Why is the usable memory on my Macbook pro shown as 2.74 Gb when there is 4GB installed with 32bit Windows 7? [closed]

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Published on 2011-03-02T17:51:00Z Indexed on 2011/03/03 7:26 UTC
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Windows XP and RAM 3.5GB+
Installed RAM : 4 GB but 2.96GB Usable......why?

I have a Macbook Pro with 4GB of installed RAM. I have installed Windows 7 on it which shows the usable memory as 2.74GB. Why is this? Don't tell me the 32 bit story; I program for a living. The maximum addressible memory on a 32 bit system is 4 GB not 3 GB.

Need proof? MSDN: Memory Limits for Windows Releases

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