Dual Xeon processor system and Windows Vista Home Premium

Home versions of XP and Vista are limited to one physical CPU with any
number of cores.

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Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Gary" <Gary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8778F3D2-168C-4FF6-8FEB-AFA30AEE1D73@microsoft.com...

>I have a dual Xeon processor system and Windows Vista Home Premium. It
>seems
> to only recognize one of the processors. How do I enable the other?
>

Please tell me where this is even advertised to the users buying the product,
I've seen nothing on it on any packaging, so how was I to know this until I
installed it and activated my software?

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> Home versions of XP and Vista are limited to one physical CPU with any
> number of cores.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>
>
> "Gary" <Gary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8778F3D2-168C-4FF6-8FEB-AFA30AEE1D73@microsoft.com...

> >I have a dual Xeon processor system and Windows Vista Home Premium. It
> >seems
> > to only recognize one of the processors. How do I enable the other?
> >

>
>

I don't know where is is "written," but if you were after the power of the
dual processor, you shouldn't have skimped on the OS. Upgrade to Ultimate.
"ChrisMc73" <ChrisMc73@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:845623D2-2900-4126-BACC-01D270558BFD@microsoft.com...

> Please tell me where this is even advertised to the users buying the
> product,
> I've seen nothing on it on any packaging, so how was I to know this until
> I
> installed it and activated my software?
>
> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>

>> Home versions of XP and Vista are limited to one physical CPU with any
>> number of cores.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry Brown
>> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>>
>>
>> "Gary" <Gary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8778F3D2-168C-4FF6-8FEB-AFA30AEE1D73@microsoft.com...

>> >I have a dual Xeon processor system and Windows Vista Home Premium. It
>> >seems
>> > to only recognize one of the processors. How do I enable the other?
>> >

>>
>>

In message <8778F3D2-168C-4FF6-8FEB-AFA30AEE1D73@microsoft.com> Gary
<Gary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a dual Xeon processor system and Windows Vista Home Premium. It seems
>to only recognize one of the processors. How do I enable the other?

Neither of the Vista Home offerings support multiple processes. Multiple
cores are supported though.
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Insert something clever here.

I am surprised all of you have to copy each other with exactly the same
response which is correct. I epect that some of you are looking for browne
ponts at next weekw MVP confrerence in Remmonde for posting the most
repsonsed regardless of if they are duplicates are not of other responses.
I am surprised that not one of you poste the cause of the confusion to those
that upgarded to Vista Home Premium from MCE2005 was that the MCE 2005 was
based on XP pro which of courese does support multiple CPU chips wheraas as
XP home never has.

"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
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> In message <8778F3D2-168C-4FF6-8FEB-AFA30AEE1D73@microsoft.com> Gary
> <Gary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

>>I have a dual Xeon processor system and Windows Vista Home Premium. It
>>seems
>>to only recognize one of the processors. How do I enable the other?

>
> Neither of the Vista Home offerings support multiple processes. Multiple
> cores are supported though.
> --
> Insert something clever here.

"JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:O8Ic4cGYHHA.3268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>I am surprised all of you have to copy each other with exactly the same
>response which is correct. I epect that some of you are looking for browne
>ponts at next weekw MVP confrerence in Remmonde for posting the most
>repsonsed regardless of if they are duplicates are not of other responses.
> I am surprised that not one of you poste the cause of the confusion to
> those that upgarded to Vista Home Premium from MCE2005 was that the MCE
> 2005 was based on XP pro which of courese does support multiple CPU chips
> wheraas as XP home never has.
>
> "DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
> news:291su2p2shs7qsv4fgampfmho23djspnfe@4ax.com...

>> In message <8778F3D2-168C-4FF6-8FEB-AFA30AEE1D73@microsoft.com> Gary
>> <Gary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>

>>>I have a dual Xeon processor system and Windows Vista Home Premium. It
>>>seems
>>>to only recognize one of the processors. How do I enable the other?

>>
>> Neither of the Vista Home offerings support multiple processes. Multiple
>> cores are supported though.
>> --
>> Insert something clever here.

I haven't read the licenses for the other versions of Vista Home but the X64
version of Vista Home Premium states:

"Licensed Device. You may install one copy of the software on the licensed
device. You may use the software on up to two processors on that device at
one time. You may not use the software on any other device."

That's in section 2a of the license agreement......

Crimliar

In message <O8Ic4cGYHHA.3268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> "JW" <nospam@no.spam>
wrote:

>I am surprised all of you have to copy each other with exactly the same
>response which is correct. I epect that some of you are looking for browne
>ponts at next weekw MVP confrerence in Remmonde for posting the most
>repsonsed regardless of if they are duplicates are not of other responses.

Not at all -- I typed my response before there were any posts, but the
message sat around in my Outbox for a while.

Feel free to killfile me if I'm that much of a problem to you.
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Insert something clever here.

It appears JW is not familiar with how Usenet propagates.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
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> In message <O8Ic4cGYHHA.3268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> "JW" <nospam@no.spam>
> wrote:
>

>>I am surprised all of you have to copy each other with exactly the same
>>response which is correct. I epect that some of you are looking for
>>browne
>>ponts at next weekw MVP confrerence in Remmonde for posting the most
>>repsonsed regardless of if they are duplicates are not of other responses.

>
> Not at all -- I typed my response before there were any posts, but the
> message sat around in my Outbox for a while.
>
> Feel free to killfile me if I'm that much of a problem to you.
> --
> Insert something clever here.