I have a Dell B800r XPS computer system that originally started out with a Windows 98 OS. I upgraded to 2000 but lost most of my memory along the way. I have reupgraded (maxed out) the memory on this computer to 512 MB. I have a Windows XP upgrade disc but am wondering what would happen if I updated. Would I even be able to update?
2007-01-19 15:04:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I'm not sure what your saying, you do not lose memory when you upgrade. XP will run just fine with 512MB of memory, in fact maybe even the majority of folks run XP with 512MB of memory. But make sure that you can obtain the drivers that you will be needing if you switch to XP.
2007-01-19 15:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by Acadia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to you can upgrade your memory. That requires replacing the memory that you have with the same memory type but each type having more capacity. .i.e two 512 MB instead of 256MB.
You cannot lose your RAM! Upgrades do not effect the amount of physical RAM installed in a computer! The Operating System may require more RAM in order to run efficiently or to run at all,
but your physical RAM size is NEVER decreased.
The requirement for more RAM is because the Operating System
is running its required programs in the background, therefore the system needs more RAM to cover all of the issues.
Every ICON on your Desktop, takes RAM away from the OS.
2007-01-19 23:23:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes 512 MB is enough to run xp
2007-01-19 23:12:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why upgrade when 2000 is more stable?
2007-01-19 23:09:40 · answer #4 · answered by Flat_out_Bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