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4 stars
Version: Windows Vista Home Premium upgrade
"All versions of vista support dual core processors even basic"
Pros: I love this opperating system,I had to write this review to inform everybody that another review on here saying vista basic or premium doesn't support Dual-Core processors is completely wrong,
If you have a PC with multiple physical CPUs - that is, two or more chips installed on the motherboard (were not talking dual core here, were talking 2 or more completely seperate processors) - you'll need Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate to take advantage of both CPUs. If you install Vista Home Basic or Home Premium, the OS will only recognize one CPU. That's similar to the way Windows XP works today - if have a dual-CPU machine, you need to install XP Professional to use both CPUs.
So what about dual-core CPUs? That's different. All Vista versions, even the lowly Home Basic, support multiple cores on a single chip, with no additional configuration required.
So there you have it, i wonder how many people ended up not buying vista because of this guys review.
Cons: what i don't like is the software issues, some of the programs i had been using for years cause vista to hang, even ares causes vista to crash, but these are issues the software providers should fix and not microsoft.
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