32-bit memory windows 7

Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful? Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? In this article. Windows 8. Windows Vista: Limited only by kernel mode virtual address space and physical memory. Limited by available kernel-mode virtual address space or the SystemCacheLimit registry key value. Windows Vista: Limited only by kernel mode virtual address space. Starting with Windows Vista with SP1, system cache virtual address space can also be limited by the SystemCacheLimit registry key value.

For more information about how to determine how memory is used on your computer, see the " Physical Memory Allocation in Windows 7 " topic in the "More Information" section. There are several additional situations that could cause the usable RAM to be less than expected.

These issues and possible solutions are listed here:. This problem may occur because the Maximum memory option is selected incorrectly. To fix this, follow these steps:. Click Start , type msconfig in the Search programs and files box, and then click msconfig in the Programs list.

In the System Configuration window, click Advanced options on the Boot tab. Click to clear the Maximum memory check box, and then click OK.

The problem may occur because the system BIOS is outdated. If you have an older computer, the system may be unable to access all the installed RAM. In this case, you have to update the system BIOS to the latest version. Or, contact your computer manufacturer for help. Enable the memory remapping feature Check the BIOS settings to see whether the memory remapping feature is enabled.

Memory remapping gives Windows access to more memory. You can enable the memory remapping feature in the BIOS by booting to the system setup. See the User's Guide for your computer for instructions on how to boot to system setup on your computer.

The name for the memory remapping feature may be different for different hardware vendors. This can be listed as memory remapping, memory extension, or something similar. Be aware that your computer may not support the memory remapping feature. This is the memory that the system is sharing with the video card that is used for texture mapping and rendering. This memory would not be used by the system, because it is locked by the video card.

You can test each setting to see which offers the best results. Check whether you have bad memory modules To check whether you are experiencing this issue, turn off the computer, unplug the computer, and then swap the order of the memory.

Make sure that the memory arrangement is correct Refer to the User's Guide of the computer to determine in what order the memory modules should be inserted into the memory slots. The system may require you to use specific slots when you are not using all the available slots. For example, the computer has four slots available.

But you may have to use slot 1 and slot 3 if you want to use only two memory modules. Check whether memory standoff cards are used If you use a memory standoff card to hold multiple memory modules on the computer, the system may require specific configurations for this scenario. Therefore, the usable memory may be less than expected.

The following sections offer additional information about memory allocation as reported in the Resource Monitor, describe the terminology used, and offer additional information on Memory reporting and memory limitations in Windows 7.

The following table shows how the Resource Monitor categorizes the memory currently installed on a Windows 7-based computer. One example is Windows 7's XP Mode feature, which allows you to use legacy applications within a virtual machine running within Windows XP. This feature might prove to be useful for other purposes, for example running Office and Office on the same computer simultaneously. As such, if you now deploy Windows 7 bit then you might be soon want to move to bit, just because you will have to upgrade your machines with new memory.

In a previous article about Vista x64, I outlined how the bit version will usually only perform better as it allows you to use more memory, rather than because of its computing capacity.

Only applications that are optimized for bit will run faster than their bit counterparts. There are now significantly more bit apps out there than a year ago, but don't make the mistake of thinking that they will be faster than their bit counterpart.

Usually, there is only a special bit edition because the bit version wouldn't run properly on a bit Windows OS. This is different only for some performance-dependent application types, such as mathematical software or video editing programs. Hence, if you have software whose vendor explicitly endorses bit, then you might notice improved speed with Windows 7 x On the other hand, Windows 7 bit won't slow down your computer.

There might be a little overhead in some computations because it logically takes longer to process 64 than 32 bits. However, in practice you won't realize the difference. All performance tests I've seen prove that in most cases there is simply no noteworthy difference between bit and bit when it comes to performance. However, this might soon change. There is no doubt that the future belongs to bit. More and more software vendors will offer special bit editions of their applications as time goes on.

The most prominent software will be Microsoft Office , which will also have a bit variant. It remains to be seen whether Excel or Access will perform better in bit. Subscribe to 4sysops newsletter! Want to write for 4sysops? We are looking for new authors. Read 4sysops without ads and for free by becoming a member!

Some applications have separate installers for bit and bit operating systems. This second part of the Office bit vs. He has more than In response to the comment that was left that pertains to this, "what is the recommended of hardware i need to install windows 7 64 bit and i want that he is not stuck to me and go slowley", from Barak.

Well, that's a tough one really, depends on what you are going to use that Windows 7 x64 edition computer for? If it's games, you should go with Intel, I know there are a lot of AMD fanboys and girls out there, as I am one as well but there comes a time when the statistics speak for themselves. Well, if you need absolute speed and power, a tradition motherboard manufacturer would come to mind either SuperMicro or EVGA. Of course, that system when fully built is effing expensive.

That's what you get for a good workstation. It all boils down to how much you can spend on the overall system. The Windows 7 x64 is slightly heavily load than Windows XP x Note: If you want a fast system you should look at getting a big beefy PSU that doesn't skimp on the accessory power rails because that is where many computer manufacturers try to cheat people, which is dangerous for their reputation.

This sounds like an off the wall power rating but since the systems are eating more and more power each time they come up with a faster CPU and memory technology. By the way, not all power supply units PSUs are the same, some have more or less current on certain voltages. If I knew more of what you are going to use this thing for in terms of maximal use, Barak, I could give you a better idea of what to look for and the possible price range. There are hacks out there to use more memory for bit versions of Windows.

Nick, technically it is a really bad and misleading advice to install an unsupported hack of some Russian crackers just to use more RAM on a bit system. Even Microsoft's PAE caused many issues and nobody uses it anymore. For an extensive discussion of PAE read the comment section here. Is window 7 64bit is suitable for my pc??

Yes, you can use it but depending on what you are going to use it for, you might be better off using the bit version of Win 7. The bit OSes from Microsoft also require slightly more RAM to run so if you are limited in that aspect, stick with bit. Case and point, the older bit terminal emulation applications that are unaware of the change in the BIOS will try to call a real mode from the x86 BIOS and will return as an error, it won't be able to access the hardware in that regard because the bit BIOS which also supports 8 and 16 bit calls are not supported in the bit BIOS, also it's written completely different.

Now, the thing is this, Microsoft has official dropped 8 and bit support but you can still install a 3rd party application to handle this if you are in bit mode on a bit CPU and give you access to that. If you want access to that capability you need to install a hardware emulator package in bit, what it does is convert from bit mapping and code on the physical OS and bit on the virtual addresses, the software running inside this won't know anything different than if were running natively.

If you need the application names to do this very thing, just drop a note here. Another thing, games that use the older DirectX 9. If this is what you are going to use it for, games, I would recommend bit Win7 if you are going to use it for production of games, big data data mining , surfing and playing games at the same time don't recommend on a portable than do bit. It's all about what and how you use your computer that will determine if you have a "need" for bit Win 7 and how far your can physically expand your RAM.

Hope this gives you a little help.