[aclug-L] Re: Windows question - CPU speed

["John Alexander" <johnalexander@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's only there if you did an upgrade from win3.1 to '95 or '95 to '98, or
something like that. It's not there on a fresh install of '98.

ja

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There is a system info prog usually under "accessories/system tools"
 that should tell you the type of processor and speed.

Ryan Claycamp wrote:

>This isn't a Linux question and it isn't pressing, but I thought I would
>throw it out anyway.  My brother got a company laptop as part of his
>job.  He is curious what the CPU speed is; doesn't need to know, but would
>like to. It is a proprietary laptop, Gateway I think, and has a nice logo
>cover up the POST screen so you don't see the usual start-up
>information.  Under Linux it would be a simple 'more /proc/cpuinfo|grep
>MHz' and I would have it.  I couldn't find the CPU speed anywhere in
Windows.
>
>Here at work, running NT, I searched the registry for mhz and found the
>speed under
>hkey_local_machine/hardware/description/system/centralprocessor/0.
>However, when I got home, I discovered the same key doesn't exist under
>Win98.  Does anyone know of a way to find out the CPU speed under Windows
>98?  It is not a pressing issue and next time I see my brother I will take
>a Linux CD with me, however, it should be possible and I am probably
>looking in the wrong place.
>
>Thanks,
>Ryan
>
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