Intel GMA graphics memory question

[EnergySamus]

Hi!
I have an Intel GMA 950 on my laptop. I used to have Vista, and when I did, my graphics card had 224MB of shared RAM. Now that I have downgraded to XP (for various reasons), installed the XP drivers, my graphics memory is now 64MB. I don't see why it would lower my graphics memory after I installed XP/the XP drivers. Does anybody have an idea?:confused:

My specs are in my signature.

Thanks!
EnergySamus

[Grogger]

I have a hunch that the operating system controls how much video ram is used for the Intel GMA 950. I have a laptop with the same chip and the specs say up to 224MB video RAM shared with the system RAM.

Perhaps there is a way to adjust the settings somewhere in the control panel.

[notwen]

It's dynamic, taking what it needs as it needs it. Some laptops offer the option of setting the minimum memory allocated in BIOS settings.