Enable more than 4GB of RAM in WIN 7 32 bit

[Benchovile]

How to enable more than 4GB of RAM in WIN 7 32 bit, only 2.87 usable.

 

[geofelt]

2.87gb seems a bit low, 3.3-3.5 seems more common. The 32 bit OS needs to reserve some space for hardware that is not otherwise accessible.

Why not go to 64 bit?

 

[k1114]

32 bit will never have more than 4gb ram, it's a simple math equation.

2^32 = 4,294,967,296 bytes = 4GB

 

[mikrev007]

2^32 is a myth

 

[jsc]

What? You think there should be more - or less?

 

[mikrev007]

I think we have talked about this before. It is just a kernel-limitation in non-server editions. 3rd party software is welcome to use the memory that Windows will not.

 

[nschober3]

How to enable more than 4GB of RAM in WIN 7 32 bit, only 2.87 usable.

Most of these replies are bogus. Go to Microsoft.com and search for this as they provide the answer. Just as a note, using 3rd party apps to hack the KERNL may leave your system totally open to attacks.