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    Vista Not Recognizing 4GB RAM. Help

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Leesus, Jun 13, 2008.

  1. Leesus

    Leesus Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I have the 64 bit version of Vista Home Premium and it is not utilizing my 4gbs of ram. When I'm running firefox and very little else, apparently I'm using 39% of my ram.

    Anyone have any solutions?
     
    Leesus, Jun 13, 2008
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  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Run Memtest?
     
    pixelot, Jun 13, 2008
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  3. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Hi.

    I am using vista64 with 4gb and i am using 32%, it`s normal.

    Vista buffers a lot of data in memory as it`s a lot quicker to access than the HDD.

    Regards

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jun 13, 2008
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  4. gamer_4_life

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    that's a little high, but not that bad........

    did you open "task manager" to see what's running?
     
    gamer_4_life, Jun 13, 2008
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  5. atbnet

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    Vista loads a lot into your RAM to make it useful.
     
    atbnet, Jun 13, 2008
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  6. coolguy

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    So what's your problem? Vista not ulitzing 4 GB of RAM? You have to run multiple memory intensive programs to utilize more RAM.
     
    coolguy, Jun 13, 2008
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  7. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Check Control Panel > System to make sure...
     
    pixelot, Jun 13, 2008
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  8. Wirelessman

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    Do ctrl-Shift-Esc and select Performance to see the real RAM usage.
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 13, 2008
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  9. swarmer

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    Just let Firefox run for a little while... it'll be using all your RAM soon enough. ;)
     
    swarmer, Jun 13, 2008
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  10. MaXimus

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    Yeah you just haven't utilize all the 4 GB YET.

    Try playing some games and opening some programs at the same time then we talkd :D
     
    MaXimus, Jun 13, 2008
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  11. Gintoki

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    You're not supposed to use all of your RAM unless you need it. The rest of it is cached so programs can open faster, so no worries it's being used.
     
    Gintoki, Jun 14, 2008
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  12. pixelot

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    What version of FF?
     
    pixelot, Jun 14, 2008
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  13. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    As stated, Vista uses upwards of 50% of your RAM by default.

    To check how much RAM is available, look in the Task Manager as Wirelessman suggested (see attachment).
     

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  14. Dark Heart

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    Vista is using about 1.5 gb of memory on your PC, which is normal, assuming you are running Vista Aero, or Vista Basic.
    It's not a very good sign if 80-100% of 4gb of memory are being used when you are not running memory-intensive programs, such as games.
     
    Dark Heart, Jun 14, 2008
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  15. eleron911

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    Lol, at first I read something else.
    Now I have to agree with everybody,if all the RAM were used, you'd be pissed, trust me :D
     
    eleron911, Jun 14, 2008
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  16. Wirelessman

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    I have Vista 32, I lose 1G to start with, Lol. Plus vusta is using 1.7G, so total used is 2.7 over 4, which is 67.5%
     
    Wirelessman, Jun 14, 2008
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