Re: Control Panel's System Reporting Error

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John:
This forum is strange. It keeps repeating all previous responses and
allows a new response by clicking no to question if it helped, and requires
resigning in again. If it is convenient, please respond by email:
njaygee@xxxxxxxxx

Thanks for your comments. I still don't get to "Add Counters..". Running
perfmon I get Performance with System Monitor and Performance Logs and Alerts
(subitems: Counter Logs, Trace Logs, and Alerts). Right clicking on
anything is not fruitful. From file, clicking onf Add/Remove Snap-in I get
a window to add Snap-in to Console Root under which are the original choices
of System Monitor and Performance Logs and Alerts. Clicking on Add provides
a table which does not have "Add Counters.." in it. Nowhere does right
clicking provide that choice.

George
"John John" wrote:

> It's in the System Monitor snap-in, Click (highlight) the snap-in then
> just right-click the right pane and you'll see "Add counters..."
> Doesn't it tell you in Task Manager how much RAM you have?
>
> I would think that adding RAM above 2GB would probably help with video
> editing. I mean, it only stands to reason and logic that even if the
> applications can only use 2GB, the Windows Executive Services need RAM
> too! So if you have 2GB the applications can't have it all, Windows
> needs its share. Having 3GB probably wouldn't hurt in a case like this.
> Maybe having 4GB is even better, perhaps a good video card can be even
> better with 4GB, so maybe with 4GB Windows is happy, the hardware is
> happy, the software is happy and the user is happy.
>
> I don't know much about video editing (or burning cursed dvd's) but I do
> know that an application would have to be well written to properly use
> 2GB of memory. It would be good practice when using such software to
> keep the list of background applications and services to a minimum so
> that Windows could unleash as much RAM and attention possible to the
> application.
>
> I also know that video files can be very large and that no matter how
> much ram you have on the computer Windows will make intensive use of the
> pagefile. To that effect, in my opinion, just as important if not more
> important than having a ton of RAM or ram above 3GB, having a properly
> sized non-fragmented pagefile on a physical hard drive of it's own, on a
> separate and solely dedicated drive controller is probably one of the
> biggest performance boost you could get in a case like this. An that
> applies even if you have 4GB of RAM.
>
> John
>
>
> njaygee wrote:
> > Thanks for the response. I tied "perfmon" but I find no path to "add memory
> > counters". The "add snap-in" from File does not provide add memory
> > counters. From your other comments, I now wonder if adding RAM above 2GB
> > will buy me anything in creating and editing DVD's. I was under the
> > impression Kworld Computer that their Xpert DVD Maker would allow me to edit
> > DVD's that were created for me by Home Video from 1930's 8mm and 1990 analog
> > camcorders. I want to delete some video and add additional audio by using
> > the computer microphone. Any additional comments would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> > "John John" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Probably just a cosmetic issue. Microsoft says SP2 fixed it but if it
> >>didn't I don't know what else to try. What does Task Manager report?
> >>You can also use perfmon (just type perfmon in the run box or from a
> >>command prompt and press enter)and add memory counters to see memory
> >>available and committed and in use memory. Even if you have 4 GB of
> >>memory there is only 2GB of memory available to the applications. You
> >>can use another switch to give up to 3GB to the applications but that
> >>can have nefast or negative effects. On NT non-server systems
> >>(including XP) Windows purposely reports 3GB even when it knows that 4GB
> >>is installed and can and does use it if necessary. It does so to keep
> >>at least 1GB in a no execute reserved area for Windows. By reporting
> >>the full 4GB some device drivers (video adapters for example) tried to
> >>use or avail themselves of too much RAM thus causing the computer to
> >>crash, so Windows tells these devices that less RAM is available than
> >>what it actually knows is present and that's why you see 3GB instead of
> >>4GB in the places where you look.
> >>
> >>John
> >>
> >>njaygee wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I have Windows SP2 installed. I added the PAE switch. I still do not have
> >>>the 4GB installed reported by either Properties of My Computer nor by Control
> >>>Panel's System.
> >>>
> >>>"John John" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Apparently SP2 addresses this problem. Or try adding the /PAE switch to
> >>>>the Boot.ini file. See here:
> >>>>
> >>>>The System tool and Task Manager do not display 4 GB of RAM in Windows
> >>>>Server 2003 and in Windows XP
> >>>>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=888855
> >>>>
> >>>>John
> >>>>
> >>>>njaygee wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Why does the BIOS (F2 or bootup & memory) indicate 4GB installed but Control
> >>>>>Panel's System shows 2.99GB. The 10MB is a round off for the 8 MB used by
> >>>>>video so 3.99GB should be indicated for 4GB installed.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>When raised from 128 MB (originally delivered and then removed) to have 2GB
> >>>>>(with a 1GB PC4200 SDRAM chip in both slots 1 and 2 System showed 1.99GB) and
> >>>>>when raised to 3GB (1GB additionally put in the Dimension 4700's third slot)
> >>>>>System showed 2.99GB. But why did System reporting not change when 1GB was
> >>>>>put it the forth slot? Do I actually have 4GB RAM working as a DELL chat
> >>>>>claimed?
> >>>>>.
> >>>>
> >>>>
>
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