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Re: [Digital BW] OT, Pshop 6 or 7 on a Win box

2002-06-20 by Moreno Polloni

> a question that may affect many here, though it isn't directly about
> printing. Are any of you working with a Windows 2000 or XP machine
> with 2GB or more RAM? If so, can you do a bit of testing for me to
> see if you can get memory useage in the Task Manager much above 1GB?
> Adobe seems to think I'm the only one with the problem, I get up to
> 1,7 or 1,8 with Photoshop 5.5, but 6 is stuck somewere around 1,0 or
> 1,1.
>
> If you've got gigaRAM and can check, please let me know something
> about your hardware configuration. If you want to see what's gone on
> before, go to the Adobe Forums for Photoshop Windows, and look for
> the thread, "More memory, but not for Pshop".

I'm running a dual Athalon with 2gb ram, XP Pro. The default PS6 install
sets aside 50% ram for Photoshop use. I've changed it to 80%, and have no
problems using all of it.

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