Enabling 3GB switch on Windows XP

jwilliams · 05-16-10, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kromus

Well, his bootup procedure is kaput if he copied exactly this:

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S

Lets hope he did not. (text in "...." does not matter since it`s only text to display before bootup sequence to choose from)

LOL.. Poota booted up fine, I musta done something right.

nah i didnt copy and paste it in.

I just copied this single line:-

Quote:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP Professional w/3GB" /fastdetect /3GB /Userva=2560

and pasted it to the end of my boot.ini. then deleted the space in the word Wind ows. Prob wouldn't matter to the bootup file as its displayed text (between quotes " ").

PC booted up fine. selected 3gb mode.... about to test if it makes any diferance to SH5.

Kromus · 05-17-10, 07:01 AM

Good to hear you did everything right

Let us know if helped SH5 performance.

jwilliams · 05-18-10, 12:17 AM

Does it make SH5 run better. ?????

It's hard to tell. Could be a placebo effect, but.....

You know when you use 256x accelerated time (or higher) and sometimes the games pauses for a sec, then continues..... Well it doesnt do that so much.

And i was able to track a contact from 40 KM away and not lose it. before I'd lose contacts from alot less distance.

So it seems to work... Guess it loads alot more in to memory, making the game smoother and contacts stay on map for greater distance....

Or it could just be a placebo.....

But i'll continue to use the 3GB switch.

Arclight · 05-18-10, 04:10 AM

Contact distance would be placebo, but smoother TC is possible.

Pintea · 06-08-10, 05:21 AM

No, it won't run "faster", but it will avoid glitches like missing harbors for example, or some crashes.

The General · 06-24-10, 08:44 AM

First off, thanks you guys

Secondly, where is this boot.ini of which you speak?

Thirdly, in the lines of code you want me to cut & paste from above, I have Vista, so I must exchange 'Windows XP' for 'Windows' Visa right?

For example:

[boot loader]
timeout=6
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws Vista SP2" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws Vista w/3GB" /fastdetect /3GB /Userva=2560

vois2 · 06-24-10, 08:59 AM

It's a hidden file (boot.ini) in the C: root (Go to My Computer, and turn on view of hidden files via Tools --> Folder Options --> View )

Do a Google search before messing with the Vista boot.ini to make sure the 3GB switch applies the same there (assuming you are using 32-bit Vista). However, I believe this kind of boot.ini dialogue is legacy for all Windows versions. Doublecheck that by Googling. :-)

Also, yes change the text to Vista.

Finally, be sure this line appears with NO spaces (spacebar) throughout:
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S

05-18-10, 12:17 AM	#3
jwilliams Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,013 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Does it make SH5 run better. ????? It's hard to tell. Could be a placebo effect, but..... You know when you use 256x accelerated time (or higher) and sometimes the games pauses for a sec, then continues..... Well it doesnt do that so much. And i was able to track a contact from 40 KM away and not lose it. before I'd lose contacts from alot less distance. So it seems to work... Guess it loads alot more in to memory, making the game smoother and contacts stay on map for greater distance.... Or it could just be a placebo..... But i'll continue to use the 3GB switch. __________________ Windows 7, 64bit. Phenom II 965BE (OC 4cores @ 3.8 Ghz). Radeon HD4870 (1gb gddr5). 6gb Ram. Last edited by jwilliams; 05-18-10 at 04:59 AM.

05-18-10, 04:10 AM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Contact distance would be placebo, but smoother TC is possible. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

06-24-10, 08:44 AM	#6
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	First off, thanks you guys Secondly, where is this boot.ini of which you speak? Thirdly, in the lines of code you want me to cut & paste from above, I have Vista, so I must exchange 'Windows XP' for 'Windows' Visa right? For example: [boot loader] timeout=6 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws Vista SP2" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windo ws Vista w/3GB" /fastdetect /3GB /Userva=2560 __________________ *THE GENERAL*

06-24-10, 08:59 AM	#7
vois2 Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southwestern Ohio Posts: 213 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's a hidden file (boot.ini) in the C: root (Go to My Computer, and turn on view of hidden files via Tools --> Folder Options --> View ) Do a Google search before messing with the Vista boot.ini to make sure the 3GB switch applies the same there (assuming you are using 32-bit Vista). However, I believe this kind of boot.ini dialogue is legacy for all Windows versions. Doublecheck that by Googling. :-) Also, yes change the text to Vista. Finally, be sure this line appears with NO spaces (spacebar) throughout: default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S __________________ I donate to Subsim because it is one of the best communities on the Interwebs. Stick around a couple of years, and you will see. You're never far from a friend here. Sunk at location vois22 [at] gmail . com

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05-17-10, 07:01 AM	#2
Kromus Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 250 Downloads: 140 Uploads: 0	Good to hear you did everything right Let us know if helped SH5 performance.

06-08-10, 05:21 AM	#5
Pintea Sparky Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 152 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	No, it won't run "faster", but it will avoid glitches like missing harbors for example, or some crashes.