Processor speed in windows98

Here's one way if you have MS Office. Fire up Word, click on Help, System Info.

Check the BIOS...you'll find your processor speed there.

Unfortunately, as far as I know Windows does not report this info anywhere. However, your PCs BIOS will list the processor speed. When the PC boots, before Windows loads, you are usually given any option to press a key to enter the BIOS setup. Depending on the manufacturer, it could be F2, DEL, ESC, etc.

As far as Asyscokid's explanation, I am wondering what version of Office he is using. I have Office 97 SR2b, and I do not have a "System Info" option under Help in Word. However, if I go to the Office 97 shortcut bar -> "About Microsoft Office" -> "System Info", it will list the processor type, but not the speed.

Well if you haven't found it by now
go to this page.

http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/UBiquity/Software/Microsoft/WIN_95/

down the page a bit is a link to showmhz.exe which is a little utility that runs, opens a dos window and dos a count up of theprocessor speed. Actually kind of nifty.

ZDNet has a utility called WinBench. Go to there site and download the file. It is free.

Good luck.

dennie

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