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

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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AMD Turion 64 x 2 core 1.8GHz
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17"Wscreen/Wifi/BT/Built-in cam/RC
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iPAQ 2490 WM5

"Paul (Tor,Ont)" <> wrote in message
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>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

"KingGuardian" <> wrote in message news:Kd8Mj.65820$...
>
> "Paul (Tor,Ont)" <> wrote in message
> news:B8430DA2-24F8-4557-ABA1-...
>>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
>
>

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
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160GB/2GB/NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
17"Wscreen/Wifi/BT/Built-in cam/RC
Vista Premium x32-bit SP1

iPAQ 2490 WM5

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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"Paul (Tor,Ont)" <> wrote in message
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> "KingGuardian" <> wrote in message
> news:Kd8Mj.65820$...
>>
>> "Paul (Tor,Ont)" <> wrote in message
>> news:B8430DA2-24F8-4557-ABA1-...
>>>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
>>
>>
>
> 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
>
> --
> 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 wrote:

> 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.

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




"Paul (Tor,Ont)" <> wrote in message
news:B8430DA2-24F8-4557-ABA1-...
>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

Little Billy wrote:
> 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

"Frank" <> wrote in message
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> Little Billy wrote:
>> 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?

According to Microsoft.
>
> If you were running XP on the same machine
>> the score would be higher since it doesn't need as much power.
>
> 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

Little Billy wrote:
> "Frank" <> wrote in message
> news:um12l$...
>
>>Little Billy wrote:
>>
>>>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?
>
>
> According to Microsoft.

Wrong! I've got a dozen boxes of Vista Ultimate running 5.6 to 5.9.
>
>> If you were running XP on the same machine
>>
>>>the score would be higher since it doesn't need as much power.
>>
>>You're out of your mind!
>
>
> 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.

>
>
>
>
>
>>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.

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

"Frank" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Little Billy wrote:
>> "Frank" <> wrote in message
>> news:um12l$...
>>
>>>Little Billy wrote:
>>>
>>>>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?
>>
>>
>> According to Microsoft.
>
> Wrong! I've got a dozen boxes of Vista Ultimate running 5.6 to 5.9.
>>
>>> If you were running XP on the same machine
>>>
>>>>the score would be higher since it doesn't need as much power.
>>>
>>>You're out of your mind!
>>
>>
>> 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.
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>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.
>
> 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



>>
>> 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