Windows Vista and Duo Core Processors

I've heard that only Business Editions and up take advantage of the Duo Core,
or Core Duo Processors. Can anyone confirm this, and what's the performance
difference?

All versions of Windows Vista work equally well
with all Duo Core processors. All Vista editions
are based on the same Windows Vista kernel.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Red XIII" wrote:

I've heard that only Business Editions and up take advantage of the Duo Core,
or Core Duo Processors. Can anyone confirm this, and what's the performance
difference?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:11BFE7D9-D8F3-4E51-B01E-28E39F08CDEB@microsoft.com...
> All versions of Windows Vista work equally well
> with all Duo Core processors. All Vista editions
> are based on the same Windows Vista kernel.


That question was nothing to do with activation.

ss.

All flavors of Vista support the Core 2 Duo. It is still a single CPU,
just with 2 cores.

Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com



Red XIII wrote:
> I've heard that only Business Editions and up take advantage of the Duo Core,
> or Core Duo Processors. Can anyone confirm this, and what's the performance
> difference?

Red XIII wrote:
> I've heard that only Business Editions and up take advantage of the Duo
> Core, or Core Duo Processors. Can anyone confirm this, and what's the
> performance difference?

No, because it's not true. All versions have the same support for dual core
processors.
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Tom Porterfield

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:11BFE7D9-D8F3-4E51-B01E-28E39F08CDEB@microsoft.com...
>> All versions of Windows Vista work equally well
>> with all Duo Core processors. All Vista editions
>> are based on the same Windows Vista kernel.
>
>
> That question was nothing to do with activation.

LOL anyone for a biscuit?

Limitations on processor support in Windows XP and Windows Vista are on
processor SOCKETS, not processor CORES. As long as the processor plugs into
one physical socket it is supported by any Windows version.

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"Red XIII" <Red XIII@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:810290DB-D054-405F-A269-6C5B375BD508@microsoft.com...
> I've heard that only Business Editions and up take advantage of the Duo
> Core,
> or Core Duo Processors. Can anyone confirm this, and what's the
> performance
> difference?

There has been some question due to the home version and the quad core
since it is two dies in one package. I haven't heard anything to say
whether or not this has been validated or debunked.

Any word?

Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com



Richard G. Harper wrote:
> Limitations on processor support in Windows XP and Windows Vista are on
> processor SOCKETS, not processor CORES. As long as the processor plugs into
> one physical socket it is supported by any Windows version.
>

Not dual core, but dual processor. Business and up support dual processors
(sockets). All editions support multi-core procs. The one proc that the
Home editions support can be multi-core.

"Red XIII" <Red XIII@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:810290DB-D054-405F-A269-6C5B375BD508@microsoft.com...
> I've heard that only Business Editions and up take advantage of the Duo
> Core,
> or Core Duo Processors. Can anyone confirm this, and what's the
> performance
> difference?

The Home editions address one socket. The quad-core you describe is still
in a single socket package and is supported as such.

"Dustin Harper" <dharper@vistarip.com> wrote in message
news:45C1361C.8000807@vistarip.com...
> There has been some question due to the home version and the quad core
> since it is two dies in one package. I haven't heard anything to say
> whether or not this has been validated or debunked.
>
> Any word?
>
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.vistarip.com
>
>
>
> Richard G. Harper wrote:
>> Limitations on processor support in Windows XP and Windows Vista are on
>> processor SOCKETS, not processor CORES. As long as the processor plugs
>> into one physical socket it is supported by any Windows version.
>>