In article <fel8fe$51q$1@news.mixmin.net>, "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>"E. Barry Bruyea" <noemail@scam.com> wrote in message
>news:5t7sg359bh65j4696s1tnge79hhstn7bic@4ax.com.. .
>> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:54:22 +0100, "DL" <address@invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>Rather than looking in the hardware tab, what does General show? (ie
>>>Computer)
>>>What you see in hardware is correct
>>
>> "General" shows the correct processor. Under "Hardware:, Computer, it
>> is showing the wrong processor as described below.
>
>Does it really matter, if the machine is working OK?
>
>
Of course it matters, if its only thinking its got a single processor then a
multicore processor or multithreading wont function properly.

"GMAN" <glenzabr@nospam.xmission.com> wrote in message
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> In article <fel8fe$51q$1@news.mixmin.net>, "Gordon"
<gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> >"E. Barry Bruyea" <noemail@scam.com> wrote in message
> >news:5t7sg359bh65j4696s1tnge79hhstn7bic@4ax.com.. .
> >> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:54:22 +0100, "DL" <address@invalid> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Rather than looking in the hardware tab, what does General show? (ie
> >>>Computer)
> >>>What you see in hardware is correct
> >>
> >> "General" shows the correct processor. Under "Hardware:, Computer, it
> >> is showing the wrong processor as described below.
> >
> >Does it really matter, if the machine is working OK?
> >
> >
> Of course it matters, if its only thinking its got a single processor then a
> multicore processor or multithreading wont function properly.

Not necessarily true. You need to check with
Task Manager. If it shows multiple CPU's it's likely
that everything is fine.

Windows makes mistakes about the hardware it
"thinks" it sees on a regular basis - it's actually
not very good at it.