already told you how to get around your files and frontend problem.
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and... (
show quote)
This is what I have currently in my machine
quote=singleviking Win7 requires a minimum of 1 G... (
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If your BIOS will allow it, your machine will run even faster if that 2 Gig RAM was increased to 4 Gig. but it's not a requirement under the XP OS. Some older systems need BIOS upgrade through a chip replacements from Phoenix Software while others can be flashed by a download. Without a BIOS upgrade, your system will not recognize any amount of memory above 2 Gig.
quote=d4stone quote=singleviking Win7 requires a... (
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The memory in D4stone's laptop is 4 banks of 1Gb each which amount to 3.576Gb of usuable memery (This is the maximum that can be addressed with the XP operating system.
The 2Gb you are referring to is secondary memory cache.
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singleviking wrote:
d4stone wrote:
singleviking wrote:
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and runs best on 2 Gig or more. XP only required that your system have 512 Meg and this may not allow you to open multiple windows or use plugins. If possible, try to increase the RAM in your computer to 2 Gig as a bare minimum. This will not only allow more things to run concurrently, but also reduce the wear on your hard drive for temp files storage and files access. Just a suggestion...
Seems others have already told you how to get around your files and frontend problem.
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and... (
show quote)
This is what I have currently in my machine
quote=singleviking Win7 requires a minimum of 1 G... (
show quote)
If your BIOS will allow it, your machine will run even faster if that 2 Gig RAM was increased to 4 Gig. but it's not a requirement under the XP OS. Some older systems need BIOS upgrade through a chip replacements from Phoenix Software while others can be flashed by a download. Without a BIOS upgrade, your system will not recognize any amount of memory above 2 Gig.
quote=d4stone quote=singleviking Win7 requires a... (
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The memory in D4stone's laptop is 4 banks of 1Gb each which amount to 3.576Gb of usuable memery (This is the maximum that can be addressed with the XP operating system.
The 2Gb you are referring to is secondary memory cache.
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Glad you looked at that. I don't understand the difference and how it applies
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singleviking wrote:
d4stone wrote:
singleviking wrote:
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and runs best on 2 Gig or more. XP only required that your system have 512 Meg and this may not allow you to open multiple windows or use plugins. If possible, try to increase the RAM in your computer to 2 Gig as a bare minimum. This will not only allow more things to run concurrently, but also reduce the wear on your hard drive for temp files storage and files access. Just a suggestion...
Seems others have already told you how to get around your files and frontend problem.
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and... (
show quote)
This is what I have currently in my machine
quote=singleviking Win7 requires a minimum of 1 G... (
show quote)
If your BIOS will allow it, your machine will run even faster if that 2 Gig RAM was increased to 4 Gig. but it's not a requirement under the XP OS. Some older systems need BIOS upgrade through a chip replacements from Phoenix Software while others can be flashed by a download. Without a BIOS upgrade, your system will not recognize any amount of memory above 2 Gig.
quote=d4stone quote=singleviking Win7 requires a... (
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The memory in D4stone's laptop is 4 banks of 1Gb each which amount to 3.576Gb of usuable memery (This is the maximum that can be addressed with the XP operating system.
The 2Gb you are referring to is secondary memory cache.
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That means he also is only running a 32 bit OS. Too bad he can't just upgrade his motherboard and install WIN7-64 HOME. That would allow a larger addressable memory size and speed his system tremendously. Leave the present CPU and video card and just upgrading the MB will also give him a faster internal bus speed on the PCI as well as the USB bus architecture. All for only about $200 or so for swapping out all his 1 Gig memory modules for duel 4 gig modules, a new MB and a new 64 bit OS. The added benefit will be that his hard drive will be accessed only half as much and last a lot longer as well. And he's set for another 5 years or so JMHO.
d4stone wrote:
Searcher wrote:
The memory in D4stone's laptop is 4 banks of 1Gb each which amount to 3.576Gb of usuable memery (This is the maximum that can be addressed with the XP operating system.
The 2Gb you are referring to is secondary memory cache.
Glad you looked at that. I don't understand the difference and how it applies
Put simply - you are running the most memory you can on your XP machine. It's adequate for the programs you are running, albeit slow compared with more up to date computers. If you are happy with your software and it's performance then there is no reason to change.
If you are considering a change then I would do it sooner rather than later - or be stuck with Win 8. (Search the Hog for Win 8 and see the many users who wish they had stayed with Win 7). If your wallet is running over then buy a whole new computer system with Win 7 64bit professional, 8-16Gb Ram and a good graphics card.
You will be pleased with the computer but may be living on bread and water for a month. For real graphics performance upgrade Lightroom to LR4. (You cannot do this on XP.)
I ran with XP for eight years on two computers and loved it, but when the circuits died and I had to replace the machine, Microsoft had withdrawn XP from sale. That will happen to Win 7 but I don't know when.
SingleViking
I'm sorry, I have duplicated much of what you said, I was typing whilst you were posting.
singleviking wrote:
Searcher wrote:
singleviking wrote:
d4stone wrote:
singleviking wrote:
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and runs best on 2 Gig or more. XP only required that your system have 512 Meg and this may not allow you to open multiple windows or use plugins. If possible, try to increase the RAM in your computer to 2 Gig as a bare minimum. This will not only allow more things to run concurrently, but also reduce the wear on your hard drive for temp files storage and files access. Just a suggestion...
