Re: Physical Memory

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From: Jim (j.n_at_nospam.com)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 01:04:52 GMT

"ronaldo" <ronaldo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B0EB9F15-A12C-4300-AF36-AF4FC8E0240E@microsoft.com...
> i have 512 MB of RAM in my system but why is it in the system information
it
> shows that i have total physical memory of 512 MB but I only have
available
> physical memory of 259.61 MB . Should this two more or less equal where
did
> the missing memory go
> --
> Thank Tou!!
Available = free
No, the two values should not be equal. Lots of programs have certain parts
resident in physical memory; that is where the rest of your memory went.
Jim

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