Ultra <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have few questions for win2k expert out there.
>
> 1) Does anyone know where I can find info on how much memory win2k would
> require to operate? I'm asking because I'm investigating a memory "waste"
> problem on my home computer. At work, almost all win2k machine I've
> seen/built use about 40Mb to 50Mb memory (depending on hardware/software
> add-on) by win2k itself, at home, my win2k machine use 70Mb to 80Mb by
> itself,
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> Worst reference machine (win2k pro, 128M RAM, Duron 800, AK33 mobo, SB live,
> TNT2 Ultra, internal modem) - after boot up, task manager shows free
> physical memory about 70Mb or more (50Mb been used).
>
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> My home machine (win2k pro, 256M RAM, Duron 650 overclock to 800, A7V mobo,
> SB live, Geforce2 MX, external modem, HP 500 printer) - after boot, I have
> 70Mb (sometimes near 80Mb if running for a while) physical memory been eaten
> up by win2k itself.
>

Windows 2000, like Windows 95 and 98, will use more memory if it is available
for various buffers. The difference between your home machine and the others is
that you have 256MB of memory, and the others only 128, so the OS has allocated
more of it. It is not wasted, Windows will put it to good use if needed.


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