Re: Physical Memory

JohnD wrote:
System information on my XP PC tells me I have total physical memory of 1,024.00 MB, and Available physical memory of 491.98 MB. Does this sound right? Why the discrepancy?



What discrepancy? Naturally, if your computer is powered on, some of its memory will be in use, and therefore not "available."


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