peskaa macrumors 68020 Dec 2, 2009 #3 Home Premium only sees 1 CPU, and hence 4 cores. To get all 8 you will need Professional or Ultimate.
Home Premium only sees 1 CPU, and hence 4 cores. To get all 8 you will need Professional or Ultimate.
O oculus42 macrumors 6502 Dec 2, 2009 #4 Get Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate. Home Premium supports one processor with up to four cores. Pro and Ultimate support two processors, up to eight cores, IIRC.
Get Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate. Home Premium supports one processor with up to four cores. Pro and Ultimate support two processors, up to eight cores, IIRC.
balamw Moderator emeritus Dec 2, 2009 #6 NOTE: You can use an anytime upgrade to do this and don't have to go out and buy a whole new license. HP to Professional is about $80. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/...of-Windows-7-by-using-Windows-Anytime-Upgrade B
NOTE: You can use an anytime upgrade to do this and don't have to go out and buy a whole new license. HP to Professional is about $80. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/...of-Windows-7-by-using-Windows-Anytime-Upgrade B