Your computer uses RAM (random-access memory) for quick, short-term storage. Programs store their instructions in RAM when they run, so RAM determines how many programs you can open at once, the size of the files you can open in programs, and, to some extent, how fast a program executes its instructions. It's a snap to figure out how much RAM you have in your computer.
Start your computer and locate the My Computer icon.
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Right-click the My Computer icon, and select Properties from the menu that appears.
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Look under the General tab where it gives you information about the size of the hard drive and what operating system you use to find the amount of RAM in megabytes (MB) or Gigabytes (GB).
Tips & Warnings
Depending on how the manufacturer of your computer has customized Windows, you might be able to read the amount of RAM your machine has as Windows loads.
You might need more RAM if you can't open a program because of insufficient memory or if it runs very slowly; if you can't open as many programs at once as you want; if programs refuse to open very large files (such as graphics or video files) or slow down with large files; or if programs slow down when you have many of them open. Check the specifications that came with your PC to see if and how RAM can be added.
I'm confused. I have 2 RAM slots, I replaced the two 256MB cards with one 1GB card, and Windows still says I have 512 MB of RAM. Confuzzling, right?
TreyAug 27, 2011
You have to right click and go to properties...on mine it says windows editon..blah blah blah and if you look on downwards it says the manufacturer and all that good stuff til it says "Memory (RAM)".
sherril.stinnettAug 26, 2011
helped me
lmukataAug 26, 2011
Statistician at Central Statistical Office.
jonamukunduAug 21, 2011
the method gives me 512 mb while start-run-msinfo32 gives me 2gb...which is which.
The Random Access Memory (RAM) determines the number of programs you can run on your computer simultaneously without experiencing slow performance on...
