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Re: DELL SP5-166-2 & Dual Processor in DOS, but not in NT4

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From: Harry Broomhall
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:00
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In article <UmBKOEAXSXg5Ews8@longley.demon.co.uk>,
	Charles Longley <Charles@thakeham.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 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'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".


  Ah!  If you look at the KB articles mentioned by Tony Wright you
will see one that describes how to do this without the utility.

  However, IMHO the resource kit is worth having.

  Regards,
     Harry.
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From: haeb@haeb.noc.uk.easynet.net (Harry Broomhall)
Subject: Re: DELL SP5-166-2 & Dual Processor in DOS, but not in NT4
Date: 2000/07/28
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