XP SP3 and /3GB switch - cannot load profile

[Timboi]

Hi,

Got a strange problem and it's strange by the fact that I cannot find anyone
else on the net that seems to have had these symptoms.
One of our users wanted to use more memory with Matlab and a support doc
instructed him to use the /3GB switch when booting XP to make more memry
available to Matlab. The trouble is, when we follow the instruction to copy
the boot.ini line and append with /3GB, profiles just don't load.

e.g.:
"......
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /3GB
......"

(the 2nd boot line was copied and pasted into boot.ini, with /3GB added)

We get the error 'windows cannot load the locally stored profile...etc.'.
This happens for both loca land domain accounts, exisitng or newly created.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Timbo

 

[Andrew E.]

You'll find that information at:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171793/

 

[Timboi]

Andrew,

Thanks for the reply - perhaps I'm being a bit obtuse but I can't fnd the
answer in that kb doc.

You'll have to be a bit more specific.

Cheers,

Timbo

 

[lag.julien]

Hello Timboi

Did you find a solution to your problem ?

I had the same problem this morning, my machine has 3gb RAM, but
there is a integrated graphic card which takes 128Mo of the RAM. Maybe
there is a problem with this ... I can't try with a dedicated graphic
card and its own memory to compare ...

When I set the /3GB switch, I have problems like corrupted data and
impossible to load profile at logon. Everything is OK if I delete the /
3Gb switch.

Hope this helps.

YosheE