W2K recognition of Ath 64 3800X2

[Cessna 310]

My daughter's computer uses an ASUS A8V motherboard and W2K SP4. It was
using a Venice 3000, but this morhing I finally got around to installing
the 3800X2. The motherboard detected the new CPU OK. The O/S didn't
seem to notice any difference. Everything is working. System
Properties reports a Dual Core running at 2mhz. But the task manager
only shows one CPU Usage window.

Is the system utilizing the dual core processor or does it still only
think there's one there?

Is there anything I can do short of reloading O/S that will help?

TIA.

 

[General Schvantzkoph]

My daughter's computer uses an ASUS A8V motherboard and W2K SP4. It was
using a Venice 3000, but this morhing I finally got around to installing
the 3800X2. The motherboard detected the new CPU OK. The O/S didn't
seem to notice any difference. Everything is working. System
Properties reports a Dual Core running at 2mhz. But the task manager
only shows one CPU Usage window.

Is the system utilizing the dual core processor or does it still only
think there's one there?

Is there anything I can do short of reloading O/S that will help?

TIA.

I'm pretty sure that you'll have to reinstall the OS. You need a
multiprocessor kernel to use both cores, the kernel that you have now
only supports one processor. There doesn't seem to be a simple way to
upgrade a kernel on Win2K. The Win2K installer will install the
multiprocessor kernel if you do a fresh install but it doesn't have any
option for upgrading the existing kernel.

 

[Cessna 310]

I'm pretty sure that you'll have to reinstall the OS. You need a
multiprocessor kernel to use both cores, the kernel that you have now
only supports one processor. There doesn't seem to be a simple way to
upgrade a kernel on Win2K. The Win2K installer will install the
multiprocessor kernel if you do a fresh install but it doesn't have any
option for upgrading the existing kernel.

That's what I was afraid of. My daughter downloaded an upgrade of M$
Office from Office 2K to Office 2003. Since its a download, I'm worried
that she'll lose what she bought on a reload.

Any ideas?

 

[Wes Newell]

That's what I was afraid of. My daughter downloaded an upgrade of M$
Office from Office 2K to Office 2003. Since its a download, I'm worried
that she'll lose what she bought on a reload.

Any ideas?

Since it was a download, why not save the downloaded file to cd/dvd before
you reinstall? OTOH, there are plenty of free Liniux OS's and Open Office.

 

[Cessna 310]

Since it was a download, why not save the downloaded file to cd/dvd before
you reinstall? OTOH, there are plenty of free Liniux OS's and Open Office.

Thanks, Wes. I'll try to find the files.

Yeah, I run Fedora6 on one of my machines. But I'm not going to argue
the point with her. Since she graduated from college, I'm here to help,
not direct.

 

[General Schvantzkoph]

Since it was a download, why not save the downloaded file to cd/dvd
before you reinstall? OTOH, there are plenty of free Liniux OS's and
Open Office.

Also make sure you have a copy of the registration number and a copy of
the transaction. I would guess that if she bought an upgrade from MS she
should be able to download it again.

I spent several weeks trying to upgrade a uniprocessor Win2K installation
to a multiprocessor version. One of my colleagues is a Windows driver
developer, with his help I copied various file from a fresh Win2K
installation to the old version (which I was trying to preserve because
it had all sorts of software installed including things that are no
longer available). I was never able to get it to use the second core.
Ultimately it all became a moot point because a Windows update wreaked
the whole thing. Fortunately my colleague gets a certain number for free
copies of Windows from Microsoft because of his relationship with them,
so I was able to get a free copy of XP from the Microsoft store which I
used on this machine.

 

[Cessna 310]

Also make sure you have a copy of the registration number and a copy of
the transaction. I would guess that if she bought an upgrade from MS she
should be able to download it again.

I spent several weeks trying to upgrade a uniprocessor Win2K installation
to a multiprocessor version. One of my colleagues is a Windows driver
developer, with his help I copied various file from a fresh Win2K
installation to the old version (which I was trying to preserve because
it had all sorts of software installed including things that are no
longer available). I was never able to get it to use the second core.
Ultimately it all became a moot point because a Windows update wreaked
the whole thing. Fortunately my colleague gets a certain number for free
copies of Windows from Microsoft because of his relationship with them,
so I was able to get a free copy of XP from the Microsoft store which I
used on this machine.

