Hello list. I may have a dumb question. Recently I purchased 8.1 Professional and began playing around with it. Originally it was installed with a SOYO 7VDA mobo and VIA C3 650 MHz (dual boot with Windows 98 SE). I am using a low end Nvidia Vanta 16 MB AGP graphics card. Using "Gears" gears rotate fast and smooth. Everything runs solid. Distro games run smooth. Now I purchased (got a great deal actually) on a brand new boxed VIA C3 933 MHz CPU and fan. Installed it and POST reports the proper speed and FSB/multiplier information Windows sees it. Belarc (under Windows) advisor reports all is ok along with 3rd party CPU ID/test applications see it properly. 8.1 Pro is another story. Gears are clunky and hwinfo displays the original 650 MHz CPU information. I have not tried using the Control center to see what is being reported yet but I guess my question is, do I have to reinstall 8.1? Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance. Mark -- Hey dad, I smell clowns. --Sydney Lucier Black holes are where God divided by zero. Silly God! --Dale L. Houston The factory of the future will have only two employees: a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment. --Warren Bennis As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today. I really wish he'd go away. --Hughes Mearns A hill is just a straightaway with a vertical dimension. --Andy Grosser ----------------- Mark Lucier Public Schools of CLK 57070 Mine Street Calumet, MI 49913 Phn 906-337-0311 Ext 1110 Fax 906-337-3848 mlucier@clk.k12.mi.us