3GB RAM support

[shahgols]

Hi all,

Just purchased a Dell with 3GB RAM and Vista Home Edition(!!!!!!!!!!!!)   

I want to install VL 5.8 SOHO on it.  My question is, do I have to set any settings during/after install for VL to support 3GB?

Thanks.

[bigpaws]

You should not have to do anything special.

Bigpaws

[lagagnon]

Just purchased a Dell with 3GB RAM and Vista Home Edition(!!!!!!!!!!!!)   

So is that saying that one needs 3GB to effectively run Vista these days? Unbelievable....
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[shahgols]

That's what I like to hear.  Thanks much.

[shahgols]

Just purchased a Dell with 3GB RAM and Vista Home Edition(!!!!!!!!!!!!)   

So is that saying that one needs 3GB to effectively run Vista these days? Unbelievable....

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Yes, and note that it's the Home Edition...the most basic version of Vista I believe.

[GrannyGeek]

Vista needs 2 gigs of RAM for good performance. You could get by with 1 gig but it limits how much you can run at the same time and the effect the fancy Aero graphics have on your system.

Vista Home Premium is not a basic version. Vista Home Basic is. It does not include Aero or the Windows Media Center, Windows Mobility Center, and several other features. See
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx .

I have three gigs on my XP/Vector machine. Why not? RAM is very cheap these days and the more, the better. Vista is not suitable for older computers, period. New Vista computers should but often don't come with enough RAM (or more can be added if they don't). My Vista laptop came with 2 gigs and it's been enough for everything I run at once, including a virtual machine.
--GrannyGeek