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Windows Vista How to enable/disable the Windows Experience Index?

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by IvanH, 2009/08/14.

  1. 2009/08/14
    IvanH

    IvanH Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    From Control Panel\Performance Information and Tools (or System rating from Control Panel\System) from Windows Vista, we can have pretty nice information about the component rating of the computer. e.g. Processor subscore is 4.8, RAM is 4.5, Graphics is 3.5, Gaming graphics is 3.7, Hard disk is 5.2, then the Windows Experience Index base score is 3.5, which is determined by the lowest subscore.

    SO, when I want to buy a faster computer, I go to the shop and choose one, not just packaged beautiful, but with a higher score.

    However, in recent days in Sydney, almost all chain storea selling notebook computer disabled the score, and nothing shown about the performance of the PC/notebook.

    How can we turn it back on? And how can we turn it off?
     
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  2. 2009/08/14
    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    If you're asking about how to modify a pc in a retail store - we can't help you. Suggest you ask the sales person;)

    The one you purchase will probably have the option turned on.
     
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  4. 2009/08/16
    IvanH

    IvanH Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I found the reason.

    When a new notebook running Windows Vista, but has never run the performance rating, the rating will not be shown.

    I went back to the shop and asked the guy to log in as administrator, then ran the performance rating. It showed up after a few minutes.

    I checked a few notebooks with Core 2 Duo, Centrino, Centrino2, AMD and etc (with different CPUs), at various price range, the performance of them gave me no excitement than what I am currently using (which I bought more than 2 years ago).
     
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  5. 2009/08/17
    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    The Experience Index is informative IMHO, but weighting the overall index to Gaming graphics is not helpful - unless you game. Look at the individual scores - they will tell you far more about how the computer might perform under 'normal' cnditions like running Office, etc.

    I've marked this thread as 'Resolved', please see .....
     
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  6. 2009/08/17
    IvanH

    IvanH Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks PeteC, I know how to mark "solved" now. It's a good idea and implementation.
     
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