Speed.exe Is it safe?

I've just downloaded the speed program, which is suposed to increase the CPU speed. Has anyone tried it or had any adverse effects while using it?

Yeah, I think it's safe but it's the biggest HOAX I've seen in my life. I had absolutely NO improvement in my computer speed using speed.exe. It says all this ***about how your CPU speed has "doubled". It also gives incorrect readings. I have a Pentium 60. Speed.exe said it was a 386 25MHz. So, if I were you, I would just leave it alone. -- Kenneth [link lost in import]

Did you know that the word 'gullible' isn't in any dictionary ?? Check it out, bet you can't find it. Gib

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>> I've just downloaded the speed program, which is suposed to increase the >> CPU speed. Has anyone tried it or had any adverse effects while using >it? >Yeah, I think it's safe but it's the biggest HOAX I've seen in my life. I >had absolutely NO improvement in my computer speed using speed.exe. It >says all this ***about how your CPU speed has "doubled". It also gives >incorrect readings. I have a Pentium 60. Speed.exe said it was a 386 >25MHz. So, if I were you, I would just leave it alone.

Yeah, I ran this ***on an old 486-66 at work, (didn't want it to touch my computer!!), and it said it ran like a 386. I ran a benchmark test before and after the speed.exe was installed, and it reported NO DIFFERENCE!!! Speed.exe is a stupid hoax!! Craig Marcho

I don't know if it's a hoax or not. It seemed to me, when I installed it on my 486 SLC2, that it "goosed" the performance. Not a huge increase in speed, but I think I got a little boost....or maybe it's a placebo effect(?) Hawaii: Rustbucket

On 19 Jun 1996 18:10:15 GMT, Kenneth Drupiewski >Yeah, I think it's safe but it's the biggest HOAX I've seen in my life. I >had absolutely NO improvement in my computer speed using speed.exe. It >says all this ***about how your CPU speed has "doubled". It also gives >incorrect readings. I have a Pentium 60. Speed.exe said it was a 386 >25MHz. So, if I were you, I would just leave it alone. It's not a hoax. What it does is allow to you to change the refresh rate of your ram. If you lower the refresh rate, more cpu cycles can be used for your app. The problem is PC's are so fast today that changing this rate doesn't do much or anything. On my old 386-16, it helped. On a pentium..... forget it. Today, speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?

reguard to reality... Okay, I've got a 1992 486dx2/75 (I added the overdrive to bring it up from a /33). I've seen an apparent increase in frame rates in ICR2, but not NASCAR. Is this an optical illusion? Is my computer old enough to fall in hte 'old computer' category? I like the use of Smokey Yunick's old motto! Mike -- ___^___ Speed Bump Motorsports... The name says it all. NRL95 #110 Hershey's Kisses Chevrolet Monte Carlo PRO95 #53 Hershey's Kisses Penske PC23/Ilmor D SIMCAR96 #45 Hershey's Kisses Pontiac Grand Prix PRO96 #2 Hershey's Kisses Reynard/Honda/Firestone - Pucker Factor Motorsports IVGA #2027 (membership, not the car!)

> I've just downloaded the speed program, which is suposed to increase the > CPU speed. Has anyone tried it or had any adverse effects while using it? it won't make a difference on a 486+ computer. I know it did make a difference on my old 286-10 ps/2. 486?? forget it. you can do the same thing it does in the bios. reducing the memory refresh rates etc

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> > I've just downloaded the speed program, which is suposed to increase the > > CPU speed. Has anyone tried it or had any adverse effects while using it? > it won't make a difference on a 486+ computer. I know it did make a > difference on my old 286-10 ps/2. 486?? forget it. you can do the same > thing it does in the bios. reducing the memory refresh rates etc > It will work on a 486. I have a 486 and speed. I used to couldn't run c***te and a few other tracks with a full field, now I can. I

thank the guy that come up with the program.

> I've just downloaded the speed program, which is suposed to increase the > CPU speed. Has anyone tried it or had any adverse effects while using it? My computer did not speed up. It says mine is running at the speed of an 286. Richard Welcome to my web page ---> http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~wyip Know yourself, know your enemies, and you will win 100 battles - Sun Tzi