zeeshan ahmad's computer trick
trick that will change you
Friday, 16 March 2012
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
how change to processor name???
Zeeshan ahmad’s computer trick presents!!!
So what’s
the configuration of your computer ? zeeshan says – Intel® Core™ i3
- How about changing it to “Intel Core i7″. Sounds fun ?
Let’s do it then.
So by now
you know that we are going to accomplish this by modifying windows registry.
How
to check my current processor name :
Let
zeeshan show you what my current processor is.
Windows
XP and windows7
both users can see it by right clicking on My Computer and then properties.
As
per the screenshot above, I have Intel® Core ™ i3 CPU, Now I am goanna change
it.
The
name of the processor is saved in the key
“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0” , The value
is “ProcessorNameString”.
How
can I Change Processor Name :
- Open registry editor,by typing regedit.exe in run dialog box. If you don’t know How to do it, Read “how to open registry editor”
- If you are a windows 7 .User, make sure to open regedit as Admin,or right click on run and click on "run as administrater". Suggested reading : “User account control in windows 7”
- Navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0”
- Look for the value name : ProcessorNameString as per below screenshot.
- Double click on this and then Put anything you want, For example I am going to put “Intel Core i7″
- Hit Ok and close the registry editor.
It’s time
to see the new value. I have just upgraded my processor to Intel i7 without
spending a penny 

We have
changed the name now, Open system properties again and you can see your
computer is ready with Intel Core i7 Processor. Cheers.
Well,
That’s cool. Can I expect more tips like this from you ?
Fun
apart, Registry is an important thing, so before making any changes, it’s a
good idea to export the registry as a text file.If you mess-up anything, don’t
panic and ask for help in your community.
I
want to know more about this, how it works :
When
windows boots, NTDetect detects the hardware and then passes the
information to kernel,later on this hardware information is saved in a volatile
registry key “HKLM\Hardware”. As this data is volatile, When you reboot your
computer, any changes you made here will be lost. So after a reboot, you will
see your original configuration.
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