From: John Cuccia 

Thanks.  That last sentence was what I was hoping to be the case.

I'll try pulling the suspect processor without trying to change the HAL
before I do anything else.

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:46:46 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:

>
>"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
>news:k93qv0tu0v11c10mgf65go7b6mp5kodjje{at}4ax.com...
>> Does anyone know of a method for converting a multiprocessor Windows
>> 2000 Server installation to uniprocessor operation?
>
>Don't know if this will help
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811366
>
>In Windows 2000, you can change to any listed HAL type. However, if you
>select an incorrect HAL, the computer may not start correctly. Therefore,
>only compatible HALs are listed in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. If
>you run a multiprocessor HAL with only a single processor installed, the
>computer typically works as expected, and there is little or no affect on
>performance.
>
>
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