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    Windows experience index does not update

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by leadweight, Apr 7, 2007.

  1. leadweight

    leadweight Notebook Consultant

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    SZ330PB, Vista Business

    On my system the Windows experience index does not update. It always says "unrated" and "! New hardware detected".

    Does anyone have this problem or a fix for it.
     
    leadweight, Apr 7, 2007
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    leadweight Notebook Consultant

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    Bump?

    Anyone want to take a guess?
     
    leadweight, Apr 9, 2007
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    jrjohnston Notebook Enthusiast

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    You can try this:

    Have you had an error where Windows Experience Index in Vista won't refresh?
    Here is the fix I found with some help from a few forums.
    1. Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore
    2. Delete all of the files
    3. Reboot (might not be necessary)
    4. Rerun the assesment
    This was tested on an HP Laptop with Vista x64 and a GeForce Go 7600 (Nvidia).
     
    jrjohnston, Jun 26, 2007
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