Windows 2003 server program too big to fit in memory

Instead, the data is swapped in and out of the working set and reserved memory is in excess of the 4-GB range. To summarize, PAE is a function of the Windows and Windows Server memory managers that provides more physical memory to a program that requests memory. The program isn't aware that any of the memory that it uses resides in the range greater than 4 GB, just as a program isn't aware that the memory it has requested is actually in the page file.

The reserved memory is non-pageable and is only accessible to that program. If the server has a redundant memory feature or a memory mirroring feature that is enabled, the full complement of memory may not be visible to Windows.

Redundant memory provides the system with a failover memory bank when a memory bank fails. Memory mirroring splits the memory banks into a mirrored set. To modify the settings for these features, you may have to refer to the system user manual or the OEM Web site.

Welcome to our community! I loaded up PowerShell and tried to run cmd. It has run for the last couple of weeks with no problem except for the cmd. Rebooting the server has no effect. COM runs fine. Join our community to see this answer! Unlock 1 Answer and 2 Comments. If you can boot in safe mode without any issues, then you may perform a clean boot and check.

A clean boot helps to verify if any third party application services or startup item is causing this issue. You may refer the following KB article to put the computer in clean boot:.

If your issue is resolved after performing Clean Boot, then follow the steps mentioned in the above KB article to narrow down the exact source.

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