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Script: Change CPU Identifier in Registry

Posted by Daren on Monday, January 19, 2004 (PST)

Script: Changes CPU Identifier value stored in the system registry. Primarily used to fool certain software into loading on non Intel based systems.

/**
 *    Script:   CPUIdentChange.js
 *    Purpose:  Changes the CPU Identifier stored in Registry
 *    Author:   Daren Thiel
 *    Date:     15 January 1999
 *    Web:      http://www.winscripter.com
 *    Note:     Rename this file CPUIdentChange.js
 **/

/* Create Shell Object */
ws = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" );

/* Write Data to registry */
var regkey = "HKLM\\Hardware\\Description\\System\\CentralProcessor\\0\\VendorIdentifier";
ws.RegWrite( regkey, "GenuineIntel" );

/* Tell the users what happened */
WScript.Echo( "Reset Registry to GenuineIntel" );

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