How to hack your Windows Experience Index scores

How to Hack your Windows Experience Index Scores

Note   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. ;)




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:
[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]<WinSPR>[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]<SystemScore>[B]x.x[/B]</SystemScore>[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]<MemoryScore>[B]x.x[/B]</MemoryScore>[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]<CpuScore>[B]x.x[/B]</CpuScore>[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]<CPUSubAggScore>[B]x.x[/B]</CPUSubAggScore>[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]<VideoEncodeScore>[B]x.x[/B]</VideoEncodeScore>[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]<GraphicsScore>[B]x.x[/B]</GraphicsScore>[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]<GamingScore>[B]x.x[/B]</GamingScore>[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]<DiskScore>[B]x.x[/B]</DiskScore>[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]<LimitsApplied>[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]
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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See how my computer sucks? 2.6. Wow.
 

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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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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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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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    HD 5970
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False hope :)

Gotta love a hack to make you look good.
 

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

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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.
 

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    Homebrew
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    XFX 8600GT
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    Samsung T190 1440X900
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    1440X900
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    2X Seagate 120 (OS's) IDE
    1X WD 750 SATA
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    Corsair HX520
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    Coolmax el cheapo
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    Rosewill HSF (soon to upgrade)
    Keyboard
    BTW low profile backlit/quiet key
well here's mine with an E2180....;)

5375d1217349483-how-hack-your-windows-experience-index-scores-index.jpg
 

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    Graphics Card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE
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    unknown ATX
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    logitech cordless optical
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I tried this Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 on my MBP and it says "access to (filepath) Assessment (Formal).WinSAT.xml was denied". I opened the most current file with WordPad and I tried to edit the scores.
 

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whats the point??
does it increase our computer performance??
:D
 

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whats the point??
does it increase our computer performance??
:D

It works much like those ***** enlargement kits you get offers for in your spam folder from time to time :D
 
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    Homebrew
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    Q6600 (G0) SLACR
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP35 DS3R
    Memory
    2 gigs G.Skill DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 8600GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung T190 1440X900
    Screen Resolution
    1440X900
    Hard Drives
    2X Seagate 120 (OS's) IDE
    1X WD 750 SATA
    PSU
    Corsair HX520
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    Coolmax el cheapo
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    Rosewill HSF (soon to upgrade)
    Keyboard
    BTW low profile backlit/quiet key

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    Acer Aspire 4520
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.7 GHz
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    Acer Mono
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    1 GB RAM DDR2 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 7000M/610M
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC268
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
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    1xHitachi HTS541612J9SA00 ATA
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