----- Original Message ----- From: "Helene Leavitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Oh, on a good note, while I was installing Adobe. acrobat .. I was able to type emails, open web pages and do other things.. So I guess thats what that hyperthreading? or whatever it's called . is all about.. Cause I was able to >>do it easily. with no delays. Sort of, what that means is multi-tasking where you can do a lot of things at once. Any PC can multitask, with my "old" 2.4ghz non HT CPU I can have 40 or 50 webpages open at the same time, send/receive email, download up upload, have few app's open, all at the same time with no problem. An HT (HyperThreading) supported CPU though can do it faster and with more. They mimic a dual CPU setup. On HT supported systems (on XP) you can go in the device manager and see TWO CPU's listed, and when you cont-alt-del and look at the performance tab, you'll see the readout for two CPU's. But you should never do anything while installing any software or drivers! EVERYTHING that's running in the background should be shut down, and you should not be doing anything else. These things can potentially "corrupt" an installation then cause errors, crashes or instability. I'm sure some are going to say "oh I do that all the time" but it's not a good idea or recommended. It's a good habit to get into to shut everything down while installing anything. -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
