Does Service Pack downloads give upgrade your RAM?

Question

Ive heard form a friend..that if u download the latest Service Packs...you'll also get more RAM.
Like i have Service Pack 2. So if i download Service Pack 3..will i get more RAM?

Answer 1

No.



RAM is hardware. A physical component of your pc. The only way to get more RAM is to physically install more.

Answer 2

No you won't get extra RAM as it is a physical component

it can easily be replaced/upgraded providing you buy the right stuff.



Your friend may have meant that getting the latests service packs means that more of your existing RAM is made free - but i don't know if this is true.



Also i wouldn't recomend service pack 3 , you don't need it - just keep updating 2. I've had several problems with service pack 3 personally.

Answer 3

What everyone else said.



Service pack downloads only just fix problems within the operating system (vista, xp) or add more features.



RAM is a piece of hardware which you need to buy and install into the system, for a laptop I won't think you would be able to install extra RAM in.



For more info, RAM means Random Access Memory, it basically stores open processes on the system temporarily in your RAM so it can be accessed faster, this is the reason having more RAM is better in the system.

Answer 4

Downloading service packs will not give you more physical RAM, but Service Pack 3 is a good download so far.

Answer 5

Not really. When you run a program, system resources are allocated to that program. If a program doesn't exit properly, junk is left in RAM that Windows doesn't know about. These are called memory leaks. Internet Explorer is a prime culprit. So the service packs fix memory leaks among other things. This frees up RAM better, but it doesn't give you more RAM.

Answer 6

No, but you may use less RAM than you currently do. If the upgraded programs use less memory than the older versions, then in theory you would use less RAM than you did before. So you wouldn't have more RAM, but you'd have more RAM AVAILABLE to use.



In reality, most updates use more RAM, not less, so this is not likely to be your experience with the service packs.



However, most service packs fix severe Internet vulnerabilities, so be sure to install any that are marked as critical security updates.

Answer 7

No.

RAM is a physical piece of memory that can't be downloaded.

RAM is a chip that you put inside the computer.

You should download and install service pack 3 to get the latest fixes for XP and fix any security issues that your computer may have.

Good Luck!

(p.s. your friends an idiot)

Answer 8

The answer is No. Service Packs are software upgrades to Windows. Your RAM is hardware.

To upgrade your RAM, you have to buy a newer RAM stick.

Answer 9

Windows uses RAM but otherwise has no connection with RAM which is a hardware component inside your computer. If you have a 1 GB RAM inside your computer there is no magic way to make it bigger other than by upgrading - you can't put a bigger engine in your car without changing the engine

Answer 10

No, your RAM or random access memory, is physical, and is called hardware. Service Packs are information, updates, security patches, etc., is like a program, and is called software.

Answer 11

That's not true. A service pack is "software" and RAM is physical "hardware".

Answer 12

No, ram is a physical compenent of your computer. The only way to get more ram is to buy it, then install it.

Answer 13

not unless magically a hand popped out of your monitor and shoved some ram sticks into your tower, no it will not upgrade your ram lol

Answer 14

Not so.

You have to buy RAM and physically install it, it's not something you download.