Windows Experience Index on an XP machine

[Mike]

Hi,

I am considering upgrading a PC currently running XP to Vista and I
want to know what the Windows Experience Index will be. Is there any
way of finding this out before upgrading ?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[PD43]

I am considering upgrading a PC currently running XP to Vista and I
want to know what the Windows Experience Index will be. Is there any
way of finding this out before upgrading ?

WTF is the "Windows Experience Index"?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No. You cannot have a WEI unless you are
actually using Windows Vista.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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Hi,

I am considering upgrading a PC currently running XP to Vista and I
want to know what the Windows Experience Index will be. Is there any
way of finding this out before upgrading ?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi,

I am considering upgrading a PC currently running XP to Vista and I
want to know what the Windows Experience Index will be. Is there any
way of finding this out before upgrading ?

Carey answered your question, but I'd like to add that my advice is to
ignore the Windows Experience Index anyway. In my experience, it's
extremely misleading. One of the reasons for that is that it's
completely ignorant of, and therefore ignores, what you do with your
computer. For example, a high video score may be very important to
someone playing computer games, but be almost completely meaningless
to someone who does word processing.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

No.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Hi,

I am considering upgrading a PC currently running XP to Vista and I
want to know what the Windows Experience Index will be. Is there any
way of finding this out before upgrading ?

Thanks,

Mike

Just out of curiosity, what are the specs of your computer; make and model #,
RAM, CPU speed, Hard drive type and space, and most importantly video card? How
old is this system?

What version of Vista are you contemplating upgrading to? Have you run the Vista
Upgrade Advisor to see if there are any issues with your system running the
version you're planning to run?

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx

Also, what do you use your computer for? Is this a business machine or a home
computer?

Nepatsfan