Re: Hyperthreading and XP..

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From: Tom Lake (tlake_at_twcny.rr.com)
Date: 05/28/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 23:20:33 -0400

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> Jim Macklin wrote:
> > XP support HT if the mobo does. XP Home only supports one
> > actual CPU. XP Pro supports dual CPU's. XP Home will show
> > 2 processors if HT available, XP Pro will show 4.

> What do you mean? I have a HyperThreading processor on XP Pro and it
> shows 2 processors, not 4. Where do you get four from? Do you mean if
> you have two HT processors installed?

Exactly. XP home only supports one physical processor and will show two
processors if one HT enabled processor is installed. XP Pro can handle up
to two physical processors and will show four processors if two HT enabled
processors are installed.

Tom Lake

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