Question about the /NUMPROC switch in MSCONFIG.

M

Mike

Can you set this to the number of processors in your pc say a dual core or a
quad core processor? Someone had a video on youtube saying this would
increase boot time and I read another article saying it was bogus.


/NUMPROC is located in the boot tab under Advanced options in both XP and
Vista.
 
M

Mike

It seems to boot up alot faster on the Vista machine I have. I've read that
it should only be used for testing bad processors but was just wondering what
any Microsoft mvp's had to say.
 
B

Bob I

In that case, leave well enough alone, you prevent the system from
actually using the processors you kill, thereby reducing the overall
speed of the system during real use.
 

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