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See Windows Vista Run with 0 (Zero) RAM
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- That's right... 0!!!
That'sright! Windows Vista can run using a total of zero system memory. Well,bear with me, it will all make sense in the end. When it firstintroduced Windows Vista, Microsoft faced criticism because of thesystem requirements associated with the new platform. And the truth ofthe matter is that Vista is nothing short of a resource hog. The latestoperating system from the Redmond company will eat right through CPUcycles, and will swallow every last bit of Random Access Memory you canthrow at it. Vista will hesitate little to consume all the resources at its disposal in order to deliver the high-end performance level and user experience synonymous with the Wow.
The system requirements for Vista are divided according to SKU. Thereare the recommended minimum hardware requirements valid for WindowsVista Home Basic and Starter editions, and then the standard is raisedwhen it comes to the Home Premium, Business, Enterprise and UltimateSKUs. According to Microsoft, Vista can go as low as an 800-MHz 32-bit(x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor and 512 MB of RAM. But this does notmean that users cannot feed some 3.5 GB of RAM into 32-bit editions ofVista and up to 128 GB in the 64-bit versions.
But as you can see from the screenshot included below of this article, Vista can function with zero RAM. I know, it does soundillogical, but then again... And no, it is not an example of myPhotoshop skills at work, it is a genuine screenshot from Vista. It hasbecome a sort of a reflex for me to go for either Ctrl + Alt + Deleteor for Ctrl + Shift + Esc, when Windows freezes. And this is exactlywhat happened. With the small mention that Windows Task Manager had asmall surprise for me. Windows Vista was apparently using no RAM and noCPU. No handles, no threads, processes, up time or page file. No kernelmemory, paged or not paged. And a total of zero RAM both cached andfree, out of my 2 GB of physical system memory. Now I know that askingVista to run on zero RAM is a tad too much from Microsoft, but theycould have lowered the bar to something more acceptable than a minimumof 2 GB. Because if you think Vista will run smooth with 512 MB ofsystem memory or 1 GB under all scenarios, and whatever workload youthrow at it, you are sadly mistaken.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/See-Windows-Vista-Run-with-0-Zero-RAM-67781.shtml
[ Last edited by Mehacomp_91 at 7-10-2007 10:07 PM ] |
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camne leh jadi gitu?...
xp pun guna ram... |
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Reply #2 cloud_hardcore's post
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mcm2 lah mikrosof ni tak bg org lain guna linux...cettt.. |
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Zero memori tu satu.. tapi takan ZERO CPU usage jugak kut???? Mana ada OS jalan tanpa guna CPU... nampak sangat something is very wrong somewhere. Kut2 software tu tak compatible ngan Vista tak???  |
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kenapa jadi gitu? jawapannya:
It has become a sort of a reflex for me to go for either Ctrl + Alt + Delete or for Ctrl + Shift + Esc, when Windows freezes. |
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microsoft yg semakin tamak
Microsoft program puts new Windows on old PCs
Posted by Ina Fried
Under a new program announced Friday, large companies that sell refurbished PCs can get a brand spanking new copy of Windows to put on the machines--provided they pay Microsoft for the privilege.
The initiative, which provides refurbishers with a special version of Windows XP, could help save more machines from heading to the landfill. In many cases, though, it means Microsoft will be getting paid twice for putting Windows on the same PC.
That's because, to properly resell a refurbished PC using its original copy of Windows, Microsoft requires that resellers have either the "certificate of authenticity" that came with the PC or its restore disks--things that often get lost along the way. Businesses can also try to get a duplicate copy from the manufacturer, but that's a difficult and time-consuming process that doesn't scale well for the large refurbisher handling thousands of machines a month.
Microsoft won't say how much it is charging for the special versions of Windows XP, other than to say it is somewhat less than a computer maker would pay to put Windows on a new machine.
The company has had a smaller program that allowed refurbishers to put Windows onto machines destined for charities and educational institutions, but the new program addresses the broader market of PCs that are resold for general use.
For Microsoft, the refurbished PC market is an area worthy of more attention. The company did a study in 2004 and found that 20 million computers a year were being sold through formal refurbishment operations. The company estimates today that number has grown to 28 million, with growth in the refurbished market likely outpacing new PC sales growth.
"It's a part of the market that's been growing in both size and importance as PC specs improve and as countries tighten (their) environmental regulations," said Hani Shakeel, a senior product manager at Microsoft.
Today, rather than deal with the thorny licensing restrictions, many refurbishers just sell their PC's "naked"--that is without any operating system, leaving it up to the buyer to install Linux or a full retail copy of Windows, or perhaps go the piracy route.
Microsoft is launching the program with two large refurbished-PC sellers on board, but hopes to sign up additional North American refurbishers as well as computer makers worldwide. PC makers already have the right to sell refurbished versions of PCs they made originally, but they could use the new program to resell other brands of PCs they get through various take-back programs.
The idea of more PCs getting reused is one that is hard to argue with, as more and more usable PCs sit idle because of the hassles and concerns associated with re-use. But it does seem to me that there should be an answer that doesn't necessitate paying Microsoft twice to run Windows on the same PC. What do you think?
http://www.news.com/beyond-binary/8301-13860_3-9814213-56.html |
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Reply #8 slax's post
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hahaha..bukan ke diaorg nak phase out windows xp? tapi masih nak install windows xp kat pc lama. agaknya support utk windows xp ni akan dilanjutkanlah... |
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haha, cuba cabut ram dari mainbod, buleh boot tak vista tuh?  |
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Porno-Graphic This user has been deleted
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i bet that u tuned ur computer virtual memory |
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Reply #11 Porno-Graphic's post
i don care if he/she tuned/tweak the computer.
but we have to remember the minimum megabyte number of RAM we need to run vista.
is it worth it or not? |
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Post time 7-10-2007 06:50 AM
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