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re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor?
Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 2:04 am
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Posted by JmC (14166 messages posted)



If you're concerned with the processor listing in System Properties, change it with 
this......oemin101.zip



      JmC



On Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 12:33 am, Leon Tai wrote:
>
>Not trying to argue with you experts but this is indeed a windows 98 issue. The 
BIOS 
>recognize my CPU as a P4 2.4Ghz processor and so do other system detection application, 
>all expect Windows 98 itself. The system properties nows says my CPU is a x86 after 
>I try some fix. This cause some program not to run since it demand to run on at 
least 
>a Pentium processor.
>
>This is what I found on Intel's web site:
>"Note: Intel Corporation announced the Pentium 4 processor brand name for its next 
>generation processor in 2000. Since the new brand name was announced on this date, 
>the current versions of Windows* 95 and 98 are unable to recognize the Pentium 4 
>processor. The Pentium 4 processor is mistaken for a Pentium II processor by Windows 
>95 and, 98."  
>
>http://www.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/TS_osapp.htm
>




Written in response to:
re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (Leon Tai: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 12:33 am)

Responses to this message:
*re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (Leon Tai: Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 6:53 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (Leon Tai: Tue, May 27, 2003, 11:35 am)
*re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (MrCharlie: Tue, May 27, 2003, 6:18 pm)
-re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (Bob Harris: Tue, May 27, 2003, 6:32 pm)
*re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (Leon Tai: Tue, May 27, 2003, 10:13 pm)
*re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (Leon Tai: Tue, May 27, 2003, 10:44 pm)
-re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (Leon Tai: Wed, May 28, 2003, 12:33 am)
-re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (JmC: Wed, May 28, 2003, 2:04 am)
-re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (Leon Tai: Thu, May 29, 2003, 6:53 am)
*re: Windows 98 dont recognize Pentium 4 processor? (Leon Tai: Thu, May 29, 2003, 9:30 am)
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