OOM errors in FSX during loading.

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Are there any fixes that I can do to cure this recurring problem? I have 2 GB RAM and as far as I know more RAM will not help as XP only recognises 2GB. Thanks in advance.

[Kosta 122]

Are there any fixes that I can do to cure this recurring problem? I have 2 GB RAM and as far as I know more RAM will not help as XP only recognises 2GB. Thanks in advance.

You should really first do the search on OOM errors - there are numerous threads on this subject.See /3GB switch, 64bit Windows.And btw. has nothing to do with amount of RAM you are using.

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XP only recognises 2GB

Not exactly. Almost all 32bit systems (XP is one of them) recognizes about 3GiB operating memory.

[Kosta 122]

Not exactly. Almost all 32bit systems (XP is one of them) recognizes about 3GiB operating memory.

It's a correct statement, but considering the post from before, its a false one.If you state something like that, explain that it recognizes 3GB only in system - for FS it means exactly bollocks.You have to enable XP to able to use 3GB with the /3GB switch (up to 3GB virtual size per process) AND enable the application to be largeaddressaware.Good luck.

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Are there any fixes that I can do to cure this recurring problem? I have 2 GB RAM and as far as I know more RAM will not help as XP only recognises 2GB. Thanks in advance.

http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=29041Read this part: USING MORE/LESS or EQUAL to 2GIGS OF SYSTEM MEMORY IN WINDOWS XP x32 OR VISTA X32 with OOM-OR-HOW TO PROPERLY TUNE VIRTUAL ADDRESS SPACE IN WINDOWS (x32) FOR OUT OF MEMORY ERRORS x64 operating systems do not need the following changesPLEASE NOTE: This section is for anyone who sees out of memory error while using FSX. It applies to ALL circumstances.

[Bert Pieke 7,585]

You have to enable XP to able to use 3GB with the /3GB switch (up to 3GB virtual size per process) AND enable the application to be largeaddressaware.Good luck.

Lets keep something straight. The /3GB switch has NOTHING to do with using more than 2GB of RAM.

[Kosta 122]

Lets keep something straight. The /3GB switch has NOTHING to do with using more than 2GB of RAM.

I'm sorry Bert, if you think I was unclear in what I said.How much memory an application uses as its virtual space has nothing to do with physical RAM in your machine.As I said, /3GB switch is going to enable an application to use 3GB of virtual space, instead of 2GB - and again, it has nothing to do with physical RAM or even virtual memory.