That might be the problem.
Some 32 bit systems limit the addressing memory around 4GB.
And metadata server uses a single process to load the entire metadata into memory.
Check here the limit for your system here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778(VS.85).aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_server_2003
Cheers from Portugal.
Daniel Santos @ www.cgd.pt
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