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Why is my system so slow when I have so much RAM?

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Mar 15, 20269988 views
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So I have a computer with 3.45 GB of RAM according to my OS (XP). I have 2 GB virtual RAM. My company pushes Excel to its limits of referencing other worksheets which eats up a lot of resources. Often times when it is running calculations, saving, etc the program will appear to hang for sometimes a…

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Might some of these referenced spreadsheets be on a LAN? If so, what sort of connection do you have to the files on the LAN (100mbit, Gigabit, wireless, etc)? Excel is very "chatty". Especially when you're dealing with reference spreadsheets and dat…

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