>>>>>>>>Hi,
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>>>>>>>>I used to listen to Internet radio (XM) and watch tv news on this computer (Windows 7 64-bit 4 GB). But I was not doing any kind of development on this PC. Now I moved all my development to this PC (mostly VFP 9). Do you think that using Internet radio or tv on this PC will slow down the VFP 9 or could cause some adverse effects? TIA.
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>>>>>>>I do it all the time. Doesn't seem to make a performance issue.
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>>>>>>>FWIW 4 Gig RAM on a 64 bit machine is fairly marginal. I'd add more if possible. 64bit thrives on memory.
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>>>>>>I was thinking the same. When I bought this PC (about 3 years ago) I thought 4 GB would be huge. But now I hear that for 64-bit 8 GB would work much better. I will call DELL to see what it would take ($$) to upgrade. Thank you.
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>>>>>Dell will be expensive.
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>>>>>do a google search for your make and model number and the word MEMORY and you'll get lots of options for 3rd party memory.
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>>>>Good point. Especially since I am out of their warranty. Thank you.
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>>>http://www.crucial.com/ do a search tool which will check your configuration and tell you what you can fit in your current setup.
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>>Are you saying that this site will "connect" to my PC and check the hardware? Or I have to enter my model, etc? I usually am reluctant to let anybody (a vendor) to connect to my PC. Thank you.
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>Up to you Dmitry.
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>I've used the crucial tool many times with no problems.
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>You can search for your make and model on the same site.

I will go to the site and check to see if I can find information. Thanks.