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> For whatever reason, shortly after installing Windows Vista Ultimate back
> in
> January my Windows Experience Index won't update. I thought it was a
> driver
> issue so I have all up-to-date drivers, including the latest from Nvidia.
> The OS will run the tests, but when it gets to the end it says something
> failed to work and therefore doesn't change anything. Any way to repair
> this
> or find out what is hanging it up?
> Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and look at the winsat.log. Can you
> see anything (towards the end of the log) that indicates the cause of the
> failure?
>
>
> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A75072C6-9C72-4F3E-986B-788F79ADB9F6@microsoft.com...> > For whatever reason, shortly after installing Windows Vista Ultimate back>
> > in
> > January my Windows Experience Index won't update. I thought it was a
> > driver
> > issue so I have all up-to-date drivers, including the latest from Nvidia.
> > The OS will run the tests, but when it gets to the end it says something
> > failed to work and therefore doesn't change anything. Any way to repair
> > this
> > or find out what is hanging it up?
> Thanks. This was the error message I saw in there:
>
> 198406 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: media '-input
> {winsatencode.wmv} -encode {winsat.prx}'
> 198828 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to an error
>
> That doesn't really help in that I don't what "what error" caused it to
> fail.
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>>> Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and look at the winsat.log. Can you
>> see anything (towards the end of the log) that indicates the cause of the
>> failure?
>>
>>
>> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A75072C6-9C72-4F3E-986B-788F79ADB9F6@microsoft.com...>> > For whatever reason, shortly after installing Windows Vista Ultimate>>
>> > back
>> > in
>> > January my Windows Experience Index won't update. I thought it was a
>> > driver
>> > issue so I have all up-to-date drivers, including the latest from
>> > Nvidia.
>> > The OS will run the tests, but when it gets to the end it says
>> > something
>> > failed to work and therefore doesn't change anything. Any way to
>> > repair
>> > this
>> > or find out what is hanging it up?
> It appears to mean that around the time it tried to play a test media file,
> it failed. Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT. Try to play the files
> winsatencode.wmv and winsat.wmv. Do they Play?
>
> If so, try this. In C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, rename the folder
> DataStore to OldDatastore, and try running the Update My Score again.
>
>
> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9F36007E-BF41-488B-A595-0A2219B2D534@microsoft.com...> > Thanks. This was the error message I saw in there:>
> >
> > 198406 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: media '-input
> > {winsatencode.wmv} -encode {winsat.prx}'
> > 198828 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to an error
> >
> > That doesn't really help in that I don't what "what error" caused it to
> > fail.
> >
> > "dean-dean" wrote:
> >> >> Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and look at the winsat.log. Can you
> >> see anything (towards the end of the log) that indicates the cause of the
> >> failure?
> >>
> >>
> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:A75072C6-9C72-4F3E-986B-788F79ADB9F6@microsoft.com...
> >> > For whatever reason, shortly after installing Windows Vista Ultimate
> >> > back
> >> > in
> >> > January my Windows Experience Index won't update. I thought it was a
> >> > driver
> >> > issue so I have all up-to-date drivers, including the latest from
> >> > Nvidia.
> >> > The OS will run the tests, but when it gets to the end it says
> >> > something
> >> > failed to work and therefore doesn't change anything. Any way to
> >> > repair
> >> > this
> >> > or find out what is hanging it up?
> >>
> Winsat.wmv played. Winsatencode.wmv started and then stopped very fast
> (after like a second). It looks they are the same video, but winsatencode
> may have some how corrupted. Do you know where I can download the same
> file
> to try?
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>>> It appears to mean that around the time it tried to play a test media
>> file,
>> it failed. Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT. Try to play the files
>> winsatencode.wmv and winsat.wmv. Do they Play?
>>
>> If so, try this. In C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, rename the folder
>> DataStore to OldDatastore, and try running the Update My Score again.
>>
>>
>> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9F36007E-BF41-488B-A595-0A2219B2D534@microsoft.com...>> > Thanks. This was the error message I saw in there:>>
>> >
>> > 198406 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: media
>> > '-input
>> > {winsatencode.wmv} -encode {winsat.prx}'
>> > 198828 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to an
>> > error
>> >
>> > That doesn't really help in that I don't what "what error" caused it to
>> > fail.
