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Default Re: How much RAM to install?

Here is the RAM limits from M$ website :

Name
Limit for 32-bit
Limit for 64-bit

Windows XP

4 GB
128 GB

Windows XP Starter Edition

512 MB
Not applicable

Windows 2000 Professional / Server

4 GB

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

8 GB

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

32 GB

Windows Vista Ultimate
4 GB
128 GB

Windows Vista Enterprise

4 GB
128 GB

Windows Vista Business

4 GB
128 GB

Windows Vista Home Premium

4 GB
16 GB

Windows Vista Home Basic

4 GB
8 GB

Windows Vista Starter

4 GB
Not applicable


Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (full installation)
64 GB
2 TB

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (Server Core installation)
64 GB
2 TB

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

64 GB
2 TB

Windows Server 2008 Standard

4 GB
32 GB

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems

Not applicable
2 TB

Windows Web Server 2008

4 GB
32 GB

Windows Home Server

4 GB.
N/A

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2), Datacenter Edition

128 GB
64 GB with 4GT
2 TB

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2), Enterprise Edition**

64 GB
2 TB

Windows Storage Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

8 GB
Not applicable

Windows Storage Server 2003

4 GB
Not applicable

Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Datacenter Edition

128 GB
16 GB with 4GT
1 TB

Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Enterprise Edition

64 GB
16 GB with 4GT
1 TB

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP2

4 GB
32 GB

Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition

128 GB
16 GB with 4GT
512 GB

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

32 GB
16 GB with 4GT
64 GB

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

4 GB
16 GB

Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

2 GB
Not applicable

Windows Small Business Server 2003

4 GB
Not applicable

Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003

Not applicable
32 GB

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The Geeks Week - Enabling PAE on 32-bit Windows Vista

The above link describes how to set up PAE (Physical Address Extension) on Vista 32 bits (It can be done in other 32 bits Windows), so that it can make use of 4GB RAM, not just ~3.5GB.

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** This is floating around the net in the form of a slim home custom OS, read about it here :

Windows Tiny2003 eXperience Edition for Slim OS and Faster XP Gaming on Windows 2003 R2 Server My Digital Life

With a 64 GB RAM limit you'll be all set for a while.
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