At 08:05 AM 1/29/2007, you wrote:
Responding to self, a link on how MS killed PAE in SP2 so if you've got
4GB.. you'll never see it.
Here is what Windows System Information shows on a XP SP2 PC with 4GB
of RAM. The key lines are
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
Total Physical Memory 4,096.00 MB
So it does see it.
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System Information report written at: 01/28/07 12:35:09
System Name: XW
[System Summary]
Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name XW
System Manufacturer Intel Technologies, Inc.
System Model Canterwood+ICH5
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~3073 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~3073 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~3073 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~3073 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS PC-DL ACPI
BIOS Revision 1009, 2/21/2005
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.3023
(xpsp_sp2_qfe.061030-0020)"
Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 4,096.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 961.34 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.22 GB
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2mempr.mspx
