Microsoft KB Archive/260314

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XL97: Excel Does Not Use Multiple Processors

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, used with:
 * Microsoft Windows NT versions 3.51, 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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SUMMARY
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows is not designed to be a multiprocessor-aware program; it runs on only one processor. Although Excel uses multiple threads when performing a background query, it is not multiprocessor-aware. An operating system may run on multiple processors, and may allow you to assign specific programs to run on specific processors, but an application program cannot run on more than one processor unless it is multiprocessor-aware.

Additional query words: XL97 multi-processor dual pentium multithreaded multi-threaded threads symmetric

Keywords : kbdta

Version : WINDOWS:2000,97

Platform : WINDOWS

Issue type : kbhowto

Technology : kbvcSearch