4 gigs of ram and 64-bit Vista Install

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Hello, I first ran into the link to this MS KB article at this forum:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929777

What it describes is that if you have more than 3 gigs of ram installed in
your system, the Vista install will encounter a stop error.

At first, I thought this was only limited to the 32-bit Vista, but the KB
article has also included a 64-bit version for the hot fix. So does this
mean that the 64-bit Vista is also affected?

I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup. I have to pull two gigs of ram out of the
system before I install the 64-bit Vista, for otherwise, I will *for sure*
encounter this dreadful stop error?

I am about to install Vista 64 bit on my setup. I just want a smooth
experience.

Many thanks in advance for your info!
 
RE: 4 gigs of ram and 64-bit Vista Install

Hi,
The same kb provides a workaround at the bottom of the page, and I quote:
"To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:
• Restart the computer. Then, try to install again.
• Remove 2 GB of RAM, and then restart the installation process. After
Windows Vista is installed, reinstall the RAM."
You should be good to go with that.
Carlos

"broccolibeef" wrote:

> Hello, I first ran into the link to this MS KB article at this forum:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929777
>
> What it describes is that if you have more than 3 gigs of ram installed in
> your system, the Vista install will encounter a stop error.
>
> At first, I thought this was only limited to the 32-bit Vista, but the KB
> article has also included a 64-bit version for the hot fix. So does this
> mean that the 64-bit Vista is also affected?
>
> I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup. I have to pull two gigs of ram out of the
> system before I install the 64-bit Vista, for otherwise, I will *for sure*
> encounter this dreadful stop error?
>
> I am about to install Vista 64 bit on my setup. I just want a smooth
> experience.
>
> Many thanks in advance for your info!
>
>
 
Re: 4 gigs of ram and 64-bit Vista Install

This also doesn't mean that you will hit the problem for sure. I installed
Vista Ultimate 64-bit with 4 gig installed and didn't run into the problem.

Problems I did run into. Games crashing because of Audio drivers and having
4 gig of ram.. Then after taking 2 gig out to test if that worked, Vista
told me my system had changed and went into limited use mode and I had to
reactivate.. heh. Otherwise I've had very little in the way of problems
with Vista.

"broccolibeef" <broccolibeef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0B242A78-BE61-4C9A-9365-7F73E26F281A@microsoft.com...
> Hello, I first ran into the link to this MS KB article at this forum:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929777
>
> What it describes is that if you have more than 3 gigs of ram installed in
> your system, the Vista install will encounter a stop error.
>
> At first, I thought this was only limited to the 32-bit Vista, but the KB
> article has also included a 64-bit version for the hot fix. So does this
> mean that the 64-bit Vista is also affected?
>
> I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup. I have to pull two gigs of ram out of
> the
> system before I install the 64-bit Vista, for otherwise, I will *for sure*
> encounter this dreadful stop error?
>
> I am about to install Vista 64 bit on my setup. I just want a smooth
> experience.
>
> Many thanks in advance for your info!
>
>
 
RE: 4 gigs of ram and 64-bit Vista Install

I saw that workaround at the bottom of the page. It is just the hassle of
having to pull 2 gigs of ram out of the setup and then putting them back
after the OS has been installed that kind of bothers me.

That is why I asked. I just wanted to know if for sure if this problem
would occur if I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup.

Thanks for the info, though.


"Carlos" wrote:

> Hi,
> The same kb provides a workaround at the bottom of the page, and I quote:
> "To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:
> • Restart the computer. Then, try to install again.
> • Remove 2 GB of RAM, and then restart the installation process. After
> Windows Vista is installed, reinstall the RAM."
> You should be good to go with that.
> Carlos
>
> "broccolibeef" wrote:
>
> > Hello, I first ran into the link to this MS KB article at this forum:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929777
> >
> > What it describes is that if you have more than 3 gigs of ram installed in
> > your system, the Vista install will encounter a stop error.
> >
> > At first, I thought this was only limited to the 32-bit Vista, but the KB
> > article has also included a 64-bit version for the hot fix. So does this
> > mean that the 64-bit Vista is also affected?
> >
> > I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup. I have to pull two gigs of ram out of the
> > system before I install the 64-bit Vista, for otherwise, I will *for sure*
> > encounter this dreadful stop error?
> >
> > I am about to install Vista 64 bit on my setup. I just want a smooth
> > experience.
> >
> > Many thanks in advance for your info!
> >
> >
 
