Just noticed that my system score went from 2.4 to 6.8 after SP1... why such a difference?

[Paul \(Tor,Ont\)]

I just find it strange that it would be such a difference.

I hit the 'update my score' twice and still the same, even after a reboot.

I'm thinking that this hole score thing is a bit of a crock!

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HP Pavilion DV9417ca Entertainment Laptop
AMD Turion 64 x 2 core 1.8GHz
160GB/2GB/NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
17"Wscreen/Wifi/BT/Built-in cam/RC
Vista Premium x32-bit SP1

iPAQ 2490 WM5

 

[KingGuardian]

I just find it strange that it would be such a difference.

I hit the 'update my score' twice and still the same, even after a reboot.

I'm thinking that this hole score thing is a bit of a crock!

Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly as I went back to XP, but I thought the
highest score could be 5.9

 

[Paul \(Tor,Ont\)]

Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly as I went back to XP, but I thought the highest score could be
5.9

hmm, could be, I'm not sure but something funny has happened with it. I don't see how SP1 would make
that much of an improvement... maybe a little but not that much! ... though to be totally honest,
SP1 has made such a tremendous improving to my computer that it probably did triple in
performance... this computer was a dog when I first got it.

SP1 does work great for some people, I guess I was one of the lucky ones. Since I have read horror
stories from some of the poor chaps on here.

Paul

btw, If you guys are having trouble with SP1, do what I did and do a manual update of all the
drivers in Device Manager... worked awesome for me

Cheers

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HP Pavilion DV9417ca Entertainment Laptop
AMD Turion 64 x 2 core 1.8GHz
160GB/2GB/NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
17"Wscreen/Wifi/BT/Built-in cam/RC
Vista Premium x32-bit SP1

iPAQ 2490 WM5

 

[Smithsonian]

Hopefully this helps.

The score is based on your computer hardware and I think space left on your
hard drive.
If you downgraded or lost space your score may go down.

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[Bill]

Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly as I went back to XP, but I thought the
highest score could be 5.9

You're correct. The range is 1.0 - 5.9.

 

[Little Billy]

5.9 is the highest score range but at this time 5 is the very highest base
score if you're running Vista. If you were running XP on the same machine
the score would be higher since it coesn't need as much power.

Go to the HP site and find any updates that look like they go with you PC
abd install them. Sometimes they will correct display errors like CPU, ram
etc

 

[Frank]

5.9 is the highest score range but at this time 5 is the very highest base
score if you're running Vista.

Wanna bet?

If you were running XP on the same machine

the score would be higher since it coesn't need as much power.

You're out of your mind!
Have you ever used Vista?
Frank

 

[Little Billy]

Wanna bet?

According to Microsoft.

If you were running XP on the same machine

You're out of your mind!

Have you tested XP and Vista on new identical machines? If you want Vista to
run well you're going to need a new fast PC otherwise use XP until you get a
new PC.

Have you ever used Vista?

For the past 6 months. And as far as I know 5 is the highest base number. I
do get 5.9 . 5.1,5.3 on the other things like graphics etc. but the base
number is the lowest number and 5 is the max there at this time. But a 3-4
will run everything well on Vista.

But what the other poster was talking about has nothing to do with Vista.
Sometimes there's an error in displaying what your processor and hardware
are and the PC manufacturer has an update to correct it. It doesn't effect
what you have as a processor etc and is just a display error. His machine is
good enough to run Vista well. I've only had a few problems with Vista but
they may be caused by the virus scanner. I've had no problem with SP1.
Most of the problems are caused by installing Vista on machines that are not
powerful enough or have incompatible software on them.
If you buy a new PC and just run it with what was loaded on it it will run
well. Then be careful with what you install on it. Most XP software will run
on Vista and Vista will tell you if the software you're installing is
incompatible. All the reputable software vendors have or will have Vista
compatible versions.

 

[Frank]

According to Microsoft.

Wrong! I've got a dozen boxes of Vista Ultimate running 5.6 to 5.9.

Have you tested XP and Vista on new identical machines?

Many times!

If you want Vista to

run well you're going to need a new fast PC otherwise use XP until you get a
new PC.

Speed is a relative term depending on what you're doing.

For the past 6 months. And as far as I know 5 is the highest base number. I
do get 5.9 . 5.1,5.3 on the other things like graphics etc. but the base
number is the lowest number and 5 is the max there at this time. But a 3-4
will run everything well on Vista.

