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by athanman

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On this particular machine, I’m running the Windows 95 OS. How can I determine the processor type using the OS utilities?

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by dmiles

You can only obtain the type CPU,you will need a third party software such as SiSoft Sandra that will give you full info on the type and speed of your CPU

The download is free for standard version

by athanman

Thank you, but I've tried this route and so far I haven't got an application that works. I went to the intel website since I already know that I have an intel processor from the My comuter properties window. I downloaded their bootable unitilitiesand intalled it. However I keep getting an error message when I run it from windows.

by b_pope

If you have a Intel chip go to the link & select SUPPORT, where it says downloads select FOR END USERS, on the let menu hover over PROCESSORS & from the menu that opens you want INTEL PROCESSOR FREQUENCY ID UTILITY, you'll have to select your OS from the list.

http://www.intel.com/home/

by athanman

Once again thanks, but this is where I found the utility I used in the comments to answer two. This utility did not help me. Instead I keep getting an error message.

by pschuvie

There is a small and very handy little program called wcpuid which you can download for free at www.cnet.com download area. I think the latest version is 3.0 wcpuid 3.0.

Works great and really small.

by mdelyea

When you first turn the computer on, watch the screen carefully. It should say something like 'Pentium S at 166Mhz' or something similar. If it is a brand name machine (Dell, IBM, Compaq, HP or a laptop), you can download Belarc Advisor and it will give you a pretty good summary of your hardware. Go to www.google.com and enter Belarc Advisor in the search bar.

by mdelyea

As a last resort, open up the machine and examine the processor. If you are unable to locate the processor. Close the machine back up and send me a more descriptive email.

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