Found an easy fix. Under Device Manager, right-click on Computer (MPS
Uniprocessor PC). Select Update Driver. In the Hardware Wizard, select
Display A List Of Known Drivers. Select the Multiprocessor System and
update. Requires a restart. Done.

Thanks for the advice on the software. I'll see if I can get it backed-up.

 

[Carlo Razzeto]

Since it was a download, why not save the downloaded file to cd/dvd before
you reinstall? OTOH, there are plenty of free Liniux OS's and Open Office.

Why would she want to switch to Linux as per the original poster she's
already bought an MS Office license (which in most circles is still
considered superior to OO) and Windows seems to work fine for her? It's not
that linux is a bad choice by any means, but if some one already owns
licenses and seem to like the products they own license for I fail to see
how the Learning curve of a new OS with a whole set of new tools and
utilities is even remotely worth it.

Again, I'm not saying that Linux doesn't work as a desktop, or that it is
inferior in anyway. But you have to consider the learning curve involved
(yes, there is one I don't care how easy you think it is it is still
different) and the waste of money it would be (again she already owns
office). Particularly when the solution to this problem was a simple one,
upgrade the CPU driver, done.

Carlo

 

[Wes Newell]

Why would she want to switch to Linux as per the original poster she's
already bought an MS Office license (which in most circles is still
considered superior to OO) and Windows seems to work fine for her? It's not
that linux is a bad choice by any means, but if some one already owns
licenses and seem to like the products they own license for I fail to see
how the Learning curve of a new OS with a whole set of new tools and
utilities is even remotely worth it.

Again, I'm not saying that Linux doesn't work as a desktop, or that it is
inferior in anyway. But you have to consider the learning curve involved
(yes, there is one I don't care how easy you think it is it is still
different) and the waste of money it would be (again she already owns
office). Particularly when the solution to this problem was a simple one,
upgrade the CPU driver, done.

And I don't have anything against Windows either. Can't. Viruses, bad
drivers, etc. wiped it out long ago.

 

[Carlo Razzeto]

On Sun, 27 May 2007 23:50:20 -0400, Carlo Razzeto wrote:
And I don't have anything against Windows either. Can't. Viruses, bad
drivers, etc. wiped it out long ago.

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Free AV and not logging in as root/admin all the time will clear up most of
those issues. Bad drivers abound everywhere (you can get them for linux and
they'll screw you up just as bad!) No matter what platform you run your
defence against bad support is to buy quality hardware (i.e. don't expect
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support!) Linux isn't bad, but it also isn't *the answer*. Personally I
beleive that 42 is a better answer

 

[Cessna 310]

Personally I beleive that 42 is a better answer

42 may be the right answer. But not to this question.

 

[Carlo Razzeto]

42 may be the right answer. But not to this question.

I thought it was the meaning of life and the answer to everything?

 

[Cessna 310]

I thought it was the meaning of life and the answer to everything?

It is only if the current question relates to the original question.
When computation started, the original question was defined and
processed. But since the original question was posed, it has evolved
into a slightly different questions even though computation has not been
interrupted for corrective programming to solve the modified question.
Therefore, although 42 is the answer to the meaning of life and to all
other questions, those questions were the original questions and not the
current questions. With a change of question also created a change in
the meaning of life.

OK?

 

[Carlo Razzeto]

Carlo Razzeto wrote:
It is only if the current question relates to the original question. When
computation started, the original question was defined and processed. But
since the original question was posed, it has evolved into a slightly
different questions even though computation has not been interrupted for
corrective programming to solve the modified question. Therefore, although
42 is the answer to the meaning of life and to all other questions, those
questions were the original questions and not the current questions. With
a change of question also created a change in the meaning of life.

OK?

Ah yes... How could I have been so foolish?

Carlo

 

[Cessna 310]

Ah yes... How could I have been so foolish?

Carlo

lol...