Installing XP Pro on a duo core laptop

[rluka]

When installing XP Pro "f5" can be pressed and you are given a few options and one of them is for running on computor with dual processors.

Should this option be chosen when loading the OS on a newer duo core laptop or should I just choose "Standard PC"

Thanks

Ron L

[cluberti]

Let it autodetect (it will choose the correct ACPI/APIC and multiproc kernel). There's no need to do it automatically, XP setup will detect processors automatically.

Are you using F5 for a specific reason?

[rluka]

I am using WinXP Pro for multi track (music) recording and was told that setting it up as a Standard PC by using "f5" would be the best for my kind of setup.

Thanks for the info

[Tripredacus]

If your XP CD is Service Pack 2, it will automatically detect whether you are using a single or multi-core processor.