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I've been studying for an MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) in Microsoft Vista. I believe Microsoft offers the MCTS track for a few different 'specialties.' I was reading my book last night (don't remember who the publisher was) and it said that multiple processors are NOT utilized by Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium. This doesn't mean they won't work, it just means they won't utilize both processors.
I got to thinking this is a big sham. I mean all of the Dell and HP desktops you purchase come with Vista Home Basic or Premium (you can upgrade for a price). And a lot of people are pulled into thinking their quad or dual core machines will run these OS's much faster, when in reality they won't. Programs will run faster, you can run multiple programs much more efficiently, but the OS itself will not run faster (Home editions).
Someone please talk to me... fill me in... I usually just read the material and move on, but this one really stuck with me and i had to do some investigation.
Okay i think i answered my own question. All versions of Vista support multiple processors in the same core/dye, just if you are using an environment where there are 2 or more physical processors on the same motherboard, you can't use one of the Vista home products to take advantage (they will work just won't use all the processors).
I got to thinking this is a big sham. I mean all of the Dell and HP desktops you purchase come with Vista Home Basic or Premium (you can upgrade for a price). And a lot of people are pulled into thinking their quad or dual core machines will run these OS's much faster, when in reality they won't. Programs will run faster, you can run multiple programs much more efficiently, but the OS itself will not run faster (Home editions).
Someone please talk to me... fill me in... I usually just read the material and move on, but this one really stuck with me and i had to do some investigation.
Okay i think i answered my own question. All versions of Vista support multiple processors in the same core/dye, just if you are using an environment where there are 2 or more physical processors on the same motherboard, you can't use one of the Vista home products to take advantage (they will work just won't use all the processors).