# Athlon X2 and Windows OS question. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 19, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athlon-x2-and-windows-os-question/326970 "2005-10-19T20:20:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athlon-x2-and-windows-os-question/326970/1 "2005-10-19T20:20:59Z")
I am building a fairly high end computer and want to use the Windows media edition OS. I already have Windows XP Pro and know that the media edition is a step down in some areas of functionality and performance. I want the media edition for its elegant multimedia interface. I know there are some other options like beyond tv 3 which I may consider. I am getting the Athlon 64 X2 4200+ which is a dual core processor. I have seen very impressive tests for this processor, but always run under xp pro. I know that xp home does not support two seperate processors. **But does windows xp media (latest version) support a dual core processor?** I have done dozen of searches to try to figue this out. So I turn to you, the awesome straight dope crowd, does anyone have a definitive cite as to the answer? If it matters the system is: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processor Asus A8N-E motherboard 1 gig Kingston ram pc3200 Maxtor 300 gig hard drive Benq lightscribe dual dvd burner Sapphire Radeon X800 GT 256 mb pci-E Sapphire Theatrix 550 pro tv tuner ---
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athlon-x2-and-windows-os-question/326970/2 "2005-10-19T21:15:52Z")
You gotta’ spend s’more time on that [Google fu](http://www.google.com/search?hs=IcK&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=site%3Amicrosoft.com+%22dual+core%22+%22windows+xp+media+center+edition%22&btnG=Search)…=) > [@](#): > > Victor Mux [MSFT] (Moderator): > Q: Will the new Dual Core CPUs be of any real benefit? > A: Yes, MCE is just like PRO so it will definitely take advantage of dual core. I’ve run one myself and it’s an excellent setup. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athlon-x2-and-windows-os-question/326970/3 "2005-10-20T15:45:59Z")
> [@alterego](#): > > You gotta’ spend s’more time on that [Google fu](http://www.google.com/search?hs=IcK&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=site%3Amicrosoft.com+%22dual+core%22+%22windows+xp+media+center+edition%22&btnG=Search)…=) Thanks, **alterego** , I bow to your superior googling ability 🙂