> -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Dan Hatton > Sent: 30 June 2004 16:34
> I've now added " /3GB" to the end of the last line of my > boot.ini, making > the complete file: > > [boot loader] > timeout=30 > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS > [operating systems] > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft > Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /3GB > > Is that what I was supposed to do? More or less. It would have been a better idea to just duplicate that line and add the /3gb switch to the duplicate, i.e. [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional with 3GB switch" /fastdetect /3GB just in case it became unbootable owing to a side-effect of the /3gb switch; I don't think that switch would be disabled by booting in safe mode, so if it had caused boot failure, you would have had a hard time getting your system back. As to the general issue about why the extra memory didn't help, Brian has answered that. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/