Windows XP VM recognises only 3 GB of RAM when administered 4GB

I'm having a problem with Windows XP, recognizing only 3 GB of RAM.  32-bit XP has a max of 4 GB RAM configuration (and cannot be extended with EAP that some other versions can).  The virtual machine in VMware is configured with 4 GB of RAM.  However, I can't get the OS to see more than 3 GB.   I had a similar problem with a Linux VM, which in this case has been resolved by installing the EAP.  The strange thing in both cases, is that even if the limit is 4 GB, if I set the RAM to the virtual machine at 3.5, 3.8 or 3.9 GB of RAM, it would always appear in the guest OS as 3 GB of RAM and no more.

Has anyone seen this issue or have any input? Thank you-

You probably see the PCI hole.  See KB 1014006

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