Windows 7 32-bit with full 4 GB or 8 GB RAM support

The Russian Programmers Group "staforce" has written a small program witch removes the lock in the kernel of the 32-bit version of Windows 7.

With such an unlocked (patched) kernel all 32 bit versions of Windows 7 suddenly can use almost the entire 4 GB of RAM, 8 GB of RAM - up to 64 GB of RAM.

The patch program automatically makes a copy of the kernel file, then removes the lock and integrates the new kernel file as an extra boot menu entry in the Windows 7 boot menu. Then you have the option to start Windows 7 either as usual with the original kernel or with the modified kernel. Details see here.

I would be very wary of doing this on a 32-bit hardware system.


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I say if one wants more RAM than what is offered by Windows 7 x86 system, the get x64 capable hardware and a Windows 7 x64 OS.

Yeah, there's been programs like this all the way, but none of them are recommendable. If you have more than 4 gigs of RAM, I would also suggest to upgrade from 32bit to 64bit, not so big deal.

But this does not mean that the system becomes automatically unstable.

By the way:
Who guarantees that Windows 7 is stable ?
Who guarantees that every driver I install in Windows 7 is stable ?

So: Why not just test the patch and see if Windows 7 keeps stable ?

"Not so big deal" ? Not everybody has so much money to buy new hardware. And often you need also new periphery hardware, because old periphery hardware often don't have 64 bit drivers.

With 'not so big deal' I mean that if you had afford to buy a computer with 8 gigs of ram or more (which in most cases have 64bit OS), I think you'll have the afford to upgrade from 32bit to 64bit.

If you have 4GBs of ram, it's not necessary to upgrade, because Windows (32bit) shows that there's 3 gigs of ram, but in reality programs still uses whole 4GB of ram.

"Come on baby take a chance, left my rubbers in my other pants."
Yeah you might get lucky, or you might get screwed! I'll stick with my 64-bit OS thank you.

Sure go ahead and mess with it if you want to, if it were me I would definitely stay away from anything that messes with the system kernals.

It's your computer you can do what you want with it, plus you can always re-install Windows 7 again. That's your prerogative.

If the patch don't work it is not necessary to re-install Windows 7. Only remove boot menu entry with "msconfig" and delete the copy of the kernel file. So: It's very easy to disable the patch.

Anyway, if you have more than 3gigs of RAM, but a 32bit Windows, just download the iso for FREE, reinstall with the same product key, and get a SAFER system.

Why hack Windows, when you can get a better result for free? I'm ok with the small hacks like enabling aero, but I'm not messing with my kernel!

I totally agree!