Memory Usage Soaring...

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Ojaser6

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Just to ask...

Is 2GB RAM enough for Vista? HP and Dell say it is. Then why does my memory usage soar above 50% even when my laptop is idle? I usually have these processes running: Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, uTorrent, ZoneAlarm Internet Security, and Edison. Please help! With this problem, I can't make virtual machines with more than 512MB of memory.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 640m Notebook MXCO61
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T2080 @ 1.73GHz
    Memory
    Dell Memory 2GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobile Intel 945GM Graphics Accelerator
    Sound Card
    Dell High Def. Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 14.1" High Res. UltraSharp Notebook Display
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    One Hard Drive 120GB
    Mouse
    Logitech V4500 Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse
    Keyboard
    Dell Inspiron 640m Stock
    Internet Speed
    54MB/s
Ojaser6 said:
Just to ask...

Is 2GB RAM enough for Vista? HP and Dell say it is. Then why does my memory usage soar above 50% even when my laptop is idle? I usually have these processes running: Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, uTorrent, ZoneAlarm Internet Security, and Edison. Please help! With this problem, I can't make virtual machines with more than 512MB of memory.
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System manufaturers will say anything to ease your mind. In truth, Vista loves lots of memory.

If you're using a 32-Bit version of Vista, then you can realistically intall 4GB max memory, of which you may limited to only 3 or 3.5 GB because of hardware.

If your machine can handle 4GB or more ram, then you'll want to change over to Vista x64.

As far as Virtual PC is concerned, you are limited by design to only a small part of the physical RAM you have installed. I'm not certain what those limits are, but this is why because you have 2GB installed memory, you can only allocate up to 512MB for a Virtual PC. If you install more ram to you pc, then you should be able to allocate more memory to virtual pcs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
    Motherboard
    ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi
    Memory
    2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAHARA 21"
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1200
    Hard Drives
    2 x 80GB Seagate (I) 2 x 120GB Seagate (I/S) 2 x 200GB Seagate (I/S) 2 x 250GB Seagate (I/S)
    PSU
    800W
    Case
    Thermaltake Tai-Chi
    Cooling
    Tai-Chi Water Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    Genius
    Internet Speed
    384kbps
    Other Info
    Currently dual booting between Vista x64 Ultimate Windows 7 BETA x64
Well, I can't do anything about my situation no matter what you say. My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 640m, which is LIMITED to 2GB of memory. Even though it is designed for Windows XP and Vista, the PC uses a lot of memory no matter what.

Oh, and on the Virtual Machine side, yes I have made VMs with 1GB of memory on my laptop, and it works. It's just that even with nothing except VMware running, a VM with 1GB of memory on my laptop takes up 90+% of my host memory.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 640m Notebook MXCO61
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T2080 @ 1.73GHz
    Memory
    Dell Memory 2GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobile Intel 945GM Graphics Accelerator
    Sound Card
    Dell High Def. Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 14.1" High Res. UltraSharp Notebook Display
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    One Hard Drive 120GB
    Mouse
    Logitech V4500 Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse
    Keyboard
    Dell Inspiron 640m Stock
    Internet Speed
    54MB/s
Keep in mind that Vista manages/uses memory way differently than previous ver. of Windows and normally is not a cause for alarm....
It will use what is available which is actually more efficient than in versions past...
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K MBoard.
    Memory
    4G OCZ PC2 8500 Platinum
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 8800GTS Vid Card
    Hard Drives
    500G Seagate SATA 200G Seagate SATA 100G WD Caviar SATA 80G WD Caviar IDE
    PSU
    OCZ Elite 800W PSU
    Case
    RaidMax Smilodon Case
    Other Info
    Lite-On dual layer DVD burner X 2 Dos 6.2;Win2K;XP; & Vista Ultimate 64Bit.
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