21.5.1999

Windows may be telling you that you have an Intel Pentium processor, but is it telling you the whole story? Right-click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties.' Under the 'Computer' section, if you see 'GenuineIntel,' you can proceed with this trick. Close the properties sheet, launch REGEDIT, and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Hardware \ Description \ System \ CentralProcessor \ 0. Double-click on the 'VendorIdentifier' key, put a space between "Genuine" and "Intel," then close REGEDIT. Now, re-open the properties for 'My Computer.' Below the 'Genuine Intel' line, you'll see a line that reads: 'x86 Family A Model B Stepping C' (these values will vary from system to system). Rebooting will reset this tweak.