Vista - Vista licence - number of processors?

Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the Vista
Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista Ultimate?

Hi Brian,

It's counted as one.

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"Brian Wescombe" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the Vista
> Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista Ultimate?
>
>

Brian Wescombe schrieb:
> Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the Vista
> Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista Ultimate?
>
as one.

Only two real processors count as two processors.

"Brian Wescombe" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in
message newsi_1h.33722$t6.6436@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
> Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the
> Vista Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista
> Ultimate?
>

Best way is to think of it is the number of sockets on the mother
board.
The current licensing is on per CPU package basis - as in the thing
that plugs into the CPU socket on the motherboard.
The number of cores as relevant for dual and quad core packages or
pseudo processors as relevant for the hyper threading CPUs are not
counted. So if you are purchasing an OS licensed for "two CPUs" you
are currently licensed for 2 sockets, irrespective of what is in them
in terms of internal cores or functionality of the CPU.

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Mike Brannigan

"Brian Wescombe" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in
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> Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the
> Vista Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista
> Ultimate?
>
>

Thanks!

"Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message
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> "Brian Wescombe" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in
> message newsi_1h.33722$t6.6436@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
>> Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the Vista
>> Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista Ultimate?
>>
>
> Best way is to think of it is the number of sockets on the mother board.
> The current licensing is on per CPU package basis - as in the thing that
> plugs into the CPU socket on the motherboard.
> The number of cores as relevant for dual and quad core packages or pseudo
> processors as relevant for the hyper threading CPUs are not counted. So
> if you are purchasing an OS licensed for "two CPUs" you are currently
> licensed for 2 sockets, irrespective of what is in them in terms of
> internal cores or functionality of the CPU.
>
> --
>
> Mike Brannigan
>
> "Brian Wescombe" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in
> message newsi_1h.33722$t6.6436@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
>> Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the Vista
>> Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista Ultimate?
>>
>>
>
>

I know what you mean, but the wording is poor. The dual cores in a dual
core CPU are "real".

Jens wrote:

> Brian Wescombe schrieb:
>
>>Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the Vista
>>Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista Ultimate?
>>
>
> as one.
>
> Only two real processors count as two processors.

Microsoft counts only a PHYSICAL processor as a processor, doesn't matter
how many cores or hyper-threads it has.

So technically, you could run two quad cores in Vista Ultimate without
issue.



Bill F.

"Brian Wescombe" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the Vista
> Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista Ultimate?
>
>

The multiple cores in, for example, a Core 2 Duo are physical processors.


Bill Frisbee wrote:

> Microsoft counts only a PHYSICAL processor as a processor, doesn't
> matter how many cores or hyper-threads it has.
>
> So technically, you could run two quad cores in Vista Ultimate without
> issue.
>
>
>
> Bill F.
>
> "Brian Wescombe" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in
> message newsi_1h.33722$t6.6436@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
>
>> Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the
>> Vista Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista
>> Ultimate?
>>
>>
>

Perhaps an easier way to explain this is to replace the word; "CPU," in
Microsoft's licensing with; "Socket."

A 2-CPU license refers to two sockets, irrespective of the amount of cores,
Hyperthreading included.

--
RJ

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> The multiple cores in, for example, a Core 2 Duo are physical processors.
>
>
> Bill Frisbee wrote:
>
>> Microsoft counts only a PHYSICAL processor as a processor, doesn't matter
>> how many cores or hyper-threads it has.
>>
>> So technically, you could run two quad cores in Vista Ultimate without
>> issue.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill F.
>>
>> "Brian Wescombe" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in
>> message newsi_1h.33722$t6.6436@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
>>
>>> Does a dual-core processor count as one or two processors for the Vista
>>> Premium licence? Or would dual-core machines require Vista Ultimate?
>>>
>>>
>>