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If I have a Intel Processor on a hyperthread enabled motherboard the
processor shows up as two processors even though it is physically just one.
Will XP Home support this or do I need XP Pro?

Thanks,
billh

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810231 - INFO: Windows XP and Hyper-Threading:
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -US;810231

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"billh" <NoMail@Post2Newsgroup.Pls> wrote in message news:4%ilc.8862$ZJ5.419909@news20.bellglobal.com...
If I have a Intel Processor on a hyperthread enabled motherboard the
processor shows up as two processors even though it is physically just one.
Will XP Home support this or do I need XP Pro?

Thanks,
billh

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Hello
Yes it looks like XP Pro for you.
XP Home does not support dual processors.

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"billh" <NoMail@Post2Newsgroup.Pls> wrote in message
news:4%ilc.8862$ZJ5.419909@news20.bellglobal.com...
> If I have a Intel Processor on a hyperthread enabled motherboard the
> processor shows up as two processors even though it is physically just
one.
> Will XP Home support this or do I need XP Pro?
>
> Thanks,
> billh
>
>

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However, he's talking about a single processor with hyperthreading, which
Home does support.

"Haus" <youknow@iwillslapyou> wrote in message
news:109bii473613h95@corp.supernews.com...
> Hello
> Yes it looks like XP Pro for you.
> XP Home does not support dual processors.
>
> --
> Hope This Helps
> Haus
> Not a MS-MVP
> Not a MVP
> Not nothing, just a good ole boy.
> "billh" <NoMail@Post2Newsgroup.Pls> wrote in message
> news:4%ilc.8862$ZJ5.419909@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > If I have a Intel Processor on a hyperthread enabled motherboard the
> > processor shows up as two processors even though it is physically just
> one.
> > Will XP Home support this or do I need XP Pro?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > billh
> >
> >
>
>

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BillH wrote:
> If I have a Intel Processor on a hyperthread enabled motherboard the
> processor shows up as two processors even though it is physically
> just one. Will XP Home support this or do I need XP Pro?

Haus wrote:
> Yes it looks like XP Pro for you.
> XP Home does not support dual processors.

Bill,

Windows XP Home edition or Pro Edition will work for you fine.
Hyperthreading is supported in both retail versions of the XP operating
systems.

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Bill,

For operating system licensing and support purposes we only count physical
CPUs, so while Windows XP Home Edition is licensed for use on a single CPU
it will work fine with a Hyper threading CPU as these provide 2 virtual CPUs
per single physical one.

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"billh" <NoMail@Post2Newsgroup.Pls> wrote in message
news:4%ilc.8862$ZJ5.419909@news20.bellglobal.com...
> If I have a Intel Processor on a hyperthread enabled motherboard the
> processor shows up as two processors even though it is physically just
one.
> Will XP Home support this or do I need XP Pro?
>
> Thanks,
> billh
>
>

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Sorry
I read the original post wrong, should have went to bed earlier.

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Haus
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Not a MVP
Not nothing, just a good ole boy.
"D.Currie" <dmbcurrie.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c74kpe$hpgk4$1@ID-193095.news.uni-berlin.de...
> However, he's talking about a single processor with hyperthreading, which
> Home does support.
>
>
> "Haus" <youknow@iwillslapyou> wrote in message
> news:109bii473613h95@corp.supernews.com...
> > Hello
> > Yes it looks like XP Pro for you.
> > XP Home does not support dual processors.
> >
> > --
> > Hope This Helps
> > Haus
> > Not a MS-MVP
> > Not a MVP
> > Not nothing, just a good ole boy.
> > "billh" <NoMail@Post2Newsgroup.Pls> wrote in message
> > news:4%ilc.8862$ZJ5.419909@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > If I have a Intel Processor on a hyperthread enabled motherboard the
> > > processor shows up as two processors even though it is physically just
> > one.
> > > Will XP Home support this or do I need XP Pro?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > billh
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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billh wrote:

>If I have a Intel Processor on a hyperthread enabled motherboard the
>processor shows up as two processors even though it is physically just one.
>Will XP Home support this or do I need XP Pro?

That is OK in Home. Its limit to one CPU is to one Physical chip - that
can support two virtual processors through Hyperthreading

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Heh. I thought I was the only one who did that. Good thing we're not sleepy
brain surgeons.

"Haus" <youknow@iwillslapyou> wrote in message
news:109cr46b8n2oc14@corp.supernews.com...
> Sorry
> I read the original post wrong, should have went to bed earlier.
>
> --
> Hope This Helps
> Haus
> Not a MS-MVP
> Not a MVP
> Not nothing, just a good ole boy.
> "D.Currie" <dmbcurrie.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c74kpe$hpgk4$1@ID-193095.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > However, he's talking about a single processor with hyperthreading,
which
> > Home does support.
> >
> >
> > "Haus" <youknow@iwillslapyou> wrote in message
> > news:109bii473613h95@corp.supernews.com...
> > > Hello
> > > Yes it looks like XP Pro for you.
> > > XP Home does not support dual processors.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Hope This Helps
> > > Haus
> > > Not a MS-MVP
> > > Not a MVP
> > > Not nothing, just a good ole boy.
> > > "billh" <NoMail@Post2Newsgroup.Pls> wrote in message
> > > news:4%ilc.8862$ZJ5.419909@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > > If I have a Intel Processor on a hyperthread enabled motherboard the
> > > > processor shows up as two processors even though it is physically
just
> > > one.
> > > > Will XP Home support this or do I need XP Pro?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > billh
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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