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XL: Excel Does Not Run on Multiple Processors


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Summary

Microsoft Excel 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.

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Article Info
Article ID : 265361
Revision : 7
Created on : 1/27/2007
Published on : 1/27/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 278