To use the graphical user interface to determine whether PAE is enabled, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click Run, type
wbemtest
in the Open box, and then click OK. - In the Windows Management Instrumentation Tester dialog box, click Connect.
- In the box at the top of the Connect dialog box, type
root\cimv2
, and then click Connect. - Click #Enum Instances".
- In the Class Info dialog box, type
Win32_OperatingSystem
in the Enter superclass name box, and then click OK. - In the Query Result dialog box, double-click the top item. Note this item starts with "Win32_OperatingSystem.Name=Microsoft..."
- In the Object editor dialog box, locate the
PAEEnabled
property in the Properties area and double-click on it. - In the Property Editor dialog box, note the value in the Value box.