The CPU temperature increases abnormally after you install Update Rollup 1 on Windows 2000 SP4-based computer (919521)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

SYMPTOMS

After you install Update Rollup 1 on a Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)-based computer that is using a dual-core processor or a hyper-threading processor, the CPU temperature increases abnormally.

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type regedit , and then click OK.
Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\HAL
On the Edit menu, point to New , and then click DWORD Value.
Type 14140000FFFFFFFF, and then press ENTER.
Right-click 14140000FFFFFFFF, and then click Modify.
Type 00000010 in the Value data box, click Hexadecimal, and then click OK.