Editing Windows XP (section)

===Processor limits===
Windows XP Professional supports up to two physical processors;<ref>{{cite web |url = https://support.microsoft.com/kb/888732 |title = Processor and memory capabilities of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and of the x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003 (Revision 7.0) |publisher = [[Microsoft]] |work = Microsoft Support |date = December 20, 2010 |access-date = August 8, 2011 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110812043621/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888732 |archive-date = August 12, 2011 |df = mdy-all |author=<!--N/A-->}}</ref>
Windows XP Home Edition supports only one.<ref>{{cite web |last = Kumar |first = I. Suuresh |title = Multi-core processor and multiprocessor limit for Windows XP |work = Microsoft Answers |publisher = [[Microsoft]] |date = October 25, 2010 |url = https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-hardware/multi-core-processor-and-multiprocessor-limit-for/abd0a0ce-4ac2-484b-88cb-fbf93beb54e0 |access-date = April 18, 2014 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140419020721/http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-hardware/multi-core-processor-and-multiprocessor-limit-for/abd0a0ce-4ac2-484b-88cb-fbf93beb54e0 |archive-date = April 19, 2014 |df = mdy-all}}</ref>

However, XP supports a greater number of [[logical processor]]s:
32-bit editions support up to 32 logical processors,<ref>{{cite web |title = Processor Affinity Under WOW64 |work = [[MSDN]] |publisher = [[Microsoft]] |date = January 27, 2011 |url = https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384228 |access-date = August 8, 2011 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110506203054/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384228 |archive-date = May 6, 2011 |df = mdy-all|author=<!--N/A-->}}</ref> and 64-bit editions support up to 64 logical processors.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://support.microsoft.com/kb/888732 |title = Maximum quantity of logical processors in a PC supported by Microsoft Windows XP professional, x64 edition |publisher = [[Microsoft]] |date = December 20, 2010 |access-date = January 20, 2013 |work = Support |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130111015952/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888732 |archive-date = January 11, 2013 |df = mdy-all |author=<!--N/A-->}}</ref>