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G. Driggs:
Quote from
http://www.tipandtrick.net/2008/how-to-enable-pae-in-x86-32-bit-windows-server-2003-and-2000-to-use-large-4gb-or-more-ram-memory/
"To enable PAE in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 (and Windows XP), append the /PAE switch to the end of the line of operating system in the Boot.ini file. To disable PAE, use the /NOPAE switch. The Boot.ini normally located in the root folder (i.e. C:\) with Read-Only and Hidden attributes, which are required to be removed before the file can be edited.
For example,
Original Boot.ini:
[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=”Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server”
/fastdetect
Change the Boot.ini to become:
[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=”Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server”
/fastdetect /PAE
For Bootcfg command, use:
bootcfg /raw "/pae" /A /ID 1
Restart the computer after modification to make the change effective.
Note that even with PAE enabled, there is still memory limit imposed by the operating system itself. The table below list the maximum memory support with PAE enabled for Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. Most 32-bit client based Windows operating system, such as Windows XP and Windows Vista (see way to use large memory of more than 4GB in 32-bit Windows Vista), has OS level limit that restricts the maximum amount of memory able to be used to 4GB."
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In your boot.ini file on the last line where it says "/fastdetect" you would modify it to look like this "/fastdetect /PAE" with out the quotes. You should be able to right click the boot.ini file and open and edit with notepad. Dont forget to remove "read only attributes" to be able to modify the boot.ini file.
I dont know if it will work, as I have never done it before. Like I said I was only able to see all my 4gb ram after my video card and sound card died, thus freeing up space in the "physical address space".
Keep in mind that this "boot.ini" file is what your computer needs to boot into windows properly, so if that gets messed up you might have a hard time booting. I have personally messed up my boot file on vista many times trying to get linux to work in a dual boot environment and had to learn the hard way on how to fix it. So if something goes wrong then you should be able to boot from your Windows xp disc and repair it.
It could also be a faulty ram module like George (aqr) said, so double check to see if you bios can see all 4 gigs of ram first. If your bios doesn't see all 4 gigs, then that either means a bad ram module or an improperly seated ram module.
You can access the bios by pressing f8 or f10 repeatedly during boot process as soon as the computer is powering on.
Hope this helps, and let me know how it went.
G.Driggs
Akira329:
Yeah I figured thats what I had to type in. :-\
Not sure if I want to try this yet till I back up my files.
I went into bios setup and its definitely reading all 4 1gb memory modules.
So this might solve the problem but will try when I backup my files.
I'm no stranger to reinstalling if I have too or things just went that bad.
How would I fix it anyway if I made a backup copy of the boot.ini file???
Thanks for the help G. Driggs
Antaiwan
G. Driggs:
Here is a link that will show you, step by step how to repair a damaged or missing boot.ini file in XP.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/repairbootini.htm
Follow the links within that link I gave you. I have done something similar to this with vista, and it works. Just make sure that your pc is configured to boot from a cd, you can do that from within the bios.
Thats a good idea to back up your files, this is another thing I also had to learn the hard way. I'm always messing with stuff on my pc, and I've learned alot through trial and error. As long as you have a good image backup, you can always restore to what it was before you started messing with important things.
Editing the boot.ini file shouldn't altar any other files you have on your pc, it is just messing it up can cause boot errors. It is a very easy fix if you follow those instructions.
Your very welcome Antaiwan, I love helping others with their computers problems. People are always coming to me for help here in my little Eskimo village. It seems everyone has a computer these days, and I found out that Alaska has one of the highest amount of people that are connected to the internet per capita then anywhere else in the USA. The sad thing is that we probably have the slowest internet speeds than anywhere else in the USA as well. But I hear that might be changing, I sure hope so.
G.Driggs
Joel:
Here's something I hadn't thought about concerning hard drives--
I was watching a local news station the other night, and they were talking about the large multifunction copiers.
They said that the copiers used in a lot of businesses such as hospitals, lawyer, doctor, and numerous offices.
Could be hacked into, and every copy made on the copier could be retrieved just like on a computer hard drive.
So those type of hard drives need to be destroyed if they are going to be trashed or resold.
That gave me something to think about ??? ??? :'(
Joel
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