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Determine core information of the third CPU detected in your computer.

This setting displays general information about your third CPU in case you have multi-core processor system. The displayed information includes processor name, processor speed etc.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

The CPU information of your computer can be retrieved with this setting. It gives basic information of your third CPU, in case you have a multi-core processor system. A multi-core processor is one which combines two or more independent processors into a single package.

With this setting, you can know the processor name, processor speed, identify processor family, including identifying the vendor of the third detected CPU. Additionally, you can access information of Floating Point Processor.

Important:
In the registry path provided below, “2” refers to the third physical CPU if you have a multi-core processor system.

For this, go to Start > Run, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. The CPU information is listed in the right panel of the registry editor window.

NOTE:
The registry in Windows 98 contains only few of the below given Value Names.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\2\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

ProcessorNameString

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Example “AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+”

Value Action :

View Information

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\2\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

Identifier

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Example “x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1”

Value Action :

View Information

Registry Entry 3 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\2\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

VendorIdentifier

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Example “AuthenticAMD”

Value Action :

View Information

Registry Entry 4 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\2\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

~MHz

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Example “0x00000700 (1792)”

Value Action :

View Information

Registry Entry 5 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor\2\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

Identifier

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Example “x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1”

Value Action :

View Information

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit"

Next, go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\2\], to view information of the third CPU in a multi-core processor system.

Then, go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor\2\], to view the "FloatingPointProcessor" information of third CPU.

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