Re: Legality of OEM Win XP 1-2 CPU
From: Ken Blake, MVP (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 06/04/04
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Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 18:27:51 -0700
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Greg R <webworm12@yes.hotmail.com> typed:
> I reallly don't know if this is possible. I suppose if you add
a
> third cpu. You couldn't use xp at all.
No, not true. It would just ignore it.
> Even the retail version.
> You would have to get windows 98se or me it does not have the
cpu
> Restrictions.
Both Windows 98 and Me are restricted to a single CPU. Any more
will be ignored.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup >>On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 23:21:41 GMT, "none" <none@none.com> wrote: > >>Nice creative thinking. To bad what you have done is illegal. >> >>NT, W2K pro, XP Pro all support dual processors (2 CPUs on the same >>mother board) >> >> >>"Ashley" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>news:17d1801c449b7$cb500b80$a301280a@phx.gbl... >>> Hey guys, does anyone know what is meant by the sticker on >>> OEM copies of WIN XP that say "1-2CPU"? I always have >>> taken it to mean that you can install that copy on up >>> to "2 CPU's", as in my laptop and my desktop.
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