Goods news and just 1 question about Windows 7 registry.

[FalseChristian]

I've been asking stupid questions (for me, anyhow) about how to get my i5 2500K overclocked to 4.5GHz to stay that way and not downclock to 1.6GHz at idle. I finally figured it out myself. I disabled C1 C1E and C6 reporting to Windows and now my CPU stays at 4.5GHz always.

I need this for benchmarking and folding.

Just 1 question: I just reloaded Windows 7 HP SP1 and I've messed up the registry
screwing around with core-parking settings. Anyhow is there any way I can restore
my registry to the way it was when I 1st installed Windows 7 or do I have to reinstall
Windows 7 again from scratch (say it ain't so! LOL!). I don't mind having to reinstall
the very few programs that I have on my hard-drive right now.

Thank you.

 

[corkyg]

If you have it enabled, you can try System Restore to a date prior to the change. That puts in the older Registry version.

 

[FalseChristian]

If you have it enabled, you can try System Restore to a date prior to the change. That puts in the older Registry version.

No, sir. Stupid me. I never use System Restore. Maybe now would be a good time to start, eh?

Any other way to restore the registry?

 

[Mushkins]

No, sir. Stupid me. I never use System Restore. Maybe now would be a good time to start, eh?

Any other way to restore the registry?

Not in any way I would trust not to be riddled with problems and instability.

You can try doing a repair installation of Windows 7, but in my experience repairs are rarely worth the odds of them still not being stable. Best bet is to wipe it clean and start fresh.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

 

[FalseChristian]

Not in any way I would trust not to be riddled with problems and instability.

You can try doing a repair installation of Windows 7, but in my experience repairs are rarely worth the odds of them still not being stable. Best bet is to wipe it clean and start fresh.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

Yea, thanks. This is what I'm going to do. Live and learn, eh? Installing and setting up Windows 7 SP1 HP is actually enjoyable for me but what I hate is waiting for Windows to update itself for 4 hours! LOL!

 

[Ketchup]

You think Update is bad with 7, you should try it on XP or Vista sometime!

If you want to make changes to the registry, make a backup copy beforehand:

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/backup-registry-windows-7.htm

 

[FalseChristian]

You think Update is bad with 7, you should try it on XP or Vista sometime!

If you want to make changes to the registry, make a backup copy beforehand:

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/backup-registry-windows-7.htm

LOL! I know! Thanks for the info.

 

[nimd4]

[..] Windows to update itself for 4 hours!

Meh, even my pathetic 160KB/sec DSL doesn't take that long?..;-$ Anyway, saw someone else post about a registry program.. I like this one, searched for a while 2 find something acceptable:

http://www.torchsoft.com/en/rw_information.html

P.S. Have you managed something other than a reinstall; creating a new user w/their Registry hives did nothing in this case?

 

[jkauff]

Check System Restore anyway. Windows often creates a restore point on its own, like when doing major updates.

 

[amenx]

I've been asking stupid questions (for me, anyhow) about how to get my i5 2500K overclocked to 4.5GHz to stay that way and not downclock to 1.6GHz at idle. I finally figured it out myself. I disabled C1 C1E and C6 reporting to Windows and now my CPU stays at 4.5GHz always.

I need this for benchmarking and folding.

It will make no difference in performance. When or if your CPU is idling, why would you want to keep it at 4.5ghz? It will only increase power/heat unnecessarily.

 

[FalseChristian]

It will make no difference in performance. When or if your CPU is idling, why would you want to keep it at 4.5ghz? It will only increase power/heat unnecessarily.

Some benchmarks don't ramp upto 4.5GHz when ran. Also, DosBox doesn't ramp upto 4.5Ghz when running, either. This is why I have it at 4.5Ghz at all times.

 

[Ketchup]

Some benchmarks don't ramp upto 4.5GHz when ran. Also, DosBox doesn't ramp upto 4.5Ghz when running, either. This is why I have it at 4.5Ghz at all times.

If there are times when the CPU isn't being stressed (maybe just the video card) why would you want the CPU to be running full speed?

I would recommend you check your performance tab to verify your CPU is actually showing decent usage before assuming it "should" run full blast.

If you want you CPU to run at full speed all the time, that's fine. I am just saying there are probably reasons why it doesn't when you think it should.

 

[FalseChristian]

My CPU is at 36C at idle and goes up to 62C at full-load so it's not a problem. In fact, my CPU uses 1.400v at idle but only 1.325v at full load! (Gotsta change my sig again.)