How do increase XP memory size to 3GB to stop out of memory?

[RD444]

i am reading this article

http://www.ableton.com/articles/how-to-out-of-memory

Windows XP Professional 32 provides a /3 GB flag. If this is set, Live can address memory up to 3 GB:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pl ... AEmem.mspx

but I don't understand what i have to do and is there a risk?

will in muck something up at a later date?

Cheers

[cotdagoo]

Open boot.ini (likely in the root of C:\)

Add /3GB to the line that boots your OS, save file and reboot.

Can't see it mucking anything up.. I ran my old laptop like this with 4gb ram - but really only 3.25 would be seen by Windows.

May or may not help with out of memory issues.. I still found some of my projects crapping out at 1.7-1.9gb ram in use, even with the /3GB switch (there was still free memory available).

[RD444]

cheers bud

I'll give it a try

[RD444]

Open boot.ini (likely in the root of C:\)

Add /3GB to the line that boots your OS, save file and reboot.

Can't see it mucking anything up.. I ran my old laptop like this with 4gb ram - but really only 3.25 would be seen by Windows.

May or may not help with out of memory issues.. I still found some of my projects crapping out at 1.7-1.9gb ram in use, even with the /3GB switch (there was still free memory available).

I'm getting crapping out at 1.3 so its gotta be better.

Thanks again bud


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For anyone else with the problem:

solutions for anyone else on XP

takes 2 mins
can mess things up.

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what live is doing:

http://www.ableton.com/articles/how-to-out-of-memory

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change the boot ini file to get more RAM

http://www.maxi-pedia.com/3GB+switch+Wi ... t.ini+3+GB

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How to edit the boot ini

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022

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