Windows Vista and Duo Core Processors

[Guest]

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]]

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

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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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?

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

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.

 

[Dustin Harper]

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

Dustin Harper
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.vistarip.com

 

[Tom Porterfield]

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.

 

[Beck]

That question was nothing to do with activation.

LOL anyone for a biscuit?

 

[Richard G. Harper]

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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[Dustin Harper]

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
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http://www.vistarip.com

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

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.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

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

 

[Tom Porterfield]

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?

As Colin says, it is based on number of sockets, not processors. Since a
quad-core processor would still use a single socket, it would be supported
by Home.