>> >
>> > "dean-dean" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and look at the winsat.log. Can
>> >> you
>> >> see anything (towards the end of the log) that indicates the cause of
>> >> the
>> >> failure?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:A75072C6-9C72-4F3E-986B-788F79ADB9F6@microsoft.com...
>> >> > For whatever reason, shortly after installing Windows Vista Ultimate
>> >> > back
>> >> > in
>> >> > January my Windows Experience Index won't update. I thought it was
>> >> > a
>> >> > driver
>> >> > issue so I have all up-to-date drivers, including the latest from
>> >> > Nvidia.
>> >> > The OS will run the tests, but when it gets to the end it says
>> >> > something
>> >> > failed to work and therefore doesn't change anything. Any way to
>> >> > repair
>> >> > this
>> >> > or find out what is hanging it up?
>> >>
> Is Windows Media Player the default player for .wmv files on your computer?
> Yes, both files are only about a second long, winsatencode.wmv seems to play
> even faster than the other, and ends abruptly. As long as Windows Media
> Player played it, and didn't freeze or crash, things should be okay. To
> check the file, try running the System File Checker. To do this, right
> click on Command Prompt (Start Menu\Programs\Accessories), and choose Run as
> Administrator. Copy the following, and Paste it after the prompt:
>
> sfc /SCANFILE="C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsatenco de.wmv"
>
> Press Enter. Then do the same for the other file:
>
> sfc /SCANFILE="C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsat.wmv "
>
> Press Enter. If things are okay and you are given the text message "Windows
> Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations", or that it found
> errors and they were corrected, proceed to renaming the folder DataStore to
> OldDatastore, under C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and try running the
> Update My Score again.
>
> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5C373BD9-6B99-4FA6-8812-878E84A4E8A6@microsoft.com...> > Winsat.wmv played. Winsatencode.wmv started and then stopped very fast>
> > (after like a second). It looks they are the same video, but winsatencode
> > may have some how corrupted. Do you know where I can download the same
> > file
> > to try?
> >
> > "dean-dean" wrote:
> >> >> It appears to mean that around the time it tried to play a test media
> >> file,
> >> it failed. Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT. Try to play the files
> >> winsatencode.wmv and winsat.wmv. Do they Play?
> >>
> >> If so, try this. In C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, rename the folder
> >> DataStore to OldDatastore, and try running the Update My Score again.
> >>
> >>
> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:9F36007E-BF41-488B-A595-0A2219B2D534@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thanks. This was the error message I saw in there:
> >> >
> >> > 198406 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: media
> >> > '-input
> >> > {winsatencode.wmv} -encode {winsat.prx}'
> >> > 198828 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to an
> >> > error
> >> >
> >> > That doesn't really help in that I don't what "what error" caused it to
> >> > fail.
> >> >
> >> > "dean-dean" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and look at the winsat.log. Can
> >> >> you
> >> >> see anything (towards the end of the log) that indicates the cause of
> >> >> the
> >> >> failure?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:A75072C6-9C72-4F3E-986B-788F79ADB9F6@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > For whatever reason, shortly after installing Windows Vista Ultimate
> >> >> > back
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > January my Windows Experience Index won't update. I thought it was
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > driver
> >> >> > issue so I have all up-to-date drivers, including the latest from
> >> >> > Nvidia.
> >> >> > The OS will run the tests, but when it gets to the end it says
> >> >> > something
> >> >> > failed to work and therefore doesn't change anything. Any way to
> >> >> > repair
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > or find out what is hanging it up?
> >> >>
> >>
>
>I checked both files like you said, and confirmed that Media Player is the
> default player. I ran the test again and same thing. Maybe it will be
> something Microsoft can fix when they eventually come out with SP1. I'm
> not
> sure what else to try. I think the assessment is more a tool for choosing
> software and has no bearing on actual Windows performance right?
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>>> Is Windows Media Player the default player for .wmv files on your
>> computer?