Re: 4 gigs of ram and 64-bit Vista Install

no, not for sure. Some have, some haven't. I don't know what the specific
cause is, so I can't predict whether you'll hit it.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"broccolibeef" <broccolibeef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C96600A2-E085-45ED-9556-ABC27F063919@microsoft.com...
>I saw that workaround at the bottom of the page. It is just the hassle of
> having to pull 2 gigs of ram out of the setup and then putting them back
> after the OS has been installed that kind of bothers me.
>
> That is why I asked. I just wanted to know if for sure if this problem
> would occur if I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup.
>
> Thanks for the info, though.
>
>
> "Carlos" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> The same kb provides a workaround at the bottom of the page, and I quote:
>> "To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:
>> • Restart the computer. Then, try to install again.
>> • Remove 2 GB of RAM, and then restart the installation process. After
>> Windows Vista is installed, reinstall the RAM."
>> You should be good to go with that.
>> Carlos
>>
>> "broccolibeef" wrote:
>>
>> > Hello, I first ran into the link to this MS KB article at this forum:
>> >
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929777
>> >
>> > What it describes is that if you have more than 3 gigs of ram installed
>> > in
>> > your system, the Vista install will encounter a stop error.
>> >
>> > At first, I thought this was only limited to the 32-bit Vista, but the
>> > KB
>> > article has also included a 64-bit version for the hot fix. So does
>> > this
>> > mean that the 64-bit Vista is also affected?
>> >
>> > I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup. I have to pull two gigs of ram out
>> > of the
>> > system before I install the 64-bit Vista, for otherwise, I will *for
>> > sure*
>> > encounter this dreadful stop error?
>> >
>> > I am about to install Vista 64 bit on my setup. I just want a smooth
>> > experience.
>> >
>> > Many thanks in advance for your info!
>> >
>> >
 
Re: 4 gigs of ram and 64-bit Vista Install

And if Vista gives him no problems, then maybe the Soundblaster cards will do
it.
I have read in CreativeLabs forums of people complaining about BSOD's and
things as the like with 4 gigs of RAM.
They have released a new driver yesterday for their top of the line cards so
they may have corrected the issue.
I am running an "old" SB 24bit with "a mere" 2 gigs.
I have not dared yet to cross the 3 gigs "event horizon" and see what's in
the other side.
:)
Carlos

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> no, not for sure. Some have, some haven't. I don't know what the specific
> cause is, so I can't predict whether you'll hit it.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "broccolibeef" <broccolibeef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C96600A2-E085-45ED-9556-ABC27F063919@microsoft.com...
> >I saw that workaround at the bottom of the page. It is just the hassle of
> > having to pull 2 gigs of ram out of the setup and then putting them back
> > after the OS has been installed that kind of bothers me.
> >
> > That is why I asked. I just wanted to know if for sure if this problem
> > would occur if I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup.
> >
> > Thanks for the info, though.
> >
> >
> > "Carlos" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >> The same kb provides a workaround at the bottom of the page, and I quote:
> >> "To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:
> >> • Restart the computer. Then, try to install again.
> >> • Remove 2 GB of RAM, and then restart the installation process. After
> >> Windows Vista is installed, reinstall the RAM."
> >> You should be good to go with that.
> >> Carlos
> >>
> >> "broccolibeef" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hello, I first ran into the link to this MS KB article at this forum:
> >> >
> >> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929777
> >> >
> >> > What it describes is that if you have more than 3 gigs of ram installed
> >> > in
> >> > your system, the Vista install will encounter a stop error.
> >> >
> >> > At first, I thought this was only limited to the 32-bit Vista, but the
> >> > KB
> >> > article has also included a 64-bit version for the hot fix. So does
> >> > this
> >> > mean that the 64-bit Vista is also affected?
> >> >
> >> > I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup. I have to pull two gigs of ram out
> >> > of the
> >> > system before I install the 64-bit Vista, for otherwise, I will *for
> >> > sure*
> >> > encounter this dreadful stop error?
> >> >
> >> > I am about to install Vista 64 bit on my setup. I just want a smooth
> >> > experience.
> >> >
> >> > Many thanks in advance for your info!
> >> >
> >> >
>
 
Re: 4 gigs of ram and 64-bit Vista Install

I have the Creative X Fi ExtremeGamer sound card and have also downloaded
their latest driver(released yesterday, Nov 5, 2007) for Vista 64 bit.

So let's hope that they have fixed the problem--provided this is a problem
on the part of Creative!

A quick rundown of my core specs:

E6550@3.15Ghz(7x450Mhz)
Asus P5K E WiFi AP
Crucial Ballistix PC6400 4x1GB
Creative X Fi ExtremeGamer
Happauge HVR1600 TV Tuner
EVGA 8800GTS 640MB
Matrix Raid w/ 2x250GB Seagate Barracuda single platter SATA II HD's

Many thanks again for all the info!





"Carlos" wrote:

