XP Pro SP2 and Intel E8400 install

[Yakillme]

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.

 

[rgeist554]

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.

 

[Yakillme]

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.

 

[rgeist554]

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.