Wrong. The base number is the lowest hardware on your computer. 5.9 are
common on computers with newer hardware running Vista.

But what the other poster was talking about has nothing to do with Vista.
Sometimes there's an error in displaying what your processor and hardware
are and the PC manufacturer has an update to correct it. It doesn't effect
what you have as a processor etc and is just a display error. His machine is
good enough to run Vista well. I've only had a few problems with Vista but
they may be caused by the virus scanner. I've had no problem with SP1.
Most of the problems are caused by installing Vista on machines that are not
powerful enough or have incompatible software on them.
If you buy a new PC and just run it with what was loaded on it it will run
well. Then be careful with what you install on it. Most XP software will run
on Vista and Vista will tell you if the software you're installing is
incompatible. All the reputable software vendors have or will have Vista
compatible versions.

That's true!
Frank

 

[Little Billy]

Wrong! I've got a dozen boxes of Vista Ultimate running 5.6 to 5.9.

Many times!

If you want Vista to

Speed is a relative term depending on what you're doing.


Wrong. The base number is the lowest hardware on your computer. 5.9 are
common on computers with newer hardware running Vista.

Are you drunk? That's what I said lol

 

[Frank]

Little Billy wrote:


....as far as I know 5 is the highest base number.

Are you drunk? That's what I said lol

You said..."And as far as I know 5 is the highest base number."

It isn't. 5.9 can be the lowest base number while at the same time it is
the highest number any hardware (at this time) can achieve. IOW's 5.9
can be all of the hardware numbers so it can be the lowest and the
highest at the same time.
Are you drunk or on drugs or just stupid, huh?
Frank

 

[Little Billy]

Little Billy wrote:


...as far as I know 5 is the highest base number.

It's just a guide. A machine with a 3G dual processor and 2 G Ram might be a
5.9 but as we know there are quad processors with 64bit and 8GRam that would
also be 5.9 since that's the highest number but in reality are much higher.

Now go to bed, you're drunk lol

You said..."And as far as I know 5 is the highest base number."

The highest base number for when Vista was released ) It's probably higher
now.

It isn't. 5.9 can be the lowest base number while at the same time it is
the highest number any hardware (at this time) can achieve. IOW's 5.9 can
be all of the hardware numbers so it can be the lowest and the highest at
the same time.
duh


Are you drunk or on drugs or just stupid, huh?
Frank

Well since you have the stupid category all tied up I must be drunk )

 

[Adam Albright]

Little Billy wrote:


...as far as I know 5 is the highest base number.



You said..."And as far as I know 5 is the highest base number."

It isn't. 5.9 can be the lowest base number while at the same time it is
the highest number any hardware (at this time) can achieve. IOW's 5.9
can be all of the hardware numbers so it can be the lowest and the
highest at the same time.
Are you drunk or on drugs or just stupid, huh?
Frank

The only 5.9 the idiot Frank ever got was his high score on a
Breathalyzer.

 

[Colon Terminus]

I just find it strange that it would be such a difference.

I hit the 'update my score' twice and still the same, even after a reboot.

I'm thinking that this hole score thing is a bit of a crock!

--
HP Pavilion DV9417ca Entertainment Laptop
AMD Turion 64 x 2 core 1.8GHz
160GB/2GB/NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
17"Wscreen/Wifi/BT/Built-in cam/RC
Vista Premium x32-bit SP1

iPAQ 2490 WM5

I've never seen anything above 5.9 ... you're just lucky, I guess.

My score was 5.9 prior to SP1 and 5.9 afterwards. The only thing that
changed in that area is that my RAM went from a reported 3.25 GB (I
understand perfecty well why 4 GB physical yields 3.25 GB usable) to a
whopping 18 GB on my 32-bit system! Makes me wonder how the Wizards and
Faeries in Redmond manage to map 18 GB RAM into a 4 GB address space. FM, I
guess. <Grin>

 

[e]

My laptop went DOWN from 3.3 to 2.7

 

[Little Billy]

I've never seen anything above 5.9 ... you're just lucky, I guess.

My score was 5.9 prior to SP1 and 5.9 afterwards. The only thing that
changed in that area is that my RAM went from a reported 3.25 GB (I
understand perfecty well why 4 GB physical yields 3.25 GB usable) to a
whopping 18 GB on my 32-bit system! Makes me wonder how the Wizards and
Faeries in Redmond manage to map 18 GB RAM into a 4 GB address space. FM,
I guess. <Grin>

This isn't an exact science but just a guide for people buying software so
they know if it will work on their PC.