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help my enable my "2nd CPU"

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Bugster

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you may want to consider doing an in-place upgrade using sysprep (see the OS forum sticky for this), however I would consider that as an "almost last resort" measure.
 
Reinstall XP, period.

It's possible to do the in-place upgrade, and the sysprep stuff, but... why? It's a new machine basically with brand new heart and soul. Give it a fresh coat of paint - to speak - and let 'er rip...
 
Unfortionately there may not be. I battled with this on a friends computer for several hours until i had to reinstall.

When you go to device manager and expand the "Computer" part, what does it say?
 
^^ do that and reinstall the driver, and select APCI Multiprocessor PC if its there. if its not, you have to reinstall. Thats it.
 
menlatin said:
^^ do that and reinstall the driver, and select APCI Multiprocessor PC if its there. if its not, you have to reinstall. Thats it.
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*ACPI :) (sorry i had to)

And yes, Menlatin is exactly correct!
 
Sometimes (no guarantee your PC won't BSOD right afterwards), you can change from uniprocessor to multiprocessor using the method noted above. (Go and right click under ACPI, and change the driver to Multiprocessor ACPI.)

Do a backup first!
 
Bugster said:
reinstall is not an option, sorry. There's got to be a solution.
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Why not a repair install? Keeps all your files just rewrites the system files.
 
Kreator said:
Unfortionately there may not be. I battled with this on a friends computer for several hours until i had to reinstall.

When you go to device manager and expand the "Computer" part, what does it say?
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It says "Standard PC"

Can i delete that, restart and let windows redetect my hardware and reinstall the drivers automatically?
 
Forget it, you're going to have to re-install. Problem is the HAL (hardware abstraction layer) for your old Athlon XP and new E6600 is completely different, and cannot be switched short of a re-install. If you had ACPI uniprocessor before, or if you had a P4 HT and upgraded to a Core 2 Duo in the same motherboard, you might have been OK, but you're basically SOL. I'm surprised Windows even booted up for you.
 
how much of a performace hit do you think im experiencing right now from running it in "standard PC" mode, as opposed to ACPI Multiprocessor?
 
Bugster said:
how much of a performace hit do you think im experiencing right now from running it in "standard PC" mode, as opposed to ACPI Multiprocessor?
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A big one. Your 2nd core is doing nothing.
 
You have absolutely no other options than installing. Like the others have said, the HAL Windows installed for your Athlon XP is different than the HAL that the Core 2's use. Nothing can fix this short of a complete reinstall, the HAL is that integrated into the system. I would venture to also say that you are also missing out on a lot of performance on the one core you do have, since Windows is talking to it in the wrong "language," so to speak.
 
I did a sysprep procedure, but that didnt help, so now im doing a repair install as we speak, we'll see how it goes.
 
Question, why is reinstalling the OS not an option? It takes a half hour at most.
 
MrFace said:
Question, why is reinstalling the OS not an option? It takes a half hour at most.
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I agree... i mean sometimes i reformat for fun... so i really dont get why you dont want to
 
I have my PC setup specifically for work. And to go through the whole process again of reinstalling and reconfiguring and resetup takes too long. I dont have a lot of time for this kind of stuff anymore, sadly, i just want soemthing that works now. Im getting old.
 
MrFace said:
Question, why is reinstalling the OS not an option? It takes a half hour at most.
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I would say that for the vast majority of people, it's not installing the OS that's the problem, it's all the other applications, drivers, settings, etc. etc. I just re-installed after an upgrade and it took me 5 days to get everything back to how I like it.
 
It takes me nearly a full day to do a reinstall.
1 - back up favorites, emails, address book, etc. 1/2 hour
2 - download latest drivers & programs for reinstall -- 1/2 hour
3 - install OS, drivers, updates -- 1++ hr
4 - copy 4+Gb's of back up files from DVD to harddrive -- 1+ hour!
5 - reinstall apps/games -- a few hours, but usually only reinstall the apps as I need them. (keeps it less bloated)
6 - get all of my settings/preferences back to normal - 1 hour


If it takes you 5 days, that is ridiculous. But I could easily see a full day of downtime. (just do it on a weekend)
 
chrisf6969 said:
It takes me nearly a full day to do a reinstall.
1 - back up favorites, emails, address book, etc. 1/2 hour
2 - download latest drivers & programs for reinstall -- 1/2 hour
3 - install OS, drivers, updates -- 1++ hr
4 - copy 4+Gb's of back up files from DVD to harddrive -- 1+ hour!
5 - reinstall apps/games -- a few hours, but usually only reinstall the apps as I need them. (keeps it less bloated)
6 - get all of my settings/preferences back to normal - 1 hour


If it takes you 5 days, that is ridiculous. But I could easily see a full day of downtime. (just do it on a weekend)
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Exactly! It sounds like people don't take the hour or 2 PREPARING yourself before the format. Download everything before you reinstall, it's just a lot easier. I usually also take a screenshot of my programs menu as well just in case I forget something stupid :)
 
I have 3 partitions on all my computers. It is split between Windows, Program Files and my personal files. Then I keep a backup disk of the drivers I need. This way if I have to reformat it takes me maximum of 30mins to get a fresh install up and running since all my programs and personal stuff is not affected. Interesting thing is that most computers sold in Asia is partitioned this way.
 
chrisf6969 said:
If it takes you 5 days, that is ridiculous. But I could easily see a full day of downtime. (just do it on a weekend)
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I thought it would be obvious that I did not spend 60+ hours doing a re-install, I do have other things to do, so I spread it out over 5 days :) Having another computer to use during the downtime also helps!