>> Yes, both files are only about a second long, winsatencode.wmv seems to
>> play
>> even faster than the other, and ends abruptly. As long as Windows Media
>> Player played it, and didn't freeze or crash, things should be okay. To
>> check the file, try running the System File Checker. To do this, right
>> click on Command Prompt (Start Menu\Programs\Accessories), and choose Run
>> as
>> Administrator. Copy the following, and Paste it after the prompt:
>>
>> sfc /SCANFILE="C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsatenco de.wmv"
>>
>> Press Enter. Then do the same for the other file:
>>
>> sfc /SCANFILE="C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsat.wmv "
>>
>> Press Enter. If things are okay and you are given the text message
>> "Windows
>> Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations", or that it
>> found
>> errors and they were corrected, proceed to renaming the folder DataStore
>> to
>> OldDatastore, under C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and try running the
>> Update My Score again.
>>
>> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5C373BD9-6B99-4FA6-8812-878E84A4E8A6@microsoft.com...>> > Winsat.wmv played. Winsatencode.wmv started and then stopped very fast>>
>> > (after like a second). It looks they are the same video, but
>> > winsatencode
>> > may have some how corrupted. Do you know where I can download the same
>> > file
>> > to try?
>> >
>> > "dean-dean" wrote:
>> >
>> >> It appears to mean that around the time it tried to play a test media
>> >> file,
>> >> it failed. Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT. Try to play the files
>> >> winsatencode.wmv and winsat.wmv. Do they Play?
>> >>
>> >> If so, try this. In C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, rename the folder
>> >> DataStore to OldDatastore, and try running the Update My Score again.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:9F36007E-BF41-488B-A595-0A2219B2D534@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Thanks. This was the error message I saw in there:
>> >> >
>> >> > 198406 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: media
>> >> > '-input
>> >> > {winsatencode.wmv} -encode {winsat.prx}'
>> >> > 198828 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to an
>> >> > error
>> >> >
>> >> > That doesn't really help in that I don't what "what error" caused it
>> >> > to
>> >> > fail.
>> >> >
>> >> > "dean-dean" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and look at the winsat.log.
>> >> >> Can
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> see anything (towards the end of the log) that indicates the cause
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> failure?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:A75072C6-9C72-4F3E-986B-788F79ADB9F6@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > For whatever reason, shortly after installing Windows Vista
>> >> >> > Ultimate
>> >> >> > back
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > January my Windows Experience Index won't update. I thought it
>> >> >> > was
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > driver
>> >> >> > issue so I have all up-to-date drivers, including the latest from
>> >> >> > Nvidia.
>> >> >> > The OS will run the tests, but when it gets to the end it says
>> >> >> > something
>> >> >> > failed to work and therefore doesn't change anything. Any way to
>> >> >> > repair
>> >> >> > this
>> >> >> > or find out what is hanging it up?
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>
> Did you try renaming the DataStore folder under
> C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT to OldDatastore? If that didn't work, rename
> it back to DataStore. Open the DataStore folder, and create a New Folder
> within the DataStore folder. Cut and Paste, or Drag, all the XML Documents
> (.xml files) in DataStore into the New Folder. Drag the New Folder to your
> desktop. Then try to update your score. If this doesn't work, move the .xml
> files back as they were, and delete the empty New Folder. If it does work,
> delete the New Folder, and all the files in it.
>
> You're right, the Score doesn't affect how your computer runs. The only
> caveat I'm aware of is that you can't turn on the Aero theme unless your
> computer meets a certain criteria of the Windows Experience Index.
>
>
>
> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:78320D3E-026C-40B7-BBF4-E0C0E3C62CEC@microsoft.com...> >I checked both files like you said, and confirmed that Media Player is the>
> > default player. I ran the test again and same thing. Maybe it will be
> > something Microsoft can fix when they eventually come out with SP1. I'm
> > not
> > sure what else to try. I think the assessment is more a tool for choosing
> > software and has no bearing on actual Windows performance right?
> >
> > "dean-dean" wrote:
> >> >> Is Windows Media Player the default player for .wmv files on your
> >> computer?
