Turning on DEP using /NoExecute=optout surely enables PAE. This can be verified from the undermentioned paragraphs taken from http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791539.aspx.

"On 32-bit operating systems, hardware-enforced DEP requires Physical Address Extension...

I have the following concepts in my mind. Please correct me if i am right or wrong.

Sql Server 2000 Enterprise running on Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition would normally take...