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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 8:05 pm Post subject:

Ok i'm running a VP6 modo - with dual PIII 1G each - the problem that i have is that i think XP is only recognising one of them - when i go into task manager i only see one grid for one cpu and i remember there used to be two - And all my games diagnostics programs can't see it either -

However in the system properties there are two cpus?

i'mi afraid that XP sees two but only uses one??

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 9:08 pm Post subject:

Do you have XP professional or the home version? The home edition doesn't support dual processors. I don't know why your system properties shows 2 though. When you installed XP did you have 1 or 2 processors installed?

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2002 4:41 pm Post subject:

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Do you have XP professional or the home version? The home edition doesn't support dual processors. I don't know why your system properties shows 2 though. When you installed XP did you have 1 or 2 processors installed?

It's XP PRO and when i installed it it also said two however Sandra tellsme othewise - i might have to scrap it and reinstall everything -

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2002 3:36 pm Post subject:

NOTE: I'm quoting from Win2K experience here.

Go to the Task Manager and select the Processes tab. Select any process and see if there is an option to 'Set Affinity' - if so, the OS at least, realises that there are two processors.

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2002 9:11 pm Post subject:

I thing I remembered last night (while troubleshooting my own issues) If you run Wcpuid http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002374/src/download.html There is a drop down box that lets you look at the performance of each processor. That will tell you for sure if it is detecting 2 processors or not. Robbo's idea will wokr also and is a lot easier but my way you get to download a nice program too. Big Smile