How to Enable PAE in x86 32-bit Windows Server 2003 and 2000 to Use Large 4GB or More RAM Memory

After installing Windows 2000 (Datacenter Server or Advanced Server) or Windows 2003, system properties shows that only around 3.37 GB of physical memory (RAM) is available for application and system use, although 4 GB or more RAM modules have been installed, and BIOS can correctly identifies the full installed size of physical memory, which means that the motherboard and x86 or x64 CPU processor can support more than 4 GB of physical memory.
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Bypass or Disable UAC for Selected Excluded Programs Only with Elevator (SkipUAC)

It’s possible to completely turn off and disable UAC (User Account Control, commonly misspelled as User Access Control) in Windows Vista, or make it elevate to highest privileges automatically and silently without user noticing whenever such administrator’s level privileges are required and requested. But it’s impossible to disable UAC or force Windows Vista to exclude or ignore UAC security protection for selected applications or programs only.
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Sync Mac OS X Leopard Address Book with Google Gmail Contacts

Since Mac OS X Leopord 10.5.3 update release, Mac OS X Leopard has added a built-in synchronization feature that syncs contact list between Mac OS X Address Book with Google Account or Gmail Contacts. The Google Gmail contact sync feature can be enabled via Address Book’s General Preference tab by selecting “Synchronize with Google” option.
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Apple Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.3 Update Download

Apple has released the latest update to the latest version of Mac OS X, or Leopard. The update takes Mac OS X to version 10.5.3, which includes general operating system improvements that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of Mac system. One of major feature added with the version 10.5.3 update to Mac OS X Leopard is ability to sync Address Book with Google Account or Gmail contacts.
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Windows Mobile Device Cannot Connect (or Quickly Disconnect or Drop) and Not Sync with Vista WMDC (ActiveSync)

Whenever user connect a Windows Mobile device to Windows Vista Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) via a USB cable, WMDC fails to connect to the Pocket PC (PPC) Phone device, causing synchronization not start or fail. Sometimes, WMDC may tries to connect to mobile device with “Connecting” message for a while, but eventually fails with “Disconnected” message. In some worse case, Windows Vista doesn’t detect any Windows Mobile device been connected, and no response or connect attempt action in WMDC.
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How to Enable, Use and Support 4GB or More Physical RAM Memory in 32-bit Windows Vista

Theoretically, x86 and x86-64 processors can support more than 4 GB (gigabytes) of physical memory (RAM) in 32-bit systems, such as in the case of 32-bit Windows Vista operating system. With increasingly affordable and cheap RAM memory module, PC with 4GB or even 8GB of RAM memory sticks. However, to many disappointment, 32-bit (x86) edition of Windows Vista can only ‘see’ and support a maximum of 4GB RAM memory.
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Windows Vista Failed to Start with ntkrnlpa.exe or ntoskrnl.exe 0xc0000428 Error Status

When booting up Windows Vista system, the startup process may stop halt on a black background screen with the following error message:

Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.

File: \Windows\system32\ntkrnlpa.exe (or ntoskrnl.exe and other files)
Status: 0xc0000428
Info: Windows cannot verify the digital signature of this file

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How to Open and Run 32-bit Command Prompt in 64-bit (x64) Windows

64-bit or x64 version of Windows operating system such as Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 uses the Microsoft Windows-32-on-Windows-64 (WOW64) subsystem layer to run 32-bit programs, binaries or drivers without modifications, change or transition to 64-bit based binaries, as the 64-bit OS is optimized to run native 64-bit programs and does not provide support for 16-bit binaries or 32-bit drivers.
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