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Thread ID: 92659 2008-08-17 23:34:00 what's the deal with Windows 32 bit 4GB limit? WestMclaren2004 (7303) Press F1
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698203 2008-08-17 23:34:00 is it true?
how do i find out what version of OS i'm running?
WestMclaren2004 (7303)
698204 2008-08-17 23:36:00 Yer its true and this has been known for yonks

Unless you've been living in a cave.

Look at the CD you've got if it doesnt say x64 - 64 bit, then you're using the 32 bit version

Altho, if you've got the 64 bit version on CD, but you havent got a 64 bit system, it wont install anyway.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
698205 2008-08-18 01:25:00 is it true?
how do i find out what version of OS i'm running?

so a 32bit CPU can access 4GB of address space...
problem is that a chunk of that 4GB is used for memoery maped I/O.
depending on chipset and such you will find your system cant "see" more than about 3.5GB.
robsonde (120)
698206 2008-08-18 01:30:00 This subject should be stickied... would save us heaps of time (www.dansdata.com) Thebananamonkey (7741)
698207 2008-08-18 02:01:00 Click Start --> Run
Enter:
winver

If you dont see x64 / 64-bit, then you're running the stock standard 32-bit version like the majority of the world, and you're affected :)
Chilling_Silence (9)
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