> >> Yes, both files are only about a second long, winsatencode.wmv seems to
> >> play
> >> even faster than the other, and ends abruptly. As long as Windows Media
> >> Player played it, and didn't freeze or crash, things should be okay. To
> >> check the file, try running the System File Checker. To do this, right
> >> click on Command Prompt (Start Menu\Programs\Accessories), and choose Run
> >> as
> >> Administrator. Copy the following, and Paste it after the prompt:
> >>
> >> sfc /SCANFILE="C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsatenco de.wmv"
> >>
> >> Press Enter. Then do the same for the other file:
> >>
> >> sfc /SCANFILE="C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsat.wmv "
> >>
> >> Press Enter. If things are okay and you are given the text message
> >> "Windows
> >> Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations", or that it
> >> found
> >> errors and they were corrected, proceed to renaming the folder DataStore
> >> to
> >> OldDatastore, under C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and try running the
> >> Update My Score again.
> >>
> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5C373BD9-6B99-4FA6-8812-878E84A4E8A6@microsoft.com...
> >> > Winsat.wmv played. Winsatencode.wmv started and then stopped very fast
> >> > (after like a second). It looks they are the same video, but
> >> > winsatencode
> >> > may have some how corrupted. Do you know where I can download the same
> >> > file
> >> > to try?
> >> >
> >> > "dean-dean" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> It appears to mean that around the time it tried to play a test media
> >> >> file,
> >> >> it failed. Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT. Try to play the files
> >> >> winsatencode.wmv and winsat.wmv. Do they Play?
> >> >>
> >> >> If so, try this. In C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, rename the folder
> >> >> DataStore to OldDatastore, and try running the Update My Score again.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:9F36007E-BF41-488B-A595-0A2219B2D534@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Thanks. This was the error message I saw in there:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 198406 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: media
> >> >> > '-input
> >> >> > {winsatencode.wmv} -encode {winsat.prx}'
> >> >> > 198828 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to an
> >> >> > error
> >> >> >
> >> >> > That doesn't really help in that I don't what "what error" caused it
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > fail.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "dean-dean" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and look at the winsat.log.
> >> >> >> Can
> >> >> >> you
> >> >> >> see anything (towards the end of the log) that indicates the cause
> >> >> >> of
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> failure?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> >> message
> >> >> >> news:A75072C6-9C72-4F3E-986B-788F79ADB9F6@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > For whatever reason, shortly after installing Windows Vista
> >> >> >> > Ultimate
> >> >> >> > back
> >> >> >> > in
> >> >> >> > January my Windows Experience Index won't update. I thought it
> >> >> >> > was
> >> >> >> > a
> >> >> >> > driver
> >> >> >> > issue so I have all up-to-date drivers, including the latest from
> >> >> >> > Nvidia.
> >> >> >> > The OS will run the tests, but when it gets to the end it says
> >> >> >> > something
> >> >> >> > failed to work and therefore doesn't change anything. Any way to
> >> >> >> > repair
> >> >> >> > this
> >> >> >> > or find out what is hanging it up?
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> Thanks for helping. Still nothing. I tried all those things and after
> running all the tests it still comes back with the error message and
> updates
> nothing. Right now my computer shows a score of "4.0 Unrated" I am able
> to
> run Aero though (transparent windows and what not). Is there a way to
> reinstall Media Player? That is all I can think of right now. My Nvidia
> drivers are the most up-to-date and have always been...so I don't think
> that's it. Frustrating.
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>>> Did you try renaming the DataStore folder under
>> C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT to OldDatastore? If that didn't work,
>> rename
>> it back to DataStore. Open the DataStore folder, and create a New Folder
>> within the DataStore folder. Cut and Paste, or Drag, all the XML
>> Documents
>> (.xml files) in DataStore into the New Folder. Drag the New Folder to
>> your
>> desktop. Then try to update your score. If this doesn't work, move the
>> .xml
>> files back as they were, and delete the empty New Folder. If it does
>> work,
>> delete the New Folder, and all the files in it.
