Hi Rob,

Yes, if DEP is active, then PAE is on. DEP cannot run without PAE being
enabled.

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"Rob" wrote in message
...
In the article I read about turning on PAE in a 32 bit OS it said this:

"On a computer that supports hardware-enabled Data Execution Prevention
(DEP) and is running a 32-bit version of the Windows operating system that
supports DEP, PAE is automatically enabled when DEP is enabled and, on all
32-bit versions of the Windows operating system, except Windows Server
2003
with SP1, PAE is disabled when you disable DEP."


My Vista system automaticly turned on DEP when I installed it and it is
running now for "essential windows and programs and services only" does
this
still mean that PAE is enabled and working now on my system?