Can XP Pro utilize quad cores?

StrangleHold · 05-15-2008, 03:42 AM

XP home and XP pro will utilize a Dual or Quad or more core the same. Windows 2000 and XP pro just support 2 CPU sockets motherboards. Both will do media equal, XP pro is just more network oriented other that that there the same. Thats alot more simple than all that bull crap he says!

911aaron · 05-15-2008, 04:03 AM

Lol. I must admit sometimes i get confused when PC eye talks, but i understand him for the most part. He is helpful though. Gotta appreciate that.

Ok i understand everything now.. except for 1 last thing. What do you guys mean by etwork oriented? what kind of network are we talking about here?

StrangleHold · 05-15-2008, 04:06 AM

Most of PC eye is just rambling B/S. Heres a good read.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp

PC eye · 05-15-2008, 04:25 AM

Most of what someone else mumbles is simply attempts at constant insults rather then simply paying attention to what is actually being described. The main differences between the two editions is that Pro or Professional is much on the same idea as was seen with 2000 and 2000 Pro where the bulk of features included in that edition offer more support for network application while the Home and 2000 basic are a little more stand alone desktop friendly as far as options.

On older server boards that saw two cpus the Pro saw the advantage there since the network support was already designed into that edition. Both will easily run WMP 10 and other 3rd party media players and games alike with the identical NT core in use.

The second cd that comes with the Pro edition is simply a load of network type options you can addon. That's one of the main differences seen there since both were run here side by side seeing the exact same combination of softwares and games run equally. Pro is simply geared with more networking options when compared to the Home edition. The MCE edition is the one that sees the larger change there with the full Media Center now see in Vista applied there as an upgraded version to Pro.

StrangleHold · 05-15-2008, 04:26 AM

Your so full of it. I guess you will be telling him to buy a AM3 DDR3 board that doesnt exist but you think it does, to run it.

911aaron · 05-15-2008, 04:48 AM

hey hey lets not fight. your both very smart and theres no need to bicker. I appreciate both of your guys' help a lot.

What is the MCE edition?
MCE = ?

After seeing the difference, ill probably go with home edition since i dont really need the added features of XP pro. Thanks guys. =]

StrangleHold · 05-15-2008, 04:51 AM

XP Media Center Edition

Vizy93 · 05-15-2008, 05:29 AM

Yea. MCE means XP media center edition.

Let's not bash PC eye. He is knowledgeable and puts in the time to help. I'm not gonna lie, he speaks really...largely, if that makes sense. But if you read through his whole post you'll find the answer to ur question. He just puts a litte...err a lot of background into it.

PC eye · 05-15-2008, 05:34 AM

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 powers the all-in-one PC and entertainment center for your entire home. Get all the advanced computing power of Windows XP and enjoy your favorite entertainment on your PC—watch DVDs, record TV, listen to music, share your digital photos, and more.

Find out more about Media Center with interactive demos, a features overview, and answers to frequently asked questions.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/m.../overview.mspx

The additional links seen on the MS page there provide a general description as well as the types of features included in the 2005 edition of XP. The Media Center often requires a subscription to a particular service in order to be actually usable while the WMP or other 3rd party players will play audio cds, dvd movies, audio and video files on the drive with WMP 10 being the best WMP for XP. WMP 11 is a flop where MS now advertises 4rd party softwares like CyberLink's PowerDVD and Roxio's media player since MS dropped codecs and other things like visualization screen savers for both the XP and Vista versions of 11. 10 sees all types of video and audio file support there.

911aaron · 05-15-2008, 08:09 AM

Okay. Looks like I gathered up all the information I needed. I'll probably buy all my parts tomorrow. Thanks everyone for their help!

05-15-2008, 03:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 6,736	XP home and XP pro will utilize a Dual or Quad or more core the same. Windows 2000 and XP pro just support 2 CPU sockets motherboards. Both will do media equal, XP pro is just more network oriented other that that there the same. Thats alot more simple than all that bull crap he says! __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 2gb XFX 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

05-15-2008, 04:03 AM	#12 (permalink)
911aaron Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside your computer as a virus Posts: 195	Lol. I must admit sometimes i get confused when PC eye talks, but i understand him for the most part. He is helpful though. Gotta appreciate that. Ok i understand everything now.. except for 1 last thing. What do you guys mean by etwork oriented? what kind of network are we talking about here? __________________ * Processor: Intel core 2 Quad Q6600 * Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L * RAM: G. Skill 2GB F2-6400CL5d-2GBNQ * Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s * VGA: EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 * PSU: Ultra X-Finity 500-Watt * OS: Windows XP Home Edition 32-bit * Monitor: Samsung 906BW LCD 2 ms response time 2000:1 Contrast *CPU cooler: Arctic Cooler 7

