Microsoft KB Archive/190608

= Intel Celeron Processor Identified as Intel Pentium II Processor =

Article ID: 190608

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q190608



SYMPTOMS
If your computer contains an Intel Celeron processor (CPU), Windows 98 may report it as an Intel Pentium II processor when you view computer information on the General tab in the System Properties dialog box.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the Celeron processor is a derivative of the Pentium II processor.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98.



MORE INFORMATION
The only technical differences between Celeron and Pentium II processors is that Celeron processors have no onboard L2 cache and no plastic cartridge that covers the printed circuit board (PCB). As a result, when Windows 98 queries the processor for its ID, the ID returned is interpreted as a Pentium II processor.

Additional query words: chip HWSYSCPU

Keywords: kbhardware kbprb KB190608

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