Support
Support Center
Computer Basics
Clearing Browser Cache
Turning on Password Saving
Translating Websites to Other Languages
What is a Browser and How Do I Know Which One I'm Using?
Checking and Installing Windows Updates
Creating Shortcuts, Favorites and Bookmarks
Downloading Files from the Internet
Restricting Internet Access to Only Approved Sites
Restarting Your Computer
Looking up the Version of Windows
Looking up the CPU (Processing Speed) and RAM (Memory)
Looking up the Free Space on the Hard Drive
Looking up the Computer's IP Address
Looking up the System Type (32-bit or 64-bit)
Turning Off IE7 Compatibility View for ALLDATA Websites
Updating the Time, Date and Time Zone

Looking up the CPU (Processing Speed) and RAM (Memory)

  1. Right-click on the My Computer or Computer icon on your computer desktop.

If you do NOT have a desktop icon, click here

  • Click Start (or the circle with the Windows "flag" logo), then right-click My Computer or Computer.

     

    • If you do NOT see a My Computer or Computer option on the desktop or in the Start menu, press the Windows key (the button on your keyboard with the Windows "flag" logo) and the Pause/Break key AT THE SAME TIME.
      • This will open the System Properties window (it may take a few moments to open).
      • Skip Step 2 and go to Step 3.

  1. Click Properties.

  2. In the System Properties window, on the General tab, look under Computer for details about the computer's speed and memory.
    • Example:
      • CPU (processor speed) = 2.93GHz
      • RAM (memory) = 3.25 GB of RAM