Enable 4-Gigabyte Tuning – Error 6 - Fixed Problem

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Enable 4-Gigabyte Tuning – Error 6

For those using Windows Vista 32Bit I have spent the last 2 days trying to get it to work and its finally loaded, yesssss. (it did crash when I saved after 10min of play but that's a different issue i need to now look into!!)

When loading the Game the error message ‘Enable 4-Gigabyte Tuning’ appeared followed by Error 6.

32-bit versions of Windows are capable of addressing up to 4GB of memory, but 2GB are reserved for the OS, so only 2GB remain for apps.

By default, machines with 4GB running 32-bit Windows will not use space above 2GB. Xrebirth Needs 3GB.

I followed these instructions and I am now playing the game – hopefully this helps someone else out.

These newer versions of Windows get their boot information from a particular "store" which is edited by a command-line program called "bcdedit" (Boot Configuration Data Editor?) under C:\Windows\System32.

If you simply run the command "bcdedit' from a "DOS" command window
(Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt) you should see a list of current settings.

If the command prompt returns a message "Configuration Data Store could not be opened. Access is denied." or opens another command window which immediately disappears, those are indications you need to run the program with explicit administrator privileges.

To run a command window with admin privileges, click on
(Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt)
but MAKE SURE TO RIGHT-CLICK ON COMMAND PROMPT
and then select "RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR"

Once the command window opens, the option switch to edit is called "IncreaseUserVA" (Increase User Virtual Address Space), and it is done by typing

bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVA 3072

It should return "The Operation Completed Successfully."

After that, you can simply type "bcdedit" and the returned data should show "IncreaseUserVA 3072" under the "Windows Boot Loader" section.

Reboot the machine and it should work for you.
Good Luck