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Yakillme   02-01-2008 at 04:00:18 PM

I have been doing searches for this but can't really find anything on it. I do see both cores in task manager but still thinking something is wrong. Is there a patch or hotfix for the Intel C2D for XP Pro SP2 that I am forgetting to install? Any help with this would be great.

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rgeist554   02-01-2008 at 05:24:38 PM
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We need more information. What's wrong with the PC? What are your specs? This is way too vague to determine what you need / want.

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Yakillme   02-01-2008 at 05:31:06 PM
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Sorry, here is my specs:

Intel E8400
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
Corsair DDR2 1066 2x1gb
EVGA 880GT 512mb
Seagate SATA 250gb


I don't want to say there are any "problems", I was trying to find out if there is hotfix/patch that I would need to install for XP Pro SP2 when I do a reformat.

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rgeist554   02-01-2008 at 06:35:00 PM
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The only trouble you would have is using a 45nm chip on your mobo, but I know for a fact that the DS3L board that you have supports 45nm "Wolfdale" CPU's.

 

As far as I know, this is the only patch for dual-core procs: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=896256

 

Anyways, I doubt you have anything to worry about. Just benchmark and compare your results to someone w/ a similar setup. :p


Message edited by rgeist554 on 02-01-2008 at 06:36:44 PM
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