Retrieving CPU speed and free resources?

How could i get the CPU speed not using WinNT?
Or how could i get the "free resources" percentage from System tab of control panels?

Thanks

Not sure if this will help, but if you start up VB and click the VB Application Wizard, you will go through a long drawn out process, but you will get to a screen where you can select an "about" form along with others. Select that and continue through the wizzard. When done, go to the "about" form and see how they did the SYSTEM button...here is the code...

Code:

---

Private Sub cmdSysInfo_Click()
        Call StartSysInfo
End Sub

Public Sub StartSysInfo()
    On Error GoTo SysInfoErr


        Dim rc As Long
        Dim SysInfoPath As String
       

        ' Try To Get System Info Program Path\Name From Registry...
        If GetKeyValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, gREGKEYSYSINFO, gREGVALSYSINFO, SysInfoPath) Then
        ' Try To Get System Info Program Path Only From Registry...
        ElseIf GetKeyValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, gREGKEYSYSINFOLOC, gREGVALSYSINFOLOC, SysInfoPath) Then
                ' Validate Existance Of Known 32 Bit File Version
                If (Dir(SysInfoPath & "\MSINFO32.EXE") <> "") Then
                        SysInfoPath = SysInfoPath & "\MSINFO32.EXE"
                       

                ' Error - File Can Not Be Found...
                Else
                        GoTo SysInfoErr
                End If
        ' Error - Registry Entry Can Not Be Found...
        Else
                GoTo SysInfoErr
        End If
       

        Call Shell(SysInfoPath, vbNormalFocus)
       

        Exit Sub
SysInfoErr:
        MsgBox "System Information Is Unavailable At This Time", vbOKOnly
End Sub


Public Function GetKeyValue(KeyRoot As Long, KeyName As String, SubKeyRef As String, ByRef KeyVal As String) As Boolean
        Dim i As Long                                          ' Loop Counter
        Dim rc As Long                                          ' Return Code
        Dim hKey As Long                                        ' Handle To An Open Registry Key
        Dim hDepth As Long                                      '
        Dim KeyValType As Long                                  ' Data Type Of A Registry Key
        Dim tmpVal As String                                    ' Tempory Storage For A Registry Key Value
        Dim KeyValSize As Long                                  ' Size Of Registry Key Variable
        '------------------------------------------------------------
        ' Open RegKey Under KeyRoot {HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE...}
        '------------------------------------------------------------
        rc = RegOpenKeyEx(KeyRoot, KeyName, 0, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, hKey) ' Open Registry Key
       

        If (rc <> ERROR_SUCCESS) Then GoTo GetKeyError          ' Handle Error...
       

        tmpVal = String$(1024, 0)                            ' Allocate Variable Space
        KeyValSize = 1024                                      ' Mark Variable Size
       

        '------------------------------------------------------------
        ' Retrieve Registry Key Value...
        '------------------------------------------------------------
        rc = RegQueryValueEx(hKey, SubKeyRef, 0, KeyValType, tmpVal, KeyValSize)    ' Get/Create Key Value
                                               

        If (rc <> ERROR_SUCCESS) Then GoTo GetKeyError          ' Handle Errors
       

        tmpVal = VBA.Left(tmpVal, InStr(tmpVal, VBA.Chr(0)) - 1)
        '------------------------------------------------------------
        ' Determine Key Value Type For Conversion...
        '------------------------------------------------------------
        Select Case KeyValType                                  ' Search Data Types...
        Case REG_SZ                                            ' String Registry Key Data Type
                KeyVal = tmpVal                                    ' Copy String Value
        Case REG_DWORD                                          ' Double Word Registry Key Data Type
                For i = Len(tmpVal) To 1 Step -1                    ' Convert Each Bit
                        KeyVal = KeyVal + Hex(Asc(Mid(tmpVal, i, 1)))  ' Build Value Char. By Char.
                Next
                KeyVal = Format$("&h" + KeyVal)                    ' Convert Double Word To String
        End Select
       

        GetKeyValue = True                                      ' Return Success
        rc = RegCloseKey(hKey)                                  ' Close Registry Key
        Exit Function                                          ' Exit
       

GetKeyError:    ' Cleanup After An Error Has Occured...
        KeyVal = ""                                            ' Set Return Val To Empty String
        GetKeyValue = False                                    ' Return Failure
        rc = RegCloseKey(hKey)                                  ' Close Registry Key
End Function

---

at http://www.vbapi.com there is an example for get free resources. I seam to rember seeing another question like this some where and i answered it with code, you might want to look for it. The code was from http://www.vbapi.com