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Article #2941Re: DELL SP5-166-2 & Dual Processor in DOS, but not in NT4
From: Charles Longley
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:00
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In article <%8dg5.28818$Kg5.123650@monolith.news.easynet.net>, Harry Broomhall <haeb@haeb.noc.uk.easynet.net> writes >In article <6YohRCAx9Jg5Ewr6@longley.demon.co.uk>, > Charles Longley <Charles@thakeham.demon.co.uk> writes: >[SNIP] >> >> I spoke to DELL today after the "upgrade" over the original NT4 ended in >> a crash (BSofD). >> >> They were puzzled is about as good as I can put it. I was advised to do >> a fresh install. Now that worked, but of course lost all the programs >> etc on drive C: >> >> I've decided it might we worth having a go with UPTOMP.EXE, so is there >> any chance of you e-mailing me a copy? I don't have the resource kit >> alas. > > I don't quite understand what you have done here. If you have >done a clean/fresh install then you don't need the utility. It >should be seeing both processors correctly. > > The utility is available on Microsoft's site AFAIK. > > Regards, > Harry. > If I do a fresh install it works yes, but that loses all that's on drive C: including all user base/drive mappings, and support software like ARCserve and Powerchute. If I do a reinstall to the original directory, supposedly to keep the above data, I get a system crash towards the end of the "reinstall". I did a search on the MS site - I could fine UPTOMP.inf and a README.TXT but no UPTOMP.EXE alas. Anayone know of a URL? -- Charles Longley
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10c6a1,555889561d0fb8c0 X-Google-Attributes: gid10c6a1,public X-Google-Thread: 1036bc,555889561d0fb8c0 X-Google-Attributes: gid1036bc,public From: Charles Longley <Charles@thakeham.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: DELL SP5-166-2 & Dual Processor in DOS, but not in NT4 Date: 2000/07/28 Message-ID: <UmBKOEAXSXg5Ews8@longley.demon.co.uk> X-Deja-AN: 651780308 X-NNTP-Posting-Host: thakeham.demon.co.uk:158.152.3.86 References: <QoIrdGAOWJf5Ew0H@longley.demon.co.uk> <QXeF0QB1MKf5EwHD@saska.co.uk> <6YohRCAx9Jg5Ewr6@longley.demon.co.uk> <%8dg5.28818$Kg5.123650@monolith.news.easynet.net> X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 964785470 nnrp-14:18294 NO-IDENT thakeham.demon.co.uk:158.152.3.86 Organization: Longley Consulting MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.periphs,demon.tech.pc