256MB of RAM is sufficient for Windows XP although 512MB is better. To get a better feel for how close you are to running out of memory open Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Delete) and look at the Commit/Charge: figure at the lower right corner. The numerator of that figure shows the amount of memory in use, the denominator shows the total amount available (both physical and virtual). When the numerator exceeds the amount of physical memory installed, the computer's performance will decrease as programs use slower disk-based virtual memory rather than RAM but I suspect this is not the case with your system.
As far as installing SP2, the amount of RAM you have does not present a problem. SP2 will not all be loaded into memory at one time.
Denny Denham
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August 25th, 2004 19:00
256MB of RAM is sufficient for Windows XP although 512MB is better. To get a better feel for how close you are to running out of memory open Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Delete) and look at the Commit/Charge: figure at the lower right corner. The numerator of that figure shows the amount of memory in use, the denominator shows the total amount available (both physical and virtual). When the numerator exceeds the amount of physical memory installed, the computer's performance will decrease as programs use slower disk-based virtual memory rather than RAM but I suspect this is not the case with your system.
As far as installing SP2, the amount of RAM you have does not present a problem. SP2 will not all be loaded into memory at one time.
msgale
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August 25th, 2004 20:00