How can I get the total physical memory in C#?

Question

I am using the GlobalMemoryStatusEx function to retrieve information about memory, but this function doesn\'t work correctly. It returns 0 for all properties. I

Answer 1

If c# you can:

Reference the Microsoft.VisualBasic assembly. Then import Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices namespace.
And finally use ComputerInfo to get the total physical memory.

int bytesPerMebibyte = (1 << 20);  // http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html
ComputerInfo myCompInfo = new ComputerInfo();
string physicalMemory = "Physical Memory: "
    + (myCompInfo.TotalPhysicalMemory / bytesPerMebibyte) + " MB";