When can I use all 8gigs of my memory MS???

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: When can I use all 8gigs of my memory MS???

 

Notice in the definitive KB on this subject at

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx

that there is no mention of 3.12GB under the 32bit column. The limit is

always 4GB.

 

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

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> dennis wrote:

>

>> John John (MVP) wrote:

>>

>>> I know all about that and what PAE is, we aren't talking about accessing

>>> RAM above 4GB. No Windows 32-bit workstation version ever gave access

>>> to RAM above the 4GB barrier, even with PAE enabled. The other article

>>> clearly states that SP1 on Vista imposes a limit at 3.12GB. This 3.12

>>> "limit" is another twist throw in with SP1.

>>

>>

>> Take notice here:

>>

>> "4 GB of physical RAM" before SP2

>> vs "4 GB of physical address space" in SP2

>>

>> Before SP2 XP did allow addresses above 4G

>

> No it did not, it never did.

>

> John

[Guest Defjr]

RE: When can I use all 8gigs of my memory MS???

 

Well it has been a while since my last post, and I wanted to explain why this

IS a microsoft issue. First, all components are on Microsofts website listed

as CERTIFIED for VISTA. Which means 32 and 64 bit. If Microsoft is going to

hand out these Logos like candy at halloween, then they are shooting

themselves in the foot. Hauppauge is at fault for the non working PVR500MCE

with +4 gigs of RAM, but MS is at fault for allowing them to say it worked.

To prove my point, here are just a couple of examples:

http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=14947

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&thread.id=116332

So if MS and the readers/ posters on this forum do not want people getting

irate with these issues, simple, just make the standards concrete. Do not let

a company say its good, and accept it. They post these products on the

compatibility list with no side notes of "some features may not work", or

"+4G of RAM causes issues".

I have managed to resolve my issues, this is all for the next guy that has

the same problems even if with a different product. It is just a shame that

the so called "informed" belittle, or make fun of somebody because they are

angry, to wit they are intitled to. When a consumer reads on the

manufacturer, and MS website it works, it better work. If not, there should

be NO doubt the customer is the one being wronged. A closing note:

Thank you to those few (you know who you are) that actually helped, and did

not focus on the "flaming" as it is sometimes called. I call it speaking my

mind. Thanks and see you all later.

[Guest Tom Lake]

Re: When can I use all 8gigs of my memory MS???

 

 

"Defjr" <Defjr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Well it has been a while since my last post, and I wanted to explain why this

> IS a microsoft issue. First, all components are on Microsofts website listed

> as CERTIFIED for VISTA. Which means 32 and 64 bit.

 

Why does certified for Vista mean both 32- and 64-bit?

The Microsoft site just says:

 

"The "Certified for Windows Vista" logo is a compatibility designation for

applications and devices that have passed a rigorous testing program on

computers that are running Windows Vista. The technical requirements

for this designation target four core areas: reliability, security, compatibility

with Windows Vista and future operating systems, and installation and removal."

 

There's no mention of having to be compatible with both 32- and 64-bit versions.

 

Tom Lake