> And if Vista gives him no problems, then maybe the Soundblaster cards will do
> it.
> I have read in CreativeLabs forums of people complaining about BSOD's and
> things as the like with 4 gigs of RAM.
> They have released a new driver yesterday for their top of the line cards so
> they may have corrected the issue.
> I am running an "old" SB 24bit with "a mere" 2 gigs.
> I have not dared yet to cross the 3 gigs "event horizon" and see what's in
> the other side.
> :)
> Carlos
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
> > no, not for sure. Some have, some haven't. I don't know what the specific
> > cause is, so I can't predict whether you'll hit it.
> >
> > --
> > Charlie.
> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
> >
> >
> > "broccolibeef" <broccolibeef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C96600A2-E085-45ED-9556-ABC27F063919@microsoft.com...
> > >I saw that workaround at the bottom of the page. It is just the hassle of
> > > having to pull 2 gigs of ram out of the setup and then putting them back
> > > after the OS has been installed that kind of bothers me.
> > >
> > > That is why I asked. I just wanted to know if for sure if this problem
> > > would occur if I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the info, though.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Carlos" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi,
> > >> The same kb provides a workaround at the bottom of the page, and I quote:
> > >> "To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:
> > >> • Restart the computer. Then, try to install again.
> > >> • Remove 2 GB of RAM, and then restart the installation process. After
> > >> Windows Vista is installed, reinstall the RAM."
> > >> You should be good to go with that.
> > >> Carlos
> > >>
> > >> "broccolibeef" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Hello, I first ran into the link to this MS KB article at this forum:
> > >> >
> > >> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929777
> > >> >
> > >> > What it describes is that if you have more than 3 gigs of ram installed
> > >> > in
> > >> > your system, the Vista install will encounter a stop error.
> > >> >
> > >> > At first, I thought this was only limited to the 32-bit Vista, but the
> > >> > KB
> > >> > article has also included a 64-bit version for the hot fix. So does
> > >> > this
> > >> > mean that the 64-bit Vista is also affected?
> > >> >
> > >> > I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup. I have to pull two gigs of ram out
> > >> > of the
> > >> > system before I install the 64-bit Vista, for otherwise, I will *for
> > >> > sure*
> > >> > encounter this dreadful stop error?
> > >> >
> > >> > I am about to install Vista 64 bit on my setup. I just want a smooth
> > >> > experience.
> > >> >
> > >> > Many thanks in advance for your info!
> > >> >
> > >> >
> >
 
Re: 4 gigs of ram and 64-bit Vista Install

You might also want to check the Vista forums (no need to register) in
www.soundblaster.com
There you will find lots of useful posts and workarounds.
Carlos

"broccolibeef" wrote:

> I have the Creative X Fi ExtremeGamer sound card and have also downloaded
> their latest driver(released yesterday, Nov 5, 2007) for Vista 64 bit.
>
> So let's hope that they have fixed the problem--provided this is a problem
> on the part of Creative!
>
> A quick rundown of my core specs:
>
> E6550@3.15Ghz(7x450Mhz)
> Asus P5K E WiFi AP
> Crucial Ballistix PC6400 4x1GB
> Creative X Fi ExtremeGamer
> Happauge HVR1600 TV Tuner
> EVGA 8800GTS 640MB
> Matrix Raid w/ 2x250GB Seagate Barracuda single platter SATA II HD's
>
> Many thanks again for all the info!
>
>
>
>
>
> "Carlos" wrote:
>
> > And if Vista gives him no problems, then maybe the Soundblaster cards will do
> > it.
> > I have read in CreativeLabs forums of people complaining about BSOD's and
> > things as the like with 4 gigs of RAM.
> > They have released a new driver yesterday for their top of the line cards so
> > they may have corrected the issue.
> > I am running an "old" SB 24bit with "a mere" 2 gigs.
> > I have not dared yet to cross the 3 gigs "event horizon" and see what's in
> > the other side.
> > :)
> > Carlos
> >
> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > no, not for sure. Some have, some haven't. I don't know what the specific
> > > cause is, so I can't predict whether you'll hit it.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Charlie.
> > > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
> > >
> > >
> > > "broccolibeef" <broccolibeef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:C96600A2-E085-45ED-9556-ABC27F063919@microsoft.com...
> > > >I saw that workaround at the bottom of the page. It is just the hassle of
> > > > having to pull 2 gigs of ram out of the setup and then putting them back
> > > > after the OS has been installed that kind of bothers me.
> > > >
> > > > That is why I asked. I just wanted to know if for sure if this problem
> > > > would occur if I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the info, though.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Carlos" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >> The same kb provides a workaround at the bottom of the page, and I quote:
> > > >> "To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:
> > > >> • Restart the computer. Then, try to install again.
> > > >> • Remove 2 GB of RAM, and then restart the installation process. After
> > > >> Windows Vista is installed, reinstall the RAM."
> > > >> You should be good to go with that.
> > > >> Carlos
> > > >>
> > > >> "broccolibeef" wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > Hello, I first ran into the link to this MS KB article at this forum:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929777
> > > >> >
> > > >> > What it describes is that if you have more than 3 gigs of ram installed
> > > >> > in
> > > >> > your system, the Vista install will encounter a stop error.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > At first, I thought this was only limited to the 32-bit Vista, but the
> > > >> > KB
> > > >> > article has also included a 64-bit version for the hot fix. So does
> > > >> > this
> > > >> > mean that the 64-bit Vista is also affected?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I have 4 gigs of ram in my setup. I have to pull two gigs of ram out
> > > >> > of the
> > > >> > system before I install the 64-bit Vista, for otherwise, I will *for
> > > >> > sure*
> > > >> > encounter this dreadful stop error?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I am about to install Vista 64 bit on my setup. I just want a smooth
> > > >> > experience.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Many thanks in advance for your info!
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > >
 
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