> Hello
>
> currently I use a PC with 2 GB RAM and Windows 2000 as the host OS
> Sometimes I get the problem that it lacks needed RAM to start anothe
> VM
>
> I'd like to buy a new and faster PC with 4 GB RAM and Windows X
> 32-bit
> XP can handle 3 GB or a bit more. Can VPC handle more than 2 G
> (total)
>
> Why I ask: I know that VPC runs all VMs in a single process. A proces
> under Windows XP normally cannot allocate more than 2 GB of RAM, eve
> i
> more real RAM is available. But VPC may be different since its use
> memory does not appear in the task manager's process list
>
> Thanks in advance
> Marku

> You might consider using a 64-bit OS as the host instead so that you
> can have and use more than 3.2 GB of RAM with. VPC will only run a
> 32-bit OS VM, so it will never use more than 3.2 GB per VM if it is
> available from the host.

> "Brink" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> > You might consider using a 64-bit OS as the host instead so that you
> > can have and use more than 3.2 GB of RAM with. VPC will only run a
> > 32-bit OS VM, so it will never use more than 3.2 GB per VM if it is
> > available from the host.
>
> I get 3712 MB as the max available amount in each VM. =A0 This shows as 3=
> GB in Windows 7 Beta 32 bit in a VM.
>
> I have Vista 64 as the host and 8 GB RAM.

> I get 3712 MB as the max available amount in each VM.
> This shows as 3.62GB in Windows 7 Beta 32 bit in a VM.
> I have Vista 64 as the host and 8 GB RAM.

>Probably the same for Windows 7.
>On Jan 25, 7:03 pm, "Bob Campbell" <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>> "Brink" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>>
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>
>> > You might consider using a 64-bit OS as the host instead so that you
>> > can have and use more than 3.2 GB of RAM with. VPC will only run a
>> > 32-bit OS VM, so it will never use more than 3.2 GB per VM if it is
>> > available from the host.
>>
>> I get 3712 MB as the max available amount in each VM.   This shows as 3.62
>> GB in Windows 7 Beta 32 bit in a VM.
>>
>> I have Vista 64 as the host and 8 GB RAM.
>
>http://news.softpedia.com/news/32-bit-Windows-Vista-SP1-to-Handle-a-Full-4-GB-of-RAM-74239.shtml
>
>"With SP1, Windows Vista will report the amount of system memory
>installed rather than report the amount of system memory available to
>the OS. Therefore 32-bit systems equipped with 4GB of RAM will report
>all 4BG in many places throughout the OS, such as the System Control
>Panel. However, this behavior is dependent on having a compatible
>BIOS, so not all users may notice this change", Microsoft revealed.
>
>Probably the same for Windows 7.

>"With SP1, Windows Vista will report the amount of system memory
>installed rather than report the amount of system memory available to
>the OS. Therefore 32-bit systems equipped with 4GB of RAM will report
>all 4BG in many places throughout the OS, such as the System Control
>Panel. However, this behavior is dependent on having a compatible
>BIOS, so not all users may notice this change", Microsoft revealed.
>Probably the same for Windows 7.

>Brink wrote:
>> Hello Markus,
>>
>> You might consider using a 64-bit OS as the host ...
>
>Ok, I could do that if it is necessary. My question was about a 32-bit
>host OS to get around extra cost.
>
>Original question:
> Given a PC with 4 GB RAM + Windows XP 32-bit host OS + VPC 2007.
> XP can handle 3 GB or a bit more.
> Can VPC handle more than 2 GB (total sum of all VMs)?
>
>Is there anyone who tried this out?

> Hello Markus,
>
> You might consider using a 64-bit OS as the host ...

> On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:12:15 +0100, Markus Betz <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>> Brink wrote:
>>> Hello Markus,
>>>
>>> You might consider using a 64-bit OS as the host ...
>> Ok, I could do that if it is necessary. My question was about a 32-bit
>> host OS to get around extra cost.
>>
>> Original question:
>> Given a PC with 4 GB RAM + Windows XP 32-bit host OS + VPC 2007.
>> XP can handle 3 GB or a bit more.
>> Can VPC handle more than 2 GB (total sum of all VMs)?
>
> Yes, VPC can handle more than 2GB. Each VM can have 3.7GB assigned to
> it if is available on the the host system. VPC can handle over 7GB
> for VMs on an 8GB x64 system.
>
>> Is there anyone who tried this out?
>
> Yes, I have.