Dual core question

[Killajaz]

I am aware of dual cores requiering XP SP2 to run.
However, I have XP with SP1 included which I update after install.
Will my new system consisting of a dual core opteron boot at all with SP1?
Or do I have to nip out and buy a new CD and sponsor Fag Gates even more?

 

[aardvark]

they need sp2??? this is news to me - maybe someone can confirm this?.

 

[GAMEfreak]

it should work fine until you patch it up, but only one core will be usable until then i think. dont take my words for fact though, i dont have a dual core cpu so i cant be certain.

 

[Mr Mister]

dont know whether its necessary to use sp2 but you can download it and then slipstream it with your original xp disc.

 

[Otacon]

Hogwash, SMP support does not require SP2.

 

[Killajaz]

Thank you!

 

[Clockaholic]

Xp Home or Pro?
Home doesn't support SMP

 

[Dark_Angel]

I have heard that home works perfectly with it :/

 

[PinkPig]

Xp Home or Pro?
Home doesn't support SMP

Where does this nonsense come from? Dual Core processors work absolutely fine with Windows XP Home Edition. I'm doing it right now with my Opteron 170. Dual Processors - using more than one socket - might well need Professional Edition, dual core Athlon 64s certainly don't.

 

[juno_first]

Does the dualcore regfix and hotfix require sp2 ?

 

[Clockaholic]

Quote'XP Home does not support multiple *processors*. Microsoft
defines a processor as a module that plugs into a socket. That
processor can be dual-core, multithreaded, or both, and XP Home will
still support it'
I Stand corrected, sorry for posting before doing a little research

 

[FrankJH]

Quote'XP Home does not support multiple *processors*. Microsoft
defines a processor as a module that plugs into a socket. That
processor can be dual-core, multithreaded, or both, and XP Home will
still support it'
I Stand corrected, sorry for posting before doing a little research

I think they may have changed that recently, as before they definitey defined it as being "more than one SOCKET requires Pro" etc ie a dual core on one chip would work optimaly with xp home

anyway in regards to OP, SP2 is not required - but there are optimisations ofr X2 's etc in SP2 I believe, but you can d/l these seperately from AMD

You may well have to upgrade your bios though for both cores to work properly - however pc should well boot, it will just register as solitary core