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Name: wille
Date: July 20, 2008 at 05:58:19 Pacific
OS: WINDOWS XP Home Edition
CPU/Ram: 3,2GHz
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Hello, I don't know where to post this but here seems like the best place, please correct me if I'm wrong about that. Ok here's the deal, I've had my computer for like 3 years and I've had a problem ever since; It seems to think it has 2 CPU's and it only has 1. I look at it in the control panel but I have no idea which one is the real one because it shows 2 exactly similar. What can I do about this? I think the computer thinking it's faster than it really is, makes it slower.
Thanks for all help and sorry for bad english.

Live the life as you know it
/ Wille



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Name: jam
Date: July 20, 2008 at 07:01:18 Pacific
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Are you sure it isn't a dual core CPU or one that uses Hyperthreading? It would help if you told us the make/model.

http://www.intel.com/products/proce...


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Name: wille
Date: July 20, 2008 at 09:12:03 Pacific
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Well the only thing I can tell you is what's in the control panel. It says
"Intel(R) Pentium(R)4 CPU 3.20GHz" 2 times (without quotes)
Other than that I got nothing since it has no model.

Live the life as you know it
/ Wille


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Response Number 3
Name: Pariah
Date: July 20, 2008 at 13:52:43 Pacific
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Your CPU has "Hyperthreading". Hyperthreading is like a "fake" 2nd core. Your readings are totally normal.

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Response Number 4
Name: wille
Date: July 20, 2008 at 13:57:25 Pacific
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Ok thanks xD.

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/ Wille


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Response Number 5
Name: wemby089
Date: July 20, 2008 at 18:31:55 Pacific
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If your computer is running slower try to clean up your startup files/spyware/adware/virus check and such


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