Windows7 and Memory

[CenturyTel]

I am having trouble with Win7 managing memory. It uses less than 2GB of the
4GB I have--and the system knows it has that much--so that the CPU just
thrashes, apparently trying to run in insufficient memory. Under Vista,
memory would normally run around 3GB nearly all the time and the CPU would
effortlessly do its stuff.

Anyone else have any memory issues?

John

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, John.

I assume you are running 32-bit Win7, but you should always tell us
specifically what you are using when you post a question, especially about a
memory issue like this.

How have you determined how much memory is being used?

Because some of the 4 GB memory addresses must be reserved for hardware and
other overhead, 32-bit Windows cannot use the full 4 GB (even if 8 GB is
installed); typically, about 3.1 GB is available - as you apparently already
know. For us to even guess what might be using more of your computer's
address space, we would need to know more about your computer's hardware
configuration - and maybe about device drivers and other features of your
specific machine.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64

 

[Leythos]

I am having trouble with Win7 managing memory. It uses less than 2GB of the
4GB I have--and the system knows it has that much--so that the CPU just
thrashes, apparently trying to run in insufficient memory. Under Vista,
memory would normally run around 3GB nearly all the time and the CPU would
effortlessly do its stuff.

Anyone else have any memory issues?

Do you have the x32 version of the x64 version?

If you have the x32 version you can expect the same performace as before
Win 7 was installed, if you have the x64 version you can use all the
memory except for what your system needs for management.

 

[CenturyTel]

I am using 64-bit.

There is another issue that I'm working on. The computer freezes at the MB
splash screen. The fix is to clear the RTC, then it works fine until you do
a shutdown. I am now thinking the problem we have under discussion is a
BIOS problem. I hit a dead end with Asus who tells me as of now, they don't
expect software upgrades for Windows 7. So, it's going back to TigerDirect.

John