Recently in the latest Windows XP tweaks, certain websites have made up this argument that Windows XP does not correctly detect the L2 cache size of the CPU.
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When this specific registry value that they point out is set to 0, it means that Windows will attempt to find the cache size from the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer). If it cannot get this value, it DEFAULTS TO 256K. In fact, from what the MSKB says, the value means absolutely nothing on "Pentium 2 and later processors". So there you have it, not all these 'tweaking' sites are what they're cracked up to be. I do this to warn you people about useless and shameful ways for them to promote their sites. Read more about this issue at the KB Article, Q183063.
Read more to learn more about this issue.
When this specific registry value that they point out is set to 0, it means that Windows will attempt to find the cache size from the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer). If it cannot get this value, it DEFAULTS TO 256K. In fact, from what the MSKB says, the value means absolutely nothing on "Pentium 2 and later processors". So there you have it, not all these 'tweaking' sites are what they're cracked up to be. I do this to warn you people about useless and shameful ways for them to promote their sites. Read more about this issue at the KB Article, Q183063.
