multiprocessing operating system

[Learning Boy]

hi! i want to know that are Microsoft windows like millennium xp vista multiprocessing operating system?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

*cough cough* Homework by any chance?

[Aegis]

What do you mean by multiprocessing operating systems?

Do you mean that they will perform, or run, more than one application at a time?

They are multitasking, but really the standard processors are devoting tiny time slices to each application, so it looks like the system is multi-tasking.

[Spoiler]

Google is your friend......


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiprocessing

[qinghao]

Multiprocessing is the use of two or more central processing units (CPUs) within a single computer system.

from wikipedia!
As I know,the XP and Vista are personal operating system,there is no server edition of them.In Microsoft 's product,only the server editions have the feature  of multiprocessing,like windows 2000 server,windows 2003 server and
windows 2008 sever

the SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processor) Support for Windows 2000(http://www.microsoft.com/hk/windows2000/faq.htm)

I have searched about this many days ago,finally I got a software called "NTswitch".
It can switch your XP into XP server,I have tried this and my xp went into a system called "whsiler server"(no exactly but it realy work).

the author told us the server edition and the workstation edition OS under the same name have the same code infact ,there is some keys in registry to determine which edition to show up. this is how the NTswitch works ,to change the registry.

NTswitch you can google for it ,but I don't know if it could work on vista!

[Calum]

qinghao, you're wrong, it;s not just Windows Server OSes that support multiprocessing.
I believe NTSwitch may be illegal but I'm unsure, I used something like it once before I wised up and it hosed my system.
Also, Windows Server and "normal" versions do not share the same code, that's totally incorrect.

[qinghao]

the author told us....

the author told me that !
btw, how can you prove your saying?what's the diffrences between the the server edition and personal edition. give me a example!

[Calum]

Well, the author is wrong then.
I'll take Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 as an example, the 32 bit versions.  For a start, they're different kernel numbers, 5.1 vs 5.2.  Windows Server supports up to 128GB of memory via PAE, whereas XP supports 4GB.  Windows XP supports 2 physical CPUs, whereas Server 03 supports 32.  Windows Server 2003 ships with newer drivers, supports clustering, and ships with a newer version of IIS.
There are just a few differences from the top of my head - certainly more than just a few registry changes.
To all intents and purposes, the Server and "personal" editions of Windows are different beasts.

[qinghao]

The 2003 server is a "server"
The XP is a "personal"
they are different naturally.
But I ask you what's the difference between "windows XP" and "XP server" or the differences between "windows 2003 server" and "windows 2003 workstation".

These two only pulished one vesion.
but the win 2000 have server  and professional edition. In the word of the author the win2k professional can switch into server edition. because they are both win2k.

[Calum]

Windows XP does not come in Server and "workstation" versions, and nor does Server 03, as they're different operating systems.  That's the point I'm trying to make.
The Server editions of Windows 2000 contain additional server features.  Take a look at this Wikipedia article for a few differences.
If you can show me a registry change that I could make on Windows 2000 Professional to add all of those features, I'll leave this forum because I will no longer be fit to own a computer.  They are entirely different oeprating systems based on the same basic kernel, in the same way as XP and Server 03 or Vista and Server 08.

[qinghao]

The additional server features are not just registry keys' values.
There are some software packages to support the additional features.
I have tried to use NTSwitch to change my "XP" to "XP server" to get more connections for my IIS a few days ago.
Finally, I failed,because of the lack of software support environment.But my system really changed a little,at least on the name.

would you like to try NTswitch?

I will switch my system with "NTswitch" and post up the screen shot of my system.

[Calum]

I know they're not registry key values, but you and the author say otherwise.

the author told us the server edition and the workstation edition OS under the same name have the same code infact ,there is some keys in registry to determine which edition to show up. this is how the NTswitch works ,to change the registry.

I would not like to try NTSwitch as I don't want to hose my system, and I don't see any benefit to using it.
If you would like to post some screenshots of your system, and what you have gained by using this program, please feelf ree, but let's start another thread if we're going to discuss this further as we've already taken over this thread.

[qinghao]

I will start a new thread to discuss the NTSwitch
welcome you to come for further discuss.

[qinghao]

http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,65447.0.html
The link above is of the new topic.