Great stuff here Chuck. Appreciate it!Thanks. - K.
2009/8/14 Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> On 32 bit Windows *application* memory is only addressable to 2GB.
> However, the operating system is capable of addressing more through the
> use of Intel's Physical Address Extensions (PAE). On XP the limit is
> 4GB but on 32 bit Windows servers it may be as large as 32GB.
>
> Adding memory greater than 2GB allows the operating system to use the
> additional memory so that it's not in competition with the application
> for the same space.
> <
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778%28VS.85%29.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_xp
> >
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> khen lim wrote:
> > Good stuff you're writing here, CH. Much appreciated and to the point.
> > Thanks. One thing I need clarification on. Just today, I heard from my
> > Lenovo consultant that with Windows XP (32-bit, that is), system memory
> is
> > only addressable to 2GB and no more. So there's no point in populating it
> to
> > 4GB. I see that you have yours loaded to 4GB RAM, which prompted me to
> ask
> > this with you.
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