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    Win XP Home for W3J???

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by gwesterbanned me, Jul 25, 2006.

  1. gwesterbanned me

    gwesterbanned me Notebook Geek

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    Hi.

    I'm just wondering if win XP home can utilize the 2 CPU or core duo's in my W3J...

    I know that win XP home will run on the laptop... just wondering whether it will utilize both processors.... since that was supposedly one of the benifits of win XP pro


    Thanks
     
    gwesterbanned me, Jul 25, 2006
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  2. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    As long as you have SP2 Win XP Home should do just as well as Pro with dual cores. Win XP Home does not support Dual physical CPU's(2 CPU, 2 sockets) but it does support dual core(1 socket, 1 CPU, 2 cores)
     
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    AbN610 Notebook Evangelist

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    Why would you want to put XP Home onto it when it comes with an XP Pro CD?
     
    AbN610, Jul 25, 2006
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    gwesterbanned me Notebook Geek

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    Thanks miner

    To abN610, I got my W3J in HK, and they come with home edition instead of pro
     
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