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Determine processor spead w/o rebooting

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by sumner

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Does anyone know how to determine the processor speed of a ?9x OS without rebooting and watching it come up in the boot sequence and without the need for third party software to accomplish this?

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by dmiles

You can type msinfo32.exe in the run command,or look in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\Central Processor\~MHZ

by gmscne

go to Start, Run and type DXDIAG.
If that doesn't work, go to Start, Run and type WINMSD.
Either or both of these will tell you processor speed.

by gmscne

Oops, winmsd is only on the NT system,
for 98 use DXDIAG which will work if you have DirectX installed.

by sumner

Unless there is a direct correlation with such things as stepping, etc these do not give the megahertz speed of the processor on a ?9X machine. Thanks for the try.

by gmscne

This works on 95 and 98. Don't try to say it doesn't. Copy and paste the above link for proof.

by gmscne

And you don't determine the speed of an OS, you get a speed for the CPU in the computer. An OS is software which runs on the computer.

by shanghai sam

First off I want to thank you for your effort. My question was poorly worded. Of course I meant the speed of the machine - not the OS. Yes I did try your answer and no it did not give the megahertz speed of the processor, however it does give theprocessor ?type? such as Pentium 111. I am wondering though if this is a function of the BIOS. On some machines you do not see the processor speed even on boot up. Sorry too the thread has been withdrawn. Don?t give up. I?ll leave this open for abit. I?ll keep trying the DXDIAG on every machine I touch to see if I find one that it works on.

by gmscne

Ok maybe your DirectX didn't show the speed but if you upgrade the DirectX, maybe it will, unless it's a function of your bios like you say, but I doubt it.
What thread has been withdrawn? It's not 52534 because I tried it last night and I tried itafter reading your reply and it worked both times. Just edit the last 5 digits in your location box and it should take you right there.

by sumner

I did what you said and found the thread. Your answer again I see. As I said I have tried this on several ?98_SE machines here in the building without success. Realistically I cannot go around loading and upgrade DXDIAG (or anything else) on customer?s machines for something like this. I?ll keep this ?thread? open with hopes I can find even one machine it works on. Thank you for your efforts and please know I am looking for an answer.

by sumner

I have found the answer, in part thanks to gmscne who lead me to the thread 52534 where ridler69 posted a very good solution (which alas was rejected there) that I like very much. With this small utility I can slip a floppy in the A drive and run the .exe and get all the information I need about the processor. I do not need to reboot or load any software on the computer and it works every time. A GREAT utility!

by gmscne

I have made another post in the event you now wish to give me the points for leading you to an acceptable solution to your question.

by sumner

Yep, you do deserve credit for leading me to someone else?s correct answer. I only wish riddler69 could get credit too, don?t you? But perhaps he doesn't care about points but just wanted to be helpful. I do thank you though, you did get me there.

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