Win XP Pro w/ 128MB RAM

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weil91
Nov 17, 2004
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Hi,

I’m teaching in a school lab that has Dell computers with Win XP Professional as operating system. Each computer only has 128 MB RAM and we’re trying to run PSE 2 and PS 7 on differing machines. I’m finding that the computers can get balky with this low RAM amount. However, nobody else using the computers has complained or said anything about this problem. Am I missing something by asking for a memory upgrade on these computers?

Thanks,

Conrad

Conrad Weiler
Camp Sherman, Oregon

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tacitr
Nov 17, 2004
I’m teaching in a school lab that has Dell computers with Win XP Professional as operating system. Each computer only has 128 MB RAM and we’re trying to run PSE 2 and PS 7 on differing machines.

You need more RAM. Desperately.


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Xalinai
Nov 17, 2004
Conrad Weiler wrote:

Hi,

I’m teaching in a school lab that has Dell computers with Win XP Professional as operating system. Each computer only has 128 MB RAM and we’re trying to run PSE 2 and PS 7 on differing machines. I’m finding that the computers can get balky with this low RAM amount. However, nobody else using the computers has complained or said anything about this problem. Am I missing something by asking for a memory upgrade on these computers?

Other apps than PS might use less memory…

But 128 MB is the minimum requirement for WinXP alone without any application.

Michael
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jjs
Nov 17, 2004
"Xalinai" wrote in message
Conrad Weiler wrote:

Hi,

I’m teaching in a school lab […]
Other apps than PS might use less memory…

But 128 MB is the minimum requirement for WinXP alone without any application.

I second that! Typical school screw-up. Someone without a clue looked at the minimal specs – for the OS!

You need more RAM! 512mb minimum!
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Jim
Nov 17, 2004
"Conrad Weiler" wrote in message
Hi,

I’m teaching in a school lab that has Dell computers with Win XP
Professional
as operating system. Each computer only has 128 MB RAM and we’re trying to
run
PSE 2 and PS 7 on differing machines. I’m finding that the computers can
get
balky with this low RAM amount. However, nobody else using the computers
has
complained or said anything about this problem. Am I missing something by asking for a memory upgrade on these computers?
No. It is a wonder that PS works at all with so little RAM. Jim
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Eric Gill
Nov 17, 2004
(Conrad Weiler) wrote in
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Hi,

I’m teaching in a school lab that has Dell computers with Win XP Professional as operating system. Each computer only has 128 MB RAM and we’re trying to run PSE 2 and PS 7 on differing machines. I’m finding that the computers can get balky with this low RAM amount. However, nobody else using the computers has complained or said anything about this problem. Am I missing something by asking for a memory upgrade on these computers?

No. Windows XP by itself requires more RAM to run without hitting the swapfile constantly. You world must be pain.
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weil91
Nov 18, 2004
Hi,

Thank you all for your responses to my question.

Best,

Conrad
Conrad Weiler
Camp Sherman, Oregon
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Corey
Nov 19, 2004
That tiny bit of RAM while using Photoshop is like giving a man dying of thirst in the desert an eyedropper full of water.

Peadge 🙂

"Conrad Weiler" wrote in message
Hi,

I’m teaching in a school lab that has Dell computers with Win XP
Professional
as operating system. Each computer only has 128 MB RAM and we’re trying to
run
PSE 2 and PS 7 on differing machines. I’m finding that the computers can
get
balky with this low RAM amount. However, nobody else using the computers
has
complained or said anything about this problem. Am I missing something by asking for a memory upgrade on these computers?

Thanks,

Conrad

Conrad Weiler
Camp Sherman, Oregon
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Uni
Nov 20, 2004
jjs wrote:
"Xalinai" wrote in message

Conrad Weiler wrote:

Hi,

I’m teaching in a school lab […]

Other apps than PS might use less memory…

But 128 MB is the minimum requirement for WinXP alone without any application.

I second that! Typical school screw-up. Someone without a clue looked at the minimal specs – for the OS!

You need more RAM! 512mb minimum!

Ha! I do movies, animations, edit songs, you name it, with 256M and Windows ME.

🙂

XP is such a memory glutton.

🙂

Uni

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