# Change Processor Name Permanently!!! It is very easy to change your processor name permanently by creating a registry key and placing a shortcut to it in the windows start up folder. To do so, just follow the steps given below:- Steps :- 1. Open Notepad. 2. Copy and paste the exact code given below without **:- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEHARDWAREDESCRIPTION SystemCentralProcessor ] "ProcessorNameString"="*My Processor name 50000MHz*" To change the processor name, edit the part of the code between ** i.e. My Processor name 50000MHz . Also understand that in the above code should only be present if Windows store your processor name at that location. Please open Registry Editor and navigate to the above mentioned keys to check whether or not to include the . 3. Click on File Menu, click on Save As and select "All Types" in Save as Type option. Save the file as ProcessorNameChange.reg or *.reg. 4. Create a new shortcut on your desktop. Enter regedit / S "Location of the .reg file" as the location of the item. For example, enter regedit /S "C:Processor Name.reg" if your registry file is located in the root of C: drive. Processor Name 5. Copy the created Shortcut file. 6. Navigate to C:Documents and SettingsAll Users Start MenuProgramsStartup (in Windows XP) or to C:Users User-NameAppDataRoamingMicrosoft WindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup (in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Also remember that AppData is a hidden folder.) If C: is your System drive. 7. Paste the copied file. This registry file would now execute each time when Windows starts and the Processor Name String would be modified each time. So, even upon restarting your computer, you will see that the changed processor name is permanent.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 04:02:25 +0000
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