quote:How to disable PAE modeWarning This workaround may make your computer or your network more vulnerable to attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses. We do not recommend this workaround but are providing this information so that you can implement this workaround at your own discretion. Use this workaround at your own risk.To troubleshoot a system, you may have to disable PAE mode on a computer where Windows has automatically enabled PAE mode. In this scenario, you can disable PAE mode by editing the Boot.ini file. Disable PAE mode in Windows Server 2003 with SP1Add the following switches to the Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini file: /execute /NOPAEFor example, the Boot.ini file may appear as follows:[boot loader]timeout=30default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS[operating systems]multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Server 2003" /fastdetect /execute /NOPAE