Comments on: Enabling Hyperthreading in Windows XP http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/ Eric Cheng's Journal Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:22:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: core i7; worth waiting for? - Page 2 - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/#comment-2492832 core i7; worth waiting for? - Page 2 - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:31:49 +0000 /?p=968#comment-2492832 <p>[...] and you're running multi-core-aware apps. And forget Windows XP. Most likely it'll just get confused by all those CPUs or your license just won't permit using them. You'll need a hotfix and a prayer [...]</p> [...] and you’re running multi-core-aware apps. And forget Windows XP. Most likely it’ll just get confused by all those CPUs or your license just won’t permit using them. You’ll need a hotfix and a prayer [...]

]]> By: Maggy http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/#comment-466273 Maggy Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:15:03 +0000 /?p=968#comment-466273 <p>I have a hyperthreading system since 2 years now, so I can talk by experience. For lots of people it wouldn't make any difference. It won''t make you type faster or fly faster through Google Earth, it doesn't make your Internet connection any faster and fortunately it doesn't make music or DVD movies run any faster either. Searching files on harddisk takes harddisk time, not processor power. And lots of programs, even Google Sketchup!! can only use a single processor.</p> <p>But: I can run a file search on a 500GB disk, perform a large unzip, run disk defragmentation, a backup program and a 3D ray tracer all in the background simultaneously while watching a stutter-free movie. BTW both my disk defragmenter and ray tracer are HT aware, the rest of the software is not. In such cases CPU load is constantly near 100%.</p> I have a hyperthreading system since 2 years now, so I can talk by experience. For lots of people it wouldn’t make any difference. It won”t make you type faster or fly faster through Google Earth, it doesn’t make your Internet connection any faster and fortunately it doesn’t make music or DVD movies run any faster either. Searching files on harddisk takes harddisk time, not processor power. And lots of programs, even Google Sketchup!! can only use a single processor.

But: I can run a file search on a 500GB disk, perform a large unzip, run disk defragmentation, a backup program and a 3D ray tracer all in the background simultaneously while watching a stutter-free movie. BTW both my disk defragmenter and ray tracer are HT aware, the rest of the software is not. In such cases CPU load is constantly near 100%.

]]> By: sared2181 http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/#comment-411997 sared2181 Mon, 28 May 2007 13:13:59 +0000 /?p=968#comment-411997 <p>lol, probably a little late, but i was having diffuculty getting this to work on XP Home edition. it has HTT available, but disabled, as says 3dmark06, but this fix just aint cracking it.</p> <p>i use a celeron d 3.06 with a 512kb l2 cache processor on xp home with sp2.</p> <p>Also, IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET THE FUCKER TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER I FUCKED IT UP at all? like, if i use my backed up version of boot.ini, it just restarts when booting.</p> <p>HELP IF ANYONE STILL READS THIS - agentsmithak@yahoo.com.au - cmon!</p> lol, probably a little late, but i was having diffuculty getting this to work on XP Home edition. it has HTT available, but disabled, as says 3dmark06, but this fix just aint cracking it.

i use a celeron d 3.06 with a 512kb l2 cache processor on xp home with sp2.

Also, IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET THE FUCKER TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER I FUCKED IT UP at all? like, if i use my backed up version of boot.ini, it just restarts when booting.

HELP IF ANYONE STILL READS THIS - agentsmithak@yahoo.com.au - cmon!

]]> By: Denya’s blog » Software / Включение HyperThreading’а в WinXP http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/#comment-186545 Denya’s blog » Software / Включение HyperThreading’а в WinXP Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:21:56 +0000 /?p=968#comment-186545 <p>[...] Помощь была найдена где-то там. Technorati tags:  hardware, software, windows  [...]</p> [...] Помощь была найдена где-то там. Technorati tags:  hardware, software, windows  [...]

]]> By: kash http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/#comment-4645 kash Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:01:26 +0000 /?p=968#comment-4645 <p>I did all moving files and changing the boot.ine file and restarted and realized that I have an older processor that doesn't support hyperthreading, haha. Luckily I had made a backup of the boot.ini file. Thanks for the tip anyway.</p> I did all moving files and changing the boot.ine file and restarted and realized that I have an older processor that doesn’t support hyperthreading, haha. Luckily I had made a backup of the boot.ini file. Thanks for the tip anyway.

]]> By: marty http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/#comment-4344 marty Wed, 08 Jun 2005 06:35:42 +0000 /?p=968#comment-4344 <p>tribute to mac users - this is probably a little dated but is VERY funny ;-) http://members.cox.net/clyqz/mac.swf</p> tribute to mac users - this is probably a little dated but is VERY funny ;-) http://members.cox.net/clyqz/mac.swf

]]> By: sd http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/#comment-4289 sd Tue, 31 May 2005 21:19:01 +0000 /?p=968#comment-4289 <p>Whew, sure glad I'm a Mac user. :) Next purchase for home media: mac mini.</p> Whew, sure glad I’m a Mac user. :) Next purchase for home media: mac mini.

]]> By: marty http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/#comment-4288 marty Tue, 31 May 2005 16:07:39 +0000 /?p=968#comment-4288 <p>Thanks for the tip! I turned on HT on my Media Center PC, (Dell 8300) on first reboot the tuner didn't work but on the second reboot everything is working fine. I'm not sure I see as much of a speed improvement as when I bumped the memory from 1GB to 2GB but every little bit helps!</p> Thanks for the tip! I turned on HT on my Media Center PC, (Dell 8300) on first reboot the tuner didn’t work but on the second reboot everything is working fine. I’m not sure I see as much of a speed improvement as when I bumped the memory from 1GB to 2GB but every little bit helps!

]]> By: the all-powerful, etc, eric http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/#comment-4286 the all-powerful, etc, eric Sun, 29 May 2005 15:54:39 +0000 /?p=968#comment-4286 <p>ha ha!<br /> - one of your mac friends</p> ha ha!
- one of your mac friends

]]> By: Dave P http://echeng.com/journal/2005/05/28/enabling-hyperthreading-in-windows-xp/#comment-4285 Dave P Sun, 29 May 2005 03:38:14 +0000 /?p=968#comment-4285 <p>Did you notice much of a performance difference after enabling HT? BTW, I'm leaning towards the fancy Mt Hagen trip...</p> Did you notice much of a performance difference after enabling HT? BTW, I’m leaning towards the fancy Mt Hagen trip…

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