Hi Clint.. Thanks.. I had no idea.. that an application could be corrupted if you run something else.. I thank you. and have learned another valuable lesson today.. <smile>... I'm glad you posted it.. I'm sure others can learn from that too..
Thanks again.. HELENE [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 9:54 AM Subject: Re: PCWorks: Dell Saga ..continues.. LOL > ----- 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. ============= 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 =====================================================
