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Windows Experience Index

  • 14-01-2009 4:19pm
    #1
    Cow Moolester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭


    Hey,
    I got my laptop and it had a score of 3. The graphics card was the only one to get below 4.5 and it got the 3.
    I upgraded to Windows 7 and everything stayed the same but the graphics score went down to 2.0. I didn't like Windows 7 all too much so I just reinstalled Vista and now I have a score of 1. Everything is the same except for Graphics and Gaming graphics which both got 1...

    What happened? How can I fix this because I'm stuck on the basic look now and can't play games


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  • #2
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    Update your graphics drivers.

    Either through windows update, manufacturer homepage, or Nvidia homepage (if its a Nvidia card), whichever is the handiest/latest.


  • #3
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,405 ✭✭✭Dartz


    Performance is really affected by the drivers you're using. Hehe, Windows7 in a virtual machine gives a better score than Vista for my laptop, for everything but processor, gaming graphics and Aero performance. Processor is operating on 1 logical core, and Virtualbox doesn't support 3d acceleration, so the other two only get a score of 1.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    If no video driver is installed the Windows Experience Index does not go above 1.0. If there is a driver installed that isn't WDDM compatible (such as an XP driver) it doesn't go above 2.0.


  • #5
    Cow Moolester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭Cow Moolester


    Thanks lads :)

    One more question:

    I got my rating up to 2.4. Windows update automatically updated the drivers

    I'm trying to play Spore but it keeps on freezing. The only way I can unfreeze it is if I do ctrl-alt-delete or press the windows key and then go back in to the game but then it does it again...
    When I first started the game it said I have old video card drivers and need it update to get the best experience.

    I'm using an NVIDIA Geforce 6150


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