If I had to do it all in one shot, I could probably get it done before lunch, though the thought of installing the dozens of programs and little utilities I use is so mind numbing, I'd rather stretch it out. There's also the little unforseen things with new hardware. Last time I had to do a BIOS update, which only came on diskette, which meant tracking down a floppy drive I haven't used in 2 or 3 years. Or finding out after everything is assembled that the back header cover is slightly convex, which blocked an eSATA port, so back to disassembling everything, bend the header cover, put it all back... stupid little stuff like that.
 
USMC2Hard4U said:
I agree... i mean sometimes i reformat for fun...
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I thought I was the only one! I love the smell of fresh OS install in the morning!
 
Bugster said:
I have my PC setup specifically for work. And to go through the whole process again of reinstalling and reconfiguring and resetup takes too long. I dont have a lot of time for this kind of stuff anymore, sadly, i just want soemthing that works now. Im getting old.
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I thought one has to reinstall all their software after a repair install anyways. Am I mistaken?
 
I don't see why people have their important data on a separate partition. It takes a few hours to get my windows back to normal, Ubuntu takes even less since my /home is mounted on a separate partition then my / mount. so all my settings are saved....... :D :D all I need to do is back up my sources.list and xorg.conf. More or less you should be able to mount your documents and setting on another drive and do the same in windows........so when you format you should be good.
 
Wow,

I just had to fight the urge to preach on "data backup and migration planning."



I will simply say this:

If you make a living off of your computer and you do not have a plan for the whole thing going up in a flash of light and a puff of smoke... You fail at life.


I love it when a user tells me "I lose five figures a day while this PC is down." I laugh at them. (and it's justified)
 
i have a separate file server here with 320GB dedicated to just backups. I have regular backups at least once a week for system data and system state. But just by having that doesnt mean that i'll not have to spend 12 hours setting up my PC to the way it was before, not to mention all other sorts of troubleshooting that may have to happen. I just dont have the time.
 
just do a repair install ..no program loss ..you just have to get windows updates again is all


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Magik Smoke said:
Wow,

I just had to fight the urge to preach on "data backup and migration planning."



I will simply say this:

If you make a living off of your computer and you do not have a plan for the whole thing going up in a flash of light and a puff of smoke... You fail at life.


I love it when a user tells me "I lose five figures a day while this PC is down." I laugh at them. (and it's justified)
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AMEN!
"Prepare for the worst, except the best"

I wish I had sufficient capabilities to express my feelings about certain people I've met and their interactions with modern technologies.

My favorite quotes:
"It never works when you want it to"
My reaction - You're a dumbass.

"Do you have a copy of system relocator?"
My reaction - You're a dumbass.

"I'm going to lose my 30 million desktop icons?"
My reaction - You're a dumbass.

Is there like a group of non-dumbass people out there that like the win2k blue desktop, 4 icons on the desktop and not 200 programs in the sys tray? :p

Sorry for the rant- don't mean to be mean.
 
Bugster said:
i have a separate file server here with 320GB dedicated to just backups. I have regular backups at least once a week for system data and system state. But just by having that doesnt mean that i'll not have to spend 12 hours setting up my PC to the way it was before, not to mention all other sorts of troubleshooting that may have to happen. I just dont have the time.
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You just upgraded...

Consider keeping your old system as a failover. Run your normal backups and do restores to your failover after they finish.

Not only does that give you a quick recovery at almost no cost, it gives you a way to actively check your backup integrity.

Just an idea.
 
I agree with the re-install. Just backup all your shit on a diff drive and format the thing. It really isnt that hard
 
You guy's reinstall process is so primitive....

Slipstream a CD with all the Windows updates, your drivers, and all your tweaks on it! It takes me less than an hour to completely set up a machine at work with my customized Windows installation; I install Windows and the applications, and send it out the door. All my updates, drivers, and tweaks are applied when I install the OS. Makes for such an easy install process.
 
InorganicMatter said:
You guy's reinstall process is so primitive....

Slipstream a CD with all the Windows updates, your drivers, and all your tweaks on it! It takes me less than an hour to completely set up a machine at work with my customized Windows installation; I install Windows and the applications, and send it out the door. All my updates, drivers, and tweaks are applied when I install the OS. Makes for such an easy install process.
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It's no fun if It's done so quickly
:eek:
 
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