Can Win2000 utilize memory > 2GB

[Harald Myklebust]

Hello

As I know, Win2000 can use total 4GB memory - 2GB for applications and 2GB
for the OS.

I will now buy a new Workstation with either 2 or 3GB memory.

Questions:
1: If I install 3GB, will Win2000 utilize the extra memory added?
2: How much memory does Win2000 normally use? (If it only use 100MB, the 1GB
extra memory installed when upgrade from 2 to 3 GB will not be utilized?)

Thanks in advance
Harald Myklebust

 

[Gerry Voras]

The NT kernel can use 4096Meg of physical memory and 4096Meg of swap space,
if configured correctly.

 

[Rick]

Hello

As I know, Win2000 can use total 4GB memory - 2GB for applications and 2GB
for the OS.

I will now buy a new Workstation with either 2 or 3GB memory.

Questions:
1: If I install 3GB, will Win2000 utilize the extra memory added?

Impossible to say, without knowing how many apps and which
apps you'll be running. Very few workstations will see any
performance difference between 2GB and 3GB, but if you'll
be running one or more major apps that use all or most of the
2GB per process limit of Win2K you should definitely opt for
3GB. This will give the OS more room for its own use and it
will rely less on pagefile/VM space.

2: How much memory does Win2000 normally use? (If it only use 100MB, the 1GB
extra memory installed when upgrade from 2 to 3 GB will not be utilized?)

Again, it's impossible to put a single number on this. It depends
on how many apps, services, etc you're running. Generally one
sees a drastic performance increase when going from 128 to
256MB, a substantial increase going from 256 to 512MB, and
beyond that it really depends on what you're running.

Rick