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| Windows xp home dual core cpu support |
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I'm building a new PC with a dual-core processor and I've read that I will need to buy windows xp Professional 'cause the Home edition doesn't support dual-core CPU's, is this true? Thanks! |
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As with hyperthreading,home runs 2 processors. "itemyar" wrote: > I'm building a new PC with a dual-core processor and I've read that I will > need to buy windows xp Professional 'cause the Home edition doesn't support > dual-core CPU's, is this true? > > Thanks! > > > |
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itemyar wrote: > I'm building a new PC with a dual-core processor and I've read that I will > need to buy windows xp Professional 'cause the Home edition doesn't support > dual-core CPU's, is this true? No. It won't support MULTIPLE processors, but it will support hyperthreading and dual core. |
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itemyar wrote: > I'm building a new PC with a dual-core processor and I've read that I will > need to buy windows xp Professional 'cause the Home edition doesn't support > dual-core CPU's, is this true? No. It won't support MULTIPLE processors, but it will support hyperthreading and dual core. |
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itemyar wrote: > I'm building a new PC with a dual-core processor and I've read that I > will need to buy windows xp Professional 'cause the Home edition > doesn't support dual-core CPU's, is this true? No, it's not true. It doesn't support two separate processors,, but it does support a dual-core processor. -- Ken Blake - microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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