4 go memory with Win XP ?

Question

Hi everybody !   I'm about to purchase a Inspiron 1720 with 4 go SD-RAM. The point is that I want to use Windows XP on it and I red somewhere that 4 go memory was only suitable with 64 bits OS. If I'm not mistaken, Win XP's a 32 bits OS so will it work ?   Thanks :)

europa303 · Answer

About 3.25 GB will be recognized by XP 32 bit.  That is generally more than most XP users will ever need, but if the price is right, go for it.

Sofu · Answer

Windows XP Pro can use 4GB of RAM. The 32-bit versions of Windows Vista can use a maximum of 3.12GB of RAM.

ejn63 · Answer

XP Pro IS 32-bit and has the same memory limit as XP Home, just over 3G.   64-bit XP can theoretically use all 4G, but practically speaking, on most systems, hardware architecture prevents that.

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