W7 and Multicore

2010-03-31 15:35:51

#26

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6826|NYC / Hamburg

jaymz9350 wrote:home premium only supports one physical CPU, you need professional or better for dual cpu's.

I don't believe any Windows home version has ever supported more than 1 physical CPU.Home premium and above should support 2 physical CPUs.

MS License Terms for Home Premium wrote:c. Licensed Computer. You may use the software on up to two processors on the licensed
computer at one time. Unless otherwise provided in these license terms, you may not use the software on any other computer.
never mind

Last edited by max (2010-03-31 16:26:32)

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2010-03-31 16:15:22

#27

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6836

max wrote:
jaymz9350 wrote:
home premium only supports one physical CPU, you need professional or better for dual cpu's.

I don't believe any Windows home version has ever supported more than 1 physical CPU.
Home premium and above should support 2 physical CPUs.

MS License Terms for Home Premium wrote:
c. Licensed Computer. You may use the software on up to two processors on the licensed
computer at one time. Unless otherwise provided in these license terms, you may not use the software on any other computer.

That license Terms is generic for all versions (starter and home basic and even XP Home which I'm 100% sure is only 1 cpu have the exact same wording in it) and doesn't mean it will work. Though it seems impossible to find this info on Microsoft's site directly everything I can find points to my earlier statement that anything below professional will not work with more than one physical cpu

2010-03-31 16:26:01

#28

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6826|NYC / Hamburg

I just looked up the Home Basic terms. Indeed it says the same as the HP version. Never mind then.

Wiki does say that HP supports 2 physical processors. This reply by MS support says that HP only supports 1 physical core.

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2010-03-31 16:34:29

#29

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6836

Yep I found that same reply, notice how they never stated where the info came from.

I wouldn't see them including it in a home version anyway as dual cpu's is something that is pretty much 99.99% a business environment configuration

Last edited by jaymz9350 (2010-03-31 16:35:04)

2010-03-31 16:49:07

#30

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6826|NYC / Hamburg

yeah. It would makes sense that he needs W7 Professional for dual CPUs.

I like how MS doesn't seem to know themselves if HP supports dual CPUs.

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2010-03-31 17:15:36

#31

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6012|Roma

But aren't Home edition and home premium different?

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2010-03-31 17:21:10

#32

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6836

Notice the "Home" in Home premium. Yes home basic and premium are different with premium having more bells and whistles but it is still an OS designed for home use which dual socket board isn't.

2010-04-01 00:31:29