Only Microsoft
Only Microsoft would fix the problems with 4GB of RAM in a 32-bit machine by doing this:
With SP1, Windows Vista will report the amount of system memory installed rather than report the amount of system memory available to the OS. Therefore 32-bit systems equipped with 4GB of RAM will report all 4BG in many places throughout the OS, such as the System Control Panel. However, this behavior is dependent on having a compatible BIOS, so not all users may notice this change.
Yes, brilliant solution. Lie. Yes, I realize that there are technical issues with addressing 4GB of memory on a 32-bit machine memory mapped devices are taken into account. Still, it seems dishonest.
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