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From: Alain
Subject: Re: any ideas what these black patches are..
Date: 21 Mar 2008 23:13:59
Message: <47e48787$1@news.povray.org>
Tim Riley nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2008/03/21 14:12:
> Alain wrote:
>> Open the "boot.ini" file in the root of the drive where windows is 
>> installed.
>> Find this:
>> [operating systems]
>> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=...
>>
>> Add " /3GB" at the end of the first line, and ONLY that line.
>>
>> If you encounter a problem when booting, restart in safe mode and undo 
>> the change.
> 
> You'll have to un-hide "protected operating system files" first to see 
> boot.ini:
> In Windows Explorer, uncheck the box:
> Tools>Folder Options>View>Hide protected....
> 
> When I installed XP Pro (SP2) on machines with 4GB of memory, the /3GB 
> switch was automatically added to boot.ini. You should only have to add 
> it if you increase your memory after installation.
Forgot that. One of the first things I do after installing Windows it to unhide 
all files.

-- 
Alain
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From: Kenneth
Subject: Re: any ideas what these black patches are..
Date: 25 Mar 2008 12:05:00
Message: <web.47e93046d387c88678dcad930@news.povray.org>
Thanks to everyone for the memory switch tips! That's what I like about the
newsgroups: "Ask and ye shall receive." ;-)

Ken W.


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