One Confused Laptop - Need Help Please

[deanw33]

I just bought a 2nd hand laptop running windows xp home. Pentium m 1.7, 1 gig mem, 60 gig hard drive and 128mb graphics. Now the problem is that it will not allow me to play any games that require a little resourses. I tried to play Command and Conquer zero hour and it will not work. I ran a programe from the disk that looks at your system and reports back what it found. Hear is a snippet
----EASy System Summary--------------------------------------

     Video Card                    : Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family
     Video Driver                  : ialmrnt5.dll
     Driver Version                : 6.14.10.3943

     Sound Card                    : Realtek AC'97 Audio
     Sound Driver                  : ALCXWDM.SYS
     Driver Version                : 5.10.00.5780

     DirectX                       : DirectX 8.1
     Operating System                Windows XP Service Pack 2 5.1.2600

----EASy System Output---------------------------------------

CPU Info

     CPU Count                     : 1
     CPU Type                      : 66 MHz GenuineIntel Pentium Model13 Step 6
                                     6 13 6

     RAM                           : 1016 MB Total
                                     774 MB Free
     Virtual RAM                   : -1648 MB Total
                                     -1798 MB Free

     Operating System              : Windows XP Service Pack 2 5.1.2600


     Default Browser               : Internet Explorer
     Version                       : 6.0.2900.2180

Now im no expert but i believe there is a problem where it sais 66 MHz GenuineIntel Pentium Model13 . If i look at the system information in windows it reports a Pentium-m 1.7 Mhz

Now i thought i would throw this over to you "higher beings " in the computer world and ask if there is something that i need to do to change the settings or drivers or something ?
Please help as i have no idea what is going on and it is starting to bug me now.
Thanks in advance.

[Rob Pomeroy]

Speedstep-type processors run at different speeds according to requirements and whether they're on battery power or mains.  This is an energy-saving device for laptops.

[deanw33]

So what do i do to turn it off and get this sucker smokin ?

[Rob Pomeroy]

Leave it on AC power.  Check out the specific utilities/control panel applets that came with your laptop.  You can probably override it.

[deanw33]

Nope, Still the same after changing power settings etc to always on. Im at a loss.

[deanw33]

Here is something that may help. When windows first starts i quickly run the programe above and it gives completley different stats. It comes back saying that all is ok. Then if i leave it for 20 seconds and run it again it sais the above , with the low stats etc. Could it be something in windows that is causing this ?