ok for dual core cpu on win xp home?

[Dollar]

My apology if this thread has already been covered before.
So anyway basically will there be a loss in cpu performance if I run intel core 2 duo processor on windows xp home 32bit which does not have dual core support as compared to vista and xp pro which supports dual processors?

 

[StrangleHold]

Home supports Dual core just like Pro, but Pro supports Dual Processors. You wont see any performance difference between Home and Pro with a Dual Core.

 

[Dollar]

Home supports Dual core just like Pro, but Pro supports Dual Processors. You wont see any performance difference between Home and Pro with a Dual Core.

So are you trying to say that dual core is not similar to dual processors?
Logically=dual core (win xp home/pro/vista supports)
Physically=dual processors (only win xp pro/vista supports)

Am I right to make the above clarification to myself?

 

[StrangleHold]

Right, Home supports Dual Core processors just like Pro. But Home does not support Dual Processors as in more than one physical processor.

 

[Dollar]

Thanks you so much.

 

[Geoff]

So are you trying to say that dual core is not similar to dual processors?
Logically=dual core (win xp home/pro/vista supports)
Physically=dual processors (only win xp pro/vista supports)

Am I right to make the above clarification to myself?

Yes. Basically Windows XP Home is designed for home use, and not for systems with multiple sockets and multiple processors.