05-15-2008, 04:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 6,736	Most of PC eye is just rambling B/S. Heres a good read. http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_home_pro.asp __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 2gb XFX 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

05-15-2008, 04:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,938	Most of what someone else mumbles is simply attempts at constant insults rather then simply paying attention to what is actually being described. The main differences between the two editions is that Pro or Professional is much on the same idea as was seen with 2000 and 2000 Pro where the bulk of features included in that edition offer more support for network application while the Home and 2000 basic are a little more stand alone desktop friendly as far as options. On older server boards that saw two cpus the Pro saw the advantage there since the network support was already designed into that edition. Both will easily run WMP 10 and other 3rd party media players and games alike with the identical NT core in use. The second cd that comes with the Pro edition is simply a load of network type options you can addon. That's one of the main differences seen there since both were run here side by side seeing the exact same combination of softwares and games run equally. Pro is simply geared with more networking options when compared to the Home edition. The MCE edition is the one that sees the larger change there with the full Media Center now see in Vista applied there as an upgraded version to Pro. __________________ Geek Goliath: Gates Says G'Bye to Microsoft http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/sto...5246378&page=1 Nitendo DS hits the classroom http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=5250297

05-15-2008, 04:26 AM	#15 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 6,736	Your so full of it. I guess you will be telling him to buy a AM3 DDR3 board that doesnt exist but you think it does, to run it. __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 2gb XFX 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful. Last edited by StrangleHold; 05-15-2008 at 04:31 AM.

05-15-2008, 04:48 AM	#16 (permalink)
911aaron Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside your computer as a virus Posts: 195	hey hey lets not fight. your both very smart and theres no need to bicker. I appreciate both of your guys' help a lot. What is the MCE edition? MCE = ? After seeing the difference, ill probably go with home edition since i dont really need the added features of XP pro. Thanks guys. =] __________________ * Processor: Intel core 2 Quad Q6600 * Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L * RAM: G. Skill 2GB F2-6400CL5d-2GBNQ * Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s * VGA: EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 * PSU: Ultra X-Finity 500-Watt * OS: Windows XP Home Edition 32-bit * Monitor: Samsung 906BW LCD 2 ms response time 2000:1 Contrast *CPU cooler: Arctic Cooler 7

05-15-2008, 04:51 AM	#17 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 6,736	XP Media Center Edition __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 2gb XFX 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

05-15-2008, 05:29 AM	#18 (permalink)
Vizy93 Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: LA, Westside Age: 14 Posts: 2,098	Yea. MCE means XP media center edition. Let's not bash PC eye. He is knowledgeable and puts in the time to help. I'm not gonna lie, he speaks really...largely, if that makes sense. But if you read through his whole post you'll find the answer to ur question. He just puts a litte...err a lot of background into it. __________________ RnB Session- get updated Hulu- TV quality clips/shows/movies My Slurpee Cup- life's elixir

05-15-2008, 05:34 AM	#19 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,938	Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 powers the all-in-one PC and entertainment center for your entire home. Get all the advanced computing power of Windows XP and enjoy your favorite entertainment on your PC—watch DVDs, record TV, listen to music, share your digital photos, and more. Find out more about Media Center with interactive demos, a features overview, and answers to frequently asked questions. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/m.../overview.mspx The additional links seen on the MS page there provide a general description as well as the types of features included in the 2005 edition of XP. The Media Center often requires a subscription to a particular service in order to be actually usable while the WMP or other 3rd party players will play audio cds, dvd movies, audio and video files on the drive with WMP 10 being the best WMP for XP. WMP 11 is a flop where MS now advertises 4rd party softwares like CyberLink's PowerDVD and Roxio's media player since MS dropped codecs and other things like visualization screen savers for both the XP and Vista versions of 11. 10 sees all types of video and audio file support there. __________________ Geek Goliath: Gates Says G'Bye to Microsoft http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/sto...5246378&page=1 Nitendo DS hits the classroom http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=5250297

05-15-2008, 08:09 AM	#20 (permalink)
911aaron Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside your computer as a virus Posts: 195	Okay. Looks like I gathered up all the information I needed. I'll probably buy all my parts tomorrow. Thanks everyone for their help! __________________ * Processor: Intel core 2 Quad Q6600 * Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L * RAM: G. Skill 2GB F2-6400CL5d-2GBNQ * Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s * VGA: EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 * PSU: Ultra X-Finity 500-Watt * OS: Windows XP Home Edition 32-bit * Monitor: Samsung 906BW LCD 2 ms response time 2000:1 Contrast *CPU cooler: Arctic Cooler 7

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