memory issues

[paul s.]

Currently, I'm running a Gateway Essential 933, with
Windows Me and a whopping 64MB of RAM. I'm looking to
maximize this thing, including a larger hard drive,
installing XP Professional and as much memory as possible,
which physically, would be two 512MB sticks.

As mentioned in #253912, that much memory would be a
problem for Me. Would it be a problem for XP Pro, and is
there anything in the hardware that would prevent it from
effectively using all that memory?

 

[Bob Dietz]

Currently, I'm running a Gateway Essential 933, with
Windows Me and a whopping 64MB of RAM. I'm looking to
maximize this thing, including a larger hard drive,
installing XP Professional and as much memory as possible,
which physically, would be two 512MB sticks.

As mentioned in #253912, that much memory would be a
problem for Me. Would it be a problem for XP Pro, and is
there anything in the hardware that would prevent it from
effectively using all that memory?

Max is two 256MB sticks according to - http://tinyurl.com/2xnho -
(or long version of URL)
http://www.crucial.com/store/listpa...fr=Gateway&cat=&model=Essential+933&submit=Go

Bob

 

[Unknown]

Add up all the costs and other possible incompatibilities and speed. You may
be better off with a new computer..