thank your for that. So am I safe with 3 gigs? I won't have to play around with the bootini file? Thanks At 09:59 AM 2/23/2007, you wrote: > From MS Site >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833721 >re: "/3GB" in the boot.ini >"This switch forces x86-based systems to allocate 3 GB of virtual >address space to programs and 1 GB to the kernel and to executive >components. A program must be designed to take advantage of the >additional memory address space. With this switch, user mode >programs can access 3 GB of memory instead of the usual 2 GB that >Windows allocates to user mode programs. The switch moves the >starting point of kernel memory to 3 GB. Some configurations of >Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 may >require this switch." > > >====================================== >= SirTroth Looking for a group that shares information on computers and computer-related items? Check out my new group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TechDeals -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/