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Xeratul

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WinXP Home Edition /w Dual Processors
« on: July 18, 2007, 01:24:25 PM »
My computer is running WinXP Home Edition and has Dual Processors, but is that a waste since I've read here that Home Edition only takes advantage of one?

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november26.mspx (Near the End)
http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=2&c=21&t=1705&p=0

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Re: WinXP Home Edition /w Dual Processors
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2007, 03:05:29 PM »
Yup.  So, what ya gonna do? 

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Re: WinXP Home Edition /w Dual Processors
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2007, 03:49:41 PM »
So it was just a waste of money? :'(

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    Re: WinXP Home Edition /w Dual Processors
    « Reply #3 on: July 18, 2007, 04:55:50 PM »
    Yep XP home is pretty much a waste of money.
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    Re: WinXP Home Edition /w Dual Processors
    « Reply #4 on: July 19, 2007, 04:34:27 AM »
    Yep XP home is pretty much a waste of money.
    If you have dual processors, yes, you will not get the full potential of your system.
    Xeratul- is that your rig in your signature?
    You don't have dual processors, if that's the case.
    if you're talking about HT (Hyper-Threading) which your CPU may support, XP Home does support that because it is a virtual dual CPU system, not a real one.
    Hope this helps.