My advice would be to stick with XP Pro. Wait for awhile before you upgrade to Vista, let MS work out the bugs.
Intel Core2 Duo
Yes. The mobile versions of the Pentium Dual-Core, and Core2 Duo support 64-bit operating systems.
The Compaq Presario C700 offered an Intel Core2 duo processor, 1 GB RAM, a 120 GB hard drive and 15" screen. The laptop operated on the Windows Vista operating system.
The Intel chip is faster and is easier to overclock than the athlon.
According to the website, C2D is not supported. http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d945gnt/sb/CS-026630.htm
well, it depends if you have one of the new processors installed on your system such as Core Duo, Core2 Duo, HT (Hyper Threading), then you can easily perform multiple tasks at the same time, although it might take a longer time compared to when you perform each tasks seperately.
core 2 duo e-series best motherboard
A processing core is a complete, independent processor. Each core has its own ALUs, fetch-execute cycles, pipelines, and cache, but shares some support circuitry with the rest of the processor. A dual-core processor simply means that there are two independent processors in a single package.
Yes, as long as you have a 64-bit capable processor. A Core 2 Duo, Pentium 4 (Cedar Mill Core), or a Pentium Dual-Core would be capable. An Intel Core Duo is 32-bit only.
The Intel Core 2 Duo is capable of operating in either 32-bit or 64-bit mode.
The Core 2 duo is the best
Intel core 2 duo