Wednesday 3 July 2013

Change Processor Name Permanently

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Processor name is a very common thing which everyone likes to check in the computer and laptop he/she see's. It shows you the quality of computer and even the pay of the guy whoz the computer is :p ....... Like if u have i7 proccesor you have a exclent pc that is of hig speed and graphics. 
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:-
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0]
"ProcessorNameString"="Intel i7 Core 4.5 MGHz"
To change the processor name, edit the part of the code given in orange. Also understand that \0 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 \0.

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:\Users\ User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup ( Also remember that AppData is a hidden folder.)  if C: is your System drive.
7.  Paste the copied file.

Done now every time some one checks the processor name they would be fascinated. This is a cool trick to play on your friends...

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