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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #87663] Fri, 14 May 2004 21:40 Go to next message
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^^

It was designed for 512, I'm using it with 512. Got more, not sure whether to use it again.

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #87691] Sat, 15 May 2004 03:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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the more RAM the better... games love more RAM :/

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #87735] Sat, 15 May 2004 11:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The more RAM you have the merrier the computer will be. Running just a few apps at a time can really crunch. When I run Kazaa, MS Word and Adobe Photoshop at once I can use up all my ram no problem. (I have 512 MB)

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #88009] Sun, 16 May 2004 17:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I'm totally aware of that; however, someone said something about windows ME running better with 512, since it was designed for a maximum of 512. Using more than that could in fact make the operating system worse off as a whole. I'm asking if anyone can confirm this.

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #88023] Sun, 16 May 2004 18:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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flyingfox

I'm totally aware of that; however, someone said something about windows ME running better with 512, since it was designed for a maximum of 512. Using more than that could in fact make the operating system worse off as a whole. I'm asking if anyone can confirm this.


Never heard that before...That would be very odd if it was but then again it's Mircosoft we're talking about. My friend a computer has ME, freaking terrible un-reliable pos it is because of that OS... Evil or Very Mad

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #88037] Sun, 16 May 2004 21:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yea it can be bad at times, sometimes it goes through a stage where everything seems to be unstable, then it can work fine for many restarts, then it'll act up again.

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #88061] Mon, 17 May 2004 01:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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WinME only 'support' 512mb... you can isntall more, but you should declare this extra ram as a fix value for the vcache in your system.ini

[vcache]
minfilecache=your extramemmory (e.g. for 128mb use 128 * 1024 = 131072
maxfilecache=same as above

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(Same goes for Win9x)

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #88077] Mon, 17 May 2004 06:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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ok, thx.

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #88085] Mon, 17 May 2004 07:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Think of your computer as car for a second.
You have your basic, box standard car, with only a 1.1 litre engine
Later on you decide to remove the engine and put in a 2.0 litre or soemthing Laughing And then you decide to lower the car, then you decide to put some spoilers on it. (And then a little paint job Razz )
This is a metaphor for your computer. The better the components, the faster the components even... Then the faster your PC system will be.

True the newer the OS, the more ram and CPU and stuff it requires (alot of the time)
When Windows ME was made, a 512mb was like the best thing to have back then, if you add more than that these days, say goodbye to the past! as your PC will be will basically "be fast as fuck"!!! Laughing

LOL, hope you can understand what I'm saying, I talk crap half the time by explaining things in metaphors :rolleyes:

LOL

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #88852] Wed, 19 May 2004 17:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Awesome example. I knew the standard rule (better = faster) but thanks anyway. hehe and I summarized all of that in 2 words.

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #95115] Sun, 13 June 2004 19:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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NO i had Windows ME and with 512 MB or more it CRASHES CONSTANTLY. so plz get XP if u wanna have more...

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Does windows ME run better with 512 RAM as opposed to more? [message #95141] Sun, 13 June 2004 20:04 Go to previous message
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Speaking of XP, get the Pro version if you can. XP Home is crippled in several key areas including account management and network control.

Also, count on spending $250 US minimum. Some places have agreements with MS to allow them to sell versions of Windows(usually OEM) at a greatly reduced price(I've seen as low $139 US) as long as the purchaser is also buying a non-trivial, non-periphreal peice of hardware such as a hard drive or video card.

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