I would pull the RAM down to some minimum amount, restart, then replace the
RAM. Your BIOS is probably still 'mirroring' the extra RAM.
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"XiXi" <> wrote in message
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> Hi, I tried to forcenable the PAE to get some advantage last week since I
> have 4G memory on my 32bit Vista Ultimate Desktop. But after the reboot, I
> found that many system services were unable to start with the PAE(Even IE
> is
> not working) and I did not see any extra memory. I deleted the PAE value
> anyway. Now I found that my computer will still come into this trouble in
> most cases, even if I use forcedisable for the PAE. I have to pray that
> everything will work when I boot my comuputer.
> Anyone has any idea why my computer come into trouble after enable the PAE
> and it is still in trouble even after I removed or forcedisabled the PAE?
> I have tried a lot nx and PAE combination in the BCDEDIT(not all), but
> none
> of them is working. My computer wil be failed to start a lot system
> services
> during the booting in 90%. I can still enter the desktop enviroment(even
> aero
> is workig), but I cannot do anything in those case(IE, WLM, SEP...not
> working). Nowadays, I have to boot it for several times and wait for my
> lucky
> strike that everything is working well and skip any possible restart.
> Please kindly tell me if you have any ideas or suggestions. Thanks in
> adavance!
> Also, please feel free to ask me if you need any further info 'bout my
> computer.