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II-8 To see what kind of processor chip you are running on a remote computer, look in the registry. These entries give you information about the class of CPU the target machine is running. If you have more than one CPU, the CentralProcessor key has numbered subkeys (1, 2, 3).
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 |
Value Name: | Identifier |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | x86 Family 6 Model 1 Stepping 7 |
This value gives you information about the specific CPU revision.
II-9 | Value Name: | VendorIdentifier |
Data Type: | REG_SZ | |
Value: | GenuineIntel |
This value gives you the manufacturer of the CPU.
II-10 | Value Name: | ∼MHz |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0xc7 |
This value is the actual speed of the CPU. This example says my CPU is faster than 199 Mhz, which it is. I tested this on a 200 Mhz Pentium Pro.
II-11 If you have installed a Diamond Multimedia Net Commander ISDN adapter and are having problems, you may want to check these registry entries.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Diamond Multimedia\NetCommander\ncVector |
Value Name: | Status |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: | In Service |
If the Net Commander is functioning properly, the value for Status is In Service. If the value is anything else, the card is not functioning properly.
II-12 Problem: after installing the software necessary to run the Net Commander, the configuration screen pop ups every time you reboot. Modify the following registry entry to keep the screen from popping up.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
Value Name: | NetCmdrSetup |
Data Type: | REG_SZ |
Value: |
Delete anything in the Value field. Restart the machine for this change to take effect.
II-13 If RAS cant see all the ports on your Digiboard multiport serial I/O board, make sure the following registry value is set correctly.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Asyncmac\Parameters |
Value Name: | Ports |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | <number of ports> |
If you have eight ports available, this value should be 8. Restart the machine for these changes to take effect.
II-14 You just bought an Iomega Zip Drive. From time to time you dont have it connected to your computer, which generates an error. To disable the message, change this entry; it stops the driver from reporting an error to the system log.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\Current\Controlset\Services\PPA3NT\Parameters |
Add the following value under the Parameters key:
Value Name: | ErrorControl |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 0 |
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