Re: How to change from a multi-processor HAL to a single-processor HAL

From: Leonard Severt [MSFT] (leons_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 05:39:39 GMT

silenceseeker2003@yahoo.com (Silence Seeker) wrote in
news:bf93a49a.0402161852.517a50d6@posting.google.com:

> Thank you nut, Vance and Leonard. I accepted your suggestion and left
> the BIOS at HT. Task Manager Performance tab shows 2 CPU windows -
> each one showing different usage graph over time, which seems to
> suggest that not only the "two halves" of the CPU are utilized, but
> they are utilized differently.
>
> Does that mean that W2K supports HT better than what Microsoft and
> Intel claim? If so, it's a win-win (no pun intended) situation for me:
> Avoiding Win XP without giving up anything. :)
>
> BTW, this configuration is ROCK SOLID. No lockups or any of the
> problems some other postings suggest.
>
> Regards,
> Sam
>
>
>
> "nut cracker" <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote in message
> news:<#ViuuTl8DHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
>> Try disabling HT in the bios and see if the system works.
>>
>> If not, restart, go back into the bios, and re-enable HT.
>>
>> Then do the machine-type change throught the device manager if you
>> insist on downgrading.
>>
>> NuTs
>>
>> "Vance Green" <vancegrn@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>> news:e2GiDuc8DHA.1000@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> > Not necessary.
>> >
>> > If you only run one processor with a multi-processor
>> > HAL, things will work fine.
>> >
>

Glad it is working for you. Windows 2000 does not support HT at all,
doesn't know anything about it. It just sees 2 processors. I would not
expect you to have any problems as HT does not cause any stability
problems.

Leonard Severt

Windows 2000 Server Setup Team 

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