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    I would like to know on how to Windows XP Multi Core configuration the easy way

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jordanllgg45, Aug 10, 2010.

  1. jordanllgg45

    jordanllgg45 Newbie

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    I have Windows XP Professional with a Pentium 4 and I would like to know on how to do this the easy and simple way. I tried to follow the steps to do it on the instructions page, but it is too complicated for me. So just give me an easy explanation on how to do this for me step by step with some screenshots so I know on how to do this. Also, is there a Quad Core configuration? Because this would be so much better. But it doesn't that much to me because both are good I guess. So maybe this way, I can get maybe 8 Cpu graphs to show up in my Task Manager. Because right now I only have one. Oh well. So if you can give me an easier tutorial on how to do this for me, that would be great. Well anyway, that's all I want to know for now. So get back to me as soon as possible and let me know on how to do this for me the easy way. So thanks a lot! :confused:
     
    jordanllgg45, Aug 10, 2010
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  2. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    Uh, If I am reading this correctly you have a P4? Well, that is a single core CPU, you can't just magically make more. Unfortunately.

    (Please, if I have understood your question incorrectly, say so! )
     
    Joel, Aug 10, 2010
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  3. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    If you only have one CPU graph in your task manager, you have a single core processor, and no hyperthreading. There's no way to change that without physically changing your processor, granted that your MoBo actually is capable of accepting multi-core processors.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Aug 10, 2010
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    If you have a CPU with more than one core, XP will automatically use all available cores (I've seen up to four at once, but there's no reason it shouldn't scale). But as the Pentium 4 only has one core, XP can only use one core.

    If you had two physical Pentium 4 processors on your computer, you might have to configure XP to use both of them. But few computers can support more than one physical CPU.
     
    Apollo13, Aug 11, 2010
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  5. goofball

    goofball Notebook Deity

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    A hyperthreaded P4 will show as 2 processors but physically, only one CPU.

    Ensure that Hyperthreaded is enabled in the BIOS if it is a P4 with HT.

    It would help and end all this speculation if the OP can run CPU-Z and post a screenshot.
     
    goofball, Aug 12, 2010
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