Re: XP-SP2 sanity check: PAE for NX

If the question is whether PAE mode is forced on a 32-bit operating system
even when the processor is 64bit to get the NX feature, then the answer is
yes.

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"E. Nelson" <> wrote in message
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> I've read a few of the articles on the changes in XP-SP2, but there is
> one point I want to be reassured on. Assuming a default update to
> 32-bit XP on an AMD-64, is PAE forced on? It seems that it would be,
> since it is required for NX. But, I'd like to be sure before I go
> telling everyone that my tests on our drivers show they're fine.
>
> Thanks,
> -EN
>