How to determine a process “virtual size” (WinXP)?

Question

I have a program that needs a lot of memory, and it crashes as soon as the 2GB virtual address space is reached. Sysinternals process explorer displays this as \"virtual si

Answer 1

In 32bit WindowsXP address space is divided in two 2GB parts: one part for the program and the other for the kernel. You can increase application part to 3GB using the /3GB switch in the boot.ini file.