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And you say that this list is representative?

Yes, I think it is.

How about office programs?

Excel is multithreaded. Not sure of the other apps, I think

How about internet programs?

IE7 I don't think is, but flash adobe is most of the adobe suite.

How about desktop management programs?

Haven't researched this, sure there are some that are and some that aren't. A savvy, computer knowledgeable person would know what they wanted and what it does.

How about shell extensions?

Shell extensions are usually simple little utilities, not sure it is even needed. But to mention a few... Winrar, winzip also install as shell extensions and are multithreaded.

How about tiny tools that do simple jobs?

Define tiny?

How about media players and managers?

PowerDVD is multithreaded, as is WinDVD -- two very common apps.

How about system management programs?

Lasts I looked, both Windows XP and Vista managed multiple cores and threads.

Again, one site who does a very comprehensive test suite enumerates a large portion of software representative from most usage scenarios and which are multithreaded:
http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/...08-3-0-p1.html

I don't know about you, but looking through that list it appears more software is > 1 thread than that this is single threaded.

TW on my computer I have 2 programs from the list. 1 is multithreaded. And used it like 2 times during ~year since I installed it.

Then you are not really using a computer, or don't know how. You are probably wasting your money... and definitely your time posting to a power user forum.