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"Peter Brown" <peter@brown9322.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> But once i find this memory, just how hard is it for a novice to fit the
> extra memory in?
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> "Ron Martell" <ron.martell@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8clh91ddv1p3634vefql0rpj34hr6805r0@4ax.com...
>> "Peter Brown" <peter@brown9322.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >I recently put windowsme on my old laptop as I wanted it to run some new
>> >software. Unfortunately the laptop is old and the RAM is only 64MB, so
> the
>> >laptop runs very slowly. What is the minimum RAM that I should have?
>> >
>> >How easy is it to upgrade a Dell laptop? I have no computer knowledge,
> but
>> >can i just buy extra memory on laptop and just plug it in?
>> >
>> >Peter
>> >
>>
>> Go to www.crucial.com and check out the memory upgrades for your
>> specific Dell laptop model. If Crucial does not list memory for your
>> machine (they have dropped some of the older, less popular, RAM
>> modules) then try www.kingston.com
>>
>> Before installing more RAM use the System Monitor utility that comes
>> with Windows and use Edit - Add to set it to track "Memory manager:
>> Swap file in use" for several days of normal to heavy usage. If "Swap
>> file in use" regularly shows as 20 mb or more then the swap file is
>> being used extensively and more memory would result in improved
>> performance. Otherwise it is not likely to make any noticeable
>> difference.
>>
>> This applies regardless of how much or how little RAM is currently
>> installed in the computer.
>>
>> There is a configuration setting that needs to be entered if you are
>> going above 512 mb of RAM with Windows 95/98/Me and there are possible
>> hardware related problems that can occur with more than 1 gb of RAM
>> with these Windows versions.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>>
>> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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>> Microsoft MVP
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>>
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>>
>> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
>>
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