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[msEinstien]

How can I determine if a computer is a single or dual processor without opening it?

Thanks,

[)BIG"B"Affleck]

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[msEinstien]

Isn't there something built into Windows(I am using XP) that can tell me this, without using the software you mentioned?

Thanks.

[)BIG"B"Affleck]

Right click on My Computer/Manage
Where did you get the comp from anyway because if its a Gateway or if its a Dell or if its a HP(ect)......its not going to be a DUALPROCESSER

[feigned]

How can I determine if a computer is a single or dual processor without opening it?

Thanks,

If it's a Hyper Threading P4, you're going to have one physical processor, but the system will see two logical ones.

If you're running 2k or XP, press control, alt, and delete at the same time, then click on Task Manager. From there, click on the Performance tab. You'll see two sections updating themselves. The bottom one for memory, and if you have two processors, you'll see two graphs there updating. Otherwise, just one.