I recently installed Windows 2000 (SP4) on a machine I built myself (Asus P5AD2 Premium motherboard) and on task manager and a couple other programs it says I have two CPUs installed when I don't. Does anyone know how to fix the problem?



Thank you.

I bet you have a Hyperthreading P4 CPU. This is normal. If you want to turn it off (no real reason to) then you may do so in the BIOS configuration.

I agree with adamvjackson, in which case unless you are having a problem, it is best left alone. A second alternative to going into BIOS through windows is the following:

1.Click Start, point to Settings, point to Control Panel, and then click System.
2.Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
3.Double-click to expand the Computer branch. Note the type of support that you currently have.
4.Double-click the computer type that is listed under the Computer branch, click the Drivers tab, click Update Driver, and then click Next.
5.Click Display a list of known drivers for this device, and then click Show all hardware of this device class.
6.Click the appropriate computer type (do not change from non-ACPI to ACPI computer types), click Next, and then click Finish.

This is a hardware reset and you will have to reboot, which means that it is possible to throw something out of kilter and force a re-install.