Force Windows 32 bit Support More Than 3.2 GB RAM [Include Windows 7, Vista, 2003, XP etc.)

    As you know, 32 bit (known as x86) Operating System only support 3.2 GB RAM maximum. So, if you have more than 3.2 GB RAM, exp 4 GB, you must install a 64 bit (known as x64) system to use up all resources. But there are quite of software, games and driver can not run normally in 64 bit system, so 32 bit is prefer than 64 bit.
    However, with some tips from vTechTip, you can force 32 bit Windows support more than 3.2 GB RAM instead of installing any 64 bit System.
   1/ With Windows 7: you will need a patcher and this time it’s from a Russian group called Staforce. This patch for Windows 7 RTM and maybe still working at Windows 7 Release Final. After download and run, you just click in the only button and done. This patch was comming with 32bit watermark, you can press Y to apply or N to deny. After all, your computer will be restarted and apply new settings. Download here

Windows 7 Memory Unlimit Patcher

Windows 7 Remove 32 bit Watermark

 Windows 7 After Apply This Patch

    2/ With Windows Vista: Windows Vista has provided with a dUP2 file for the patch according to Geoff Chappell’s article about Vista’s Memory Limit. This patch work well in SP1 and SP2. First you need to put this file to Windows\System32\ and patch ntkrnlpa.exe or put anywhere and browse for that file. Download Here.

    Howerver, you can follow another way from Microsoft, it applies to:

• Windows Vista Business
• Windows Vista Enterprise
• Windows Vista Home Basic
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Windows Vista Starter
• Windows Vista Ultimate
• Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
• Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
• Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
• Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
• Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition

Read here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us

    3/ For Others Windows Version: Support:

Operating system	Maximum memory support with PAE
Windows 2000 Advanced Server	8 GB of physical RAM
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	32 GB of physical RAM
Windows XP (all versions)	4 GB of physical RAM*
Windows Server 2003 (and SP1), Standard Edition	4 GB of physical RAM*
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition	32 GB of physical RAM
Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition	64 GB of physical RAM
Windows Server 2003 SP1, Enterprise Edition	64 GB of physical RAM
Windows Server 2003 SP1, Datacenter Edition	128 GB of physical RAM

    To do this tip, first, you need to locate boot.ini file from boot partition (C:\boot.ini, this file is hiddened and a system file, you must uncheck to edit it). Open it and add /PAE after /fastdetect line. Exp:

From: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

To: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /PAE.

And then save it, you will dont.

     What's about PAE? This is Physical Address Extension, an Intel-provided memory address extension that enables support of greater than 4 GB of physical memory for most 32-bit (IA-32) Intel Pentium Pro and later platforms. This article provides information to help device driver developers implement Windows drivers that support PAE. For more informations from Microsoft, click here.

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     Download here (for Vista and Windows 7) - Note: Use At Your Own Risk! And Before you download the memory limit patchers, please be informed that some antivirus detects it as a hacktool or backdoor.