Problem with missing docks

[Trevally.]

This is a common problem for users with low memory and/or 32bit OS

[quink99]

Trevally said....
This is a common problem for users with low memory and/or 32bit OS.

These are my specs regarding operating system and memory;

MS Windows XP Professional 32-bit SP3

4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (5-5-5-18)

I find, after playing for an hour to an hour and a half that while I don't actually crash, per se, the game gets slower and slower until it becomes unplayable. This is particularly true when I go below decks even though I'm not using Steel Viking's interior MOD.

Does anyone have any idea as to how difficult it would be to go from XP 32-bit to Windows 7 64-bit on my current compuiter which is loaded with a lot of stuff plus SH 5?

I understand, if I have it correctly, that using a 32 bit system only allows the use of two of the available 4 GB's of available memory but that there is a program or a way to recapture the remaining 2 GB which are not being used in game at the present time.

If anyone has any comments or suggestions on these matters they would be most appreciated.

Thanks Trevally for the answer, I'll try to get used to it. I also want to thank you for the mods and automations you made wich help me to get the most of the game.

SOLVED: Just save the game and restart the game while in harbor.