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  1. September 17th, 2001 01:25 AM #1
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    I just reinstalled win 98 on my computer. How come now when I go to system information it says i got a pentium 2 when i have a pentium 3.
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  2. September 17th, 2001 02:02 AM #2
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    Because Win98 was released before the PIII existed so it doesn't know to ID the core any differently.....

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  3. September 17th, 2001 06:29 AM #3
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    Do you have the 2nd edition installed? its a good idea to do so anyway

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  4. September 27th, 2001 01:38 AM #4
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    Sowulo is right.
    This is a well-known issue. Microsoft admits it and this is not a problem with the CPU.

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