Question on available Memory

[Occidio]

If I am using Windows 7 32 Host OS with 4gig of memory running VMware with a Windows XP client, could I allocate a full 4 gig to the client? The FAQ on the sticky leads me to believe it will use the Host Virtual Memory to make up for it. Does work as I am thinking it will?

The total amount of memory you can assign to all virtual machines running on a single host is limited only by the amount of RAM on the host.

This is taken from the "Getting started Guide" for VMPlayer. It does not really state how much memory I would be able to allocate to the client, whether it would be the full 4gig or not.
Any thoughts?
I know this question might have been covered before but I was not sure, I could not find anything similar to any titles for about 4 pages.

 

[Netwerkz101]

What are the minimum PC requirements to install and use VMware Player?

<snipped> You must have enough memory to run the host operating system, plus the memory required for each guest operating system and for applications on the host and guest.<snipped>

My interpretation: If your Win 7 Host has 4GB RAM but only 2GB free, your VM will be limited to a max of 2GB.

 

[Deleted member 16178]

You can swap to disk, but it will be slow.