Re: 2 x Operating systems = ½ available RAM ???

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From: David Candy (.)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:09:28 +1100

As long as one is aware of the pitfalls it's fine to run two versions on the same partition. Your first copy doesn't do anything except take up hard disk space. Unless you start it it has nothing to do with RAM.

Just delete the first copy's windows folder.

Blue means the files are compressed. This is probably not ideal. Search help on compression but ignore compressed folders as that's a different type of compression. Do not compress files in the root of the drive, even accidently while removing the compression of your Windows directory.

You can get a RAM tester here
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp 

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"iankeith34" <iankeith34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:62640A9C-2A8A-4D54-99D3-7057F0C13202@microsoft.com...
> Last year I had a problem with Windows and resorted to reinstalling XP.  I 
> was advised that sharing the hard drive with 2 operating systems could cause 
> problems.  On boot-up, I was given the option of entering into one or the 
> other versions of Windows.  I therefore deleted the path of the 'bad' version 
> from the boot-up sequence.  I am therefore not aware of the two versions 
> apart from the fact that the new installation shows files in blue whereas the 
> old are in black font.
> 
> I am now experiencing problems with memory and am unsure as to whether the 
> fact that I have two operating systems installed means that my available RAM 
> is divided between the two?  Can I safely delete the old 'bad' system and if 
> so, how do I do it?
> 
> I'd appreciate any advice that could be offered and have to say that I'm a 
> total novice!!
> 
> Thank you.  Ian

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