Windows Multi-Core Patch

[l33tGaMeR]

Where can I find a multi core patch for my windows Xp service pack 2? I have a quad core and I want my windows to utilise the 4 cores...

[dark2099]

I don't believe there is such a patch, you may want to try service pack 3, I can't say for sure, but I am guessing any multi core support would be more up to date with that then service pack 2.

[hbkl]

well i hope anyone here found a patch for that cuz i have a 2core cpu too and i want to use all the cores hehe

[l33tGaMeR]

Hmm. I was told there was...

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

For intel, there is no such patch. For AMD on the other hand, there is. But Im not so sure that applies to their newer dual/tri/quad cores. I know back when dual cores were first released, AMD had a patch and you had to get a hotfix from Microsoft, but I dont think that is the case any longer.

[l33tGaMeR]

Koola, thanks

[francis511]

There IS a dual-core hotfix but the best way to get it is sp3

[l33tGaMeR]

Kk thanks

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

There IS a dual-core hotfix but the best way to get it is sp3

Well he has a quad core so it doesnt really matter.

[hat]

I don't think it makes a difference. It's only windows, windows on its own doesn't suck up a lot of cpu power... it's the heavy-handed apps like games people should be worring about multithread support for imo

[hayder.master]

service pack3 come now after quad core come , so i think it is support quad core

[DanTheBanjoman]

The NT kernel supports far more than 4 cores by default, has done so since the early 90's.

[candle_86]

yep what is it like 16 core support for NT3.1 i can only imagine it being higher today

[DrPepper]

Yeah what dan and candle said it already supported multiple cores.

[hat]

He didn't mean "support", he meant "utilize".
Quake 1 "supports" multi core processors, sure it will work on them, but will it utilize the extra processing power that comes from having more than one core? No.

[DaedalusHelios]

What? When I prime I use both cores 100%

If you are talking about the OS using 100%, I would ask why would you want to? :laugh:

[hat]

Exactly... prime is a multithreaded application.
Like I said earlier Windows doesn't really require much processing grunt... it will never max out one core on it's own, why think about a second?

[DaedalusHelios]

Maybe if they had a dual Pentium 2 server with both cores underclocked to 300Mhz maybe. :laugh:

[DanTheBanjoman]

He didn't mean "support", he meant "utilize".
Quake 1 "supports" multi core processors, sure it will work on them, but will it utilize the extra processing power that comes from having more than one core? No.

Perhaps there are a hand full of exception, but basically any program "supports" multiple cores according to your logic.
Quake 1 does not support multiple cores, it simply is unaware of the presence of any other CPU's. It's just a pile of code, the OS decides a single CPU will handle it, Quake 1 wouldn't care at all. The OS itself though, Win NT in this case, is fully aware of multiple CPU's and will "utilize" them. Of course, just like Quake, Win95/98 aren't aware of additional CPU's either. They will work on a SMP system though. According to your logic win98 supports SMP, which obviously is false.

[hat]

I said multi core processors, not multi cores.

[DrPepper]

He didn't mean "support", he meant "utilize".
Quake 1 "supports" multi core processors, sure it will work on them, but will it utilize the extra processing power that comes from having more than one core? No.

Its basically the same thing if it supports it, its likely to use it and windows xp uses more than one core if there is more available, I know vista certainly does.

[DanTheBanjoman]

I said multi core processors, not multi cores.

Which is different to software how exactly? Windows really doesn't care if cores are on a single die or in different sockets.