Windows XP home edition??

danielwalding

danielwalding

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hi there,
I have just got a new custom computer for video editing that has a dual core processor and I am using adobe premiere pro 1.0. The operating system i'm using is windows XP home edition and I have just been reading lately that windows xp home doesn't take advantage or recognise 2 processors and that it will only recognise 1.

I was just wondering if any one could shed some light on this issue and if this means that only one of my dual processors is being used with the home edition. Also if any one knows if there is a big difference between running home edition or professional edition for adobe premiere pro 1.0 and if it makes a difference.

my specs are:

AMD athlon X2 dual-core processor 4200+ (2.2ghz)
1gb ram
2 x 200gb hard drives
Nvidia 5800 geforce 256mb

any help is much appreciated :)

Daniel
 
Hmm well you dont have two processors, you have one with a dual core so I think your OK. Others may clean that point up. I would consider dropping in another 1gb of ram. You have 2 x200 gb hdd, do you have it set up as raid?

BTW good to see another Aussie on board. Getting tired of all these yanks :P
 
In the splash screen when you fire up PPro if it recognizes the dual core or hyperthreading it will tell you "dual processor"

And I'm not a yank - I only play one on TV. I'm from Geelong...
 
Also running up task manager and looking at the performance tab - you should see 2 CPU graphs - 1 for each processor.
 
thanks for all the help guys, now I understand whats going on. I'm pretty new to all this stuff.

and yeah, good to hear there's some other aussies on here, I thought I was the only one

:)
 
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