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Name: shejintr
Date: September 27, 2007 at 00:24:49 Pacific
OS: Win XP
CPU/Ram: P III 500
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Is it necessary to reinstall OS after increasing RAM to get better Performance ?



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Name: Po'Boy (by Johnny D)
Date: September 27, 2007 at 00:40:11 Pacific
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In a word... No. You may have to adjust your BIOS so it sees all of the RAM but Windows XP will see it regardless.

Software gives me a headache.


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Name: rrlyon
Date: September 27, 2007 at 08:58:22 Pacific
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The other change would be to increase the swap file size to take advantage of the increased memory.

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