>>
>> You're right, the Score doesn't affect how your computer runs. The only
>> caveat I'm aware of is that you can't turn on the Aero theme unless your
>> computer meets a certain criteria of the Windows Experience Index.
>>
>>
>>
>> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:78320D3E-026C-40B7-BBF4-E0C0E3C62CEC@microsoft.com...>> >I checked both files like you said, and confirmed that Media Player is>>
>> >the
>> > default player. I ran the test again and same thing. Maybe it will be
>> > something Microsoft can fix when they eventually come out with SP1.
>> > I'm
>> > not
>> > sure what else to try. I think the assessment is more a tool for
>> > choosing
>> > software and has no bearing on actual Windows performance right?
>> >
>> > "dean-dean" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Is Windows Media Player the default player for .wmv files on your
>> >> computer?
>> >> Yes, both files are only about a second long, winsatencode.wmv seems
>> >> to
>> >> play
>> >> even faster than the other, and ends abruptly. As long as Windows
>> >> Media
>> >> Player played it, and didn't freeze or crash, things should be okay.
>> >> To
>> >> check the file, try running the System File Checker. To do this,
>> >> right
>> >> click on Command Prompt (Start Menu\Programs\Accessories), and choose
>> >> Run
>> >> as
>> >> Administrator. Copy the following, and Paste it after the prompt:
>> >>
>> >> sfc /SCANFILE="C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsatenco de.wmv"
>> >>
>> >> Press Enter. Then do the same for the other file:
>> >>
>> >> sfc /SCANFILE="C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\winsat.wmv "
>> >>
>> >> Press Enter. If things are okay and you are given the text message
>> >> "Windows
>> >> Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations", or that it
>> >> found
>> >> errors and they were corrected, proceed to renaming the folder
>> >> DataStore
>> >> to
>> >> OldDatastore, under C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and try running the
>> >> Update My Score again.
>> >>
>> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:5C373BD9-6B99-4FA6-8812-878E84A4E8A6@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Winsat.wmv played. Winsatencode.wmv started and then stopped very
>> >> > fast
>> >> > (after like a second). It looks they are the same video, but
>> >> > winsatencode
>> >> > may have some how corrupted. Do you know where I can download the
>> >> > same
>> >> > file
>> >> > to try?
>> >> >
>> >> > "dean-dean" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> It appears to mean that around the time it tried to play a test
>> >> >> media
>> >> >> file,
>> >> >> it failed. Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT. Try to play the
>> >> >> files
>> >> >> winsatencode.wmv and winsat.wmv. Do they Play?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If so, try this. In C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, rename the
>> >> >> folder
>> >> >> DataStore to OldDatastore, and try running the Update My Score
>> >> >> again.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:9F36007E-BF41-488B-A595-0A2219B2D534@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Thanks. This was the error message I saw in there:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 198406 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: media
>> >> >> > '-input
>> >> >> > {winsatencode.wmv} -encode {winsat.prx}'
>> >> >> > 198828 (3144) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to
>> >> >> > an
>> >> >> > error
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > That doesn't really help in that I don't what "what error" caused
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > fail.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "dean-dean" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT, and look at the winsat.log.
>> >> >> >> Can
>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> see anything (towards the end of the log) that indicates the
>> >> >> >> cause
>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> failure?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "mikeynavy1" <mikeynavy1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> >> >> message
>> >> >> >> news:A75072C6-9C72-4F3E-986B-788F79ADB9F6@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >> > For whatever reason, shortly after installing Windows Vista
>> >> >> >> > Ultimate
>> >> >> >> > back
>> >> >> >> > in
>> >> >> >> > January my Windows Experience Index won't update. I thought
>> >> >> >> > it
>> >> >> >> > was
>> >> >> >> > a
>> >> >> >> > driver
>> >> >> >> > issue so I have all up-to-date drivers, including the latest
>> >> >> >> > from
>> >> >> >> > Nvidia.
>> >> >> >> > The OS will run the tests, but when it gets to the end it says
>> >> >> >> > something
>> >> >> >> > failed to work and therefore doesn't change anything. Any way
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > repair
>> >> >> >> > this
>> >> >> >> > or find out what is hanging it up?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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