Vista - How to hack your Windows Experience Index scores

**jpranojo**

How to Hack your Windows Experience Index Scores

NOTE

This will show you how to change your Vista WEI score to anything you like.

This does not actually improve your true WEI score. It is just a cosmetic cover up to make it look better. Remember a 5.9 score is has high as WEI goes to by default per category. If you go over this, then your friends will know that it is a false WEI score.

RELATED LINKS:

1) Open an Explorer Window and navigate to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore and look for the latest XML file [look in the name for dates]

2) Take Ownership of the file first. Use this tutorial from Brink: Take Ownership of file

3) After taking full ownership, open the XML with WordPad. ONLY OPEN WITH WORDPAD. It will look messy if you open it with NotePad.

4) Look for the lines that says:

Code:

 
<WinSPR>
<SystemScore>x.x</SystemScore>
<MemoryScore>x.x</MemoryScore>
<CpuScore>x.x</CpuScore>
<CPUSubAggScore>x.x</CPUSubAggScore>
<VideoEncodeScore>x.x</VideoEncodeScore>
<GraphicsScore>x.x</GraphicsScore>
<GamingScore>x.x</GamingScore>
<DiskScore>x.x</DiskScore>
<LimitsApplied>

2) Then change the numbers between the < > </ > with anything you like then save it. Open up Control Panel\Performance Information and Tools and voila! Your WEI scores have changed! There is a limit for the scores though. 5.9. [Thank you Everlong18 for telling us the limit]

That's It!

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**jpranojo** · 07-23-2008

See how my computer sucks? 2.6. Wow.

**abovesecret** · 07-26-2008

A fun little hack. Thanks

Brought my score of 3.4 to 5.5 only because my graphics are integrated LOL

**jpranojo** · 07-27-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by abovesecret

A fun little hack. Thanks

Brought my score of 3.4 to 5.5 only because my graphics are integrated LOL

haha n/p. i brought my score from a really low 2.6 to a high 5.2 LOL. my graphics are integrated too thats why. it sucks.

**Everlong18** · 07-28-2008

The top score for WEI is 5.9 btw. Dunno why 5.9, could have rounded it up to 6.0.

**skunksmash** · 07-28-2008

why would you want to hack your index score ....

not sure if this is tutorial status.... but i guess it will make people feel better when looking at higher numbers.....lol

**locoeng** · 07-28-2008

False hope

Gotta love a hack to make you look good.

**jay817** · 07-29-2008

good way to show off exept if your freind want proof its true my pc has most in the 4 area exept the graphics becuse of being intregreted

SCSIraidGURU · 07-29-2008

I think a single quad core is 5.9. My pair of Intel E5430 quad cores should be 11.8.

**locoeng** · 07-29-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by SCSIraidGURU

I think a single quad core is 5.9. My pair of Intel E5430 quad cores should be 11.8.

I think you are right. My Q6600 is 5.8 or 5.9 if I remember correctly.

07-23-2008
jpranojo Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x86 9 posts	Re: How to hack your Windows Experience Index scores See how my computer sucks? 2.6. Wow.
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07-26-2008
abovesecret Vista Ultimate 32bit/64bit 5 posts	Re: How to hack your Windows Experience Index scores A fun little hack. Thanks Brought my score of 3.4 to 5.5 only because my graphics are integrated LOL
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07-27-2008
jpranojo Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x86 9 posts	Re: How to hack your Windows Experience Index scores Quote: Originally Posted by abovesecret A fun little hack. Thanks Brought my score of 3.4 to 5.5 only because my graphics are integrated LOL haha n/p. i brought my score from a really low 2.6 to a high 5.2 LOL. my graphics are integrated too thats why. it sucks.
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07-28-2008
Everlong18 Windows 7 x64 1,286 posts	Re: How to hack your Windows Experience Index scores The top score for WEI is 5.9 btw. Dunno why 5.9, could have rounded it up to 6.0.
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07-28-2008
skunksmash ultimate 64 SP1 2,179 posts	Re: How to hack your Windows Experience Index scores why would you want to hack your index score .... not sure if this is tutorial status.... but i guess it will make people feel better when looking at higher numbers.....lol
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07-28-2008
locoeng Vista Ultimate 32/64 bit 446 posts	Re: How to hack your Windows Experience Index scores False hope Gotta love a hack to make you look good.
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07-29-2008
jay817 vista home premium 32bit 56 posts	Re: How to hack your Windows Experience Index scores good way to show off exept if your freind want proof its true my pc has most in the 4 area exept the graphics becuse of being intregreted
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07-29-2008
SCSIraidGURU Vista x64 Ultimate 1,823 posts	Re: How to hack your Windows Experience Index scores I think a single quad core is 5.9. My pair of Intel E5430 quad cores should be 11.8.
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