XP Home Edition Support Pentium Ds(945,955 Duals)?

Have a question as to wether XP Home edition will support the present Intel Pentium D 820,830,840 processor platforms on its MBs 945,955 chipsets ?

This article here from Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Windows XP and Hyperthreading

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810231#kb2

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......details the necesity of a BIOS having been turned on for fact of Hyperthreaded processors to be seen. But the Pentium D 820s 840s etc,are not hyperthreaded. Only the EE are.

So a person gathering together a build and wishing to utilize XP Home Edition would either
A. Not have support
or B. Have support perhaps via a motherboard driver ?

Would seem odd to leave XP Home edition out of the loop on the newer Pentium D 820s.
Had a person ask this in ExtremeTech.com forum.Didn't have any luck with MKB.Im curious myself. Although I would use XP Pro,is Microsoft XP Home Edition compatible/supportive for the Intel Dual Core 775 820,830,840 processors.? [ ]

 

KaleidiScope, Your answer could be here:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/pentiumd-820.html

It would seem to me, if one were to spend THAT kind of money for this product, XP Pro would be the wiser choice. JMO

 

Not Point Of HT,..or Dual-Core,..but will XP Home Run Them

Yes the Pentium Ds - Dual-Cores,of wich are non EE are simply dual core processors without Hyperthreading.The MKB answers only to a question of wether Hyperthreaded cores,or 'virtual cores'' are supported. But does not directly state the architecture of what Pentium D pertains to.

Im still wanting an answer to if XP Home Edition is compatible to running Dual Core Pentium Ds (820,830,840) processors,and the 955x,945P etc,motherboards. If anybody has experimented perhaps and tried to,or,has the skinny for the question.

XP Pro does (this is what has been tested with),...of course.

Thanks for replies.

 

Thanks

I haven't seen anything for reference on the question. Would like to build one myself for somebody other than myself. So it was a pretty good question after having been reading about the dual-core stuff following for several months . Most reviewers use XP Pro. It is such an obvious question though. Wich like myself simply was not considered.

Too nothing in MKB show'd refering to the just out in past two weeks Pentium Ds. 'Hyperthreading yes (as my link shows). And here's how,..in BIOS.


...have to go look at that Dell, I guess. Dells website.

 

Clear reference

reference for Dell maybe.....
Dell is not a person building their own.From a off the shelf retail,or mom&pop shop OEM setup. Yes,but I see your point.

I priced a homebuilt myself with an ATI x600 using Intels M-atx D945GTP (rare find in retail on web). The Intel D945PAW - doesn't have onboard graphics,and is a BTX. It is unavailable from any retail I have seen. Although a person 'might find a BTX case,with an underpowered power supply.

Before trying to piece together these items I was considering the Asus version of the new ATI chipset with the Radeon 300 express graphics.The Asus P5RD1-V.

No Im not dazzling.You have a slight advantage,being in Europe.You actually could look at TV with the Asus p5RD-1 Deluxe. Now nothing could be any less confusing. Could it ,than lets be "clear" ? Unfair advantage I'd say. Wouldn't be complaining though. Of course.

Thanks for yer help.Im a novice sort of but I think KaleidiScope spells it fairly descently.Wich end to look through. Ya know.

Microsoft will probably have something on their site sooner than later since nothing is found there at present.Things merely an assumption on my part.