Seems others have already told you how to get around your files and frontend problem.
Win7 requires a minimum of 1 Gig of RAM to run and... (
show quote)
This is what I have currently in my machine
quote=singleviking Win7 requires a minimum of 1 G... (
show quote)
If your BIOS will allow it, your machine will run even faster if that 2 Gig RAM was increased to 4 Gig. but it's not a requirement under the XP OS. Some older systems need BIOS upgrade through a chip replacements from Phoenix Software while others can be flashed by a download. Without a BIOS upgrade, your system will not recognize any amount of memory above 2 Gig.
quote=d4stone quote=singleviking Win7 requires a... (
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The memory in D4stone's laptop is 4 banks of 1Gb each which amount to 3.576Gb of usuable memery (This is the maximum that can be addressed with the XP operating system.
The 2Gb you are referring to is secondary memory cache.
quote=singleviking quote=d4stone quote=singlevi... (
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That means he also is only running a 32 bit OS. Too bad he can't just upgrade his motherboard and install WIN7-64 HOME. That would allow a larger addressable memory size and speed his system tremendously. Leave the present CPU and video card and just upgrading the MB will also give him a faster internal bus speed on the PCI as well as the USB bus architecture. All for only about $200 or so for swapping out all his 1 Gig memory modules for duel 4 gig modules, a new MB and a new 64 bit OS. The added benefit will be that his hard drive will be accessed only half as much and last a lot longer as well. And he's set for another 5 years or so JMHO.
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If only I had the knowledge to do all that, I am sure I could save a lot of money and have a really good machine Don
Searcher wrote:
d4stone wrote:
Searcher wrote:
The memory in D4stone's laptop is 4 banks of 1Gb each which amount to 3.576Gb of usuable memery (This is the maximum that can be addressed with the XP operating system.
The 2Gb you are referring to is secondary memory cache.
Glad you looked at that. I don't understand the difference and how it applies
Put simply - you are running the most memory you can on your XP machine. It's adequate for the programs you are running, albeit slow compared with more up to date computers. If you are happy with your software and it's performance then there is no reason to change.
If you are considering a change then I would do it sooner rather than later - or be stuck with Win 8. (Search the Hog for Win 8 and see the many users who wish they had stayed with Win 7). If your wallet is running over then buy a whole new computer system with Win 7 64bit professional, 8-16Gb Ram and a good graphics card.
You will be pleased with the computer but may be living on bread and water for a month. For real graphics performance upgrade Lightroom to LR4. (You cannot do this on XP.)
I ran with XP for eight years on two computers and loved it, but when the circuits died and I had to replace the machine, Microsoft had withdrawn XP from sale. That will happen to Win 7 but I don't know when.
quote=d4stone quote=Searcher br br The memory ... (
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I really like XP because I am so comfortable with it. I am learning Win 7 as I have it at work. It is a shame that when they come out with new OS software you have to live with so many bugs and much of your software will not work with it. When you consider everythin that has to be changed or upgraded, it is quite expensive
d4stone wrote:
Searcher wrote:
d4stone wrote:
Searcher wrote:
The memory in D4stone's laptop is 4 banks of 1Gb each which amount to 3.576Gb of usuable memery (This is the maximum that can be addressed with the XP operating system.
The 2Gb you are referring to is secondary memory cache.
Glad you looked at that. I don't understand the difference and how it applies
Put simply - you are running the most memory you can on your XP machine. It's adequate for the programs you are running, albeit slow compared with more up to date computers. If you are happy with your software and it's performance then there is no reason to change.
If you are considering a change then I would do it sooner rather than later - or be stuck with Win 8. (Search the Hog for Win 8 and see the many users who wish they had stayed with Win 7). If your wallet is running over then buy a whole new computer system with Win 7 64bit professional, 8-16Gb Ram and a good graphics card.
You will be pleased with the computer but may be living on bread and water for a month. For real graphics performance upgrade Lightroom to LR4. (You cannot do this on XP.)
I ran with XP for eight years on two computers and loved it, but when the circuits died and I had to replace the machine, Microsoft had withdrawn XP from sale. That will happen to Win 7 but I don't know when.
quote=d4stone quote=Searcher br br The memory ... (
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I really like XP because I am so comfortable with it. I am learning Win 7 as I have it at work. It is a shame that when they come out with new OS software you have to live with so many bugs and much of your software will not work with it. When you consider everythin that has to be changed or upgraded, it is quite expensive
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WIN7 - 64 PRO has a psudo system built into it for the operation of old 32 bit XP compatible programs. WIN7 is also backward compatible with all VISTA programs, so with the PRO 64 bit version, you don't need to upgrade your old software. Upgrading your system while there are still motherboards available for your old CPU and video card will be cheaper than waiting till the whole system needs replacing. Since WIN7 has been around and it is a supported system by Microsoft and WIN8 is essentially for the touch screen market, now is your opportunity to upgrade with the least amount of expense and hassle and the smallest learning curve. And at a cost of only $200, it's cheap and it also allow you to upgrade your CPU in the future if you decide to. If your machine is running XP, it's probably either a PENTIUM or duel core that only runs at under 2 Gig clock rates and has a max 688 MHz memory speed. That's an antique LOL. JMHO.
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