Windows Experience Index

Arris · **Posted:** Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:45 am

Description: View your Windows Experience Index.

Alternative
* Get the tool winsat.exe from the system32 folder of a Vista installation with the same architecture as your Windows Server 2008 or download WinSAT_VistaSP1.zip here (both x86/x64 inside).

douken · **Joined:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:42 am **Posts:** 2

Well, after a lots of time I got it at least running.

First

Get the file from Arris for your architecture.

Second

Download the WinSAT folder with all the files needed (I got this from a Vista Machine) and extract to C:\WINDOWS\Performance\

Then

Quote:

Verify the status of the UxSms service.

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1. Open the Services console (services.msc).

2. Double click on Desktop Windows Manager Session Manager.

3. The service status should display Started and the Startup type should be set to Automatic.

Manually Override WinSAT Configuration

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In the event that you need to override the automatic configuration set by WinSAT, use the following steps:

1. Ensure that two registry values are set:

a. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\Composition set to 1 (32-bit DWORD)

b. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\CompositionPolicy set to 2 (32-bit DWORD)

Note: You may need to create the DWM key and the two values if they do not exist.

2. Restart the Desktop Windows Manager Session Manager service:

a. Open a command prompt with administrative privileges.

b. Type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:

net stop uxsms

net start uxsms

Then, restart the computer

To get the Score go to Run... in start menu and write the following:

Code:

winsat formal

to get your Score go to:

C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore

Open the XML there and you will see your Score in a fashion like this:

Code:

- <WinSPR>
  <SystemScore>5.1</SystemScore> 
  <MemoryScore>5.9</MemoryScore> 
  <CpuScore>5.1</CpuScore> 
  <CPUSubAggScore>5.2</CPUSubAggScore> 
  <VideoEncodeScore>5.1</VideoEncodeScore> 
  <GraphicsScore>5.9</GraphicsScore> 
  <GamingScore>5.9</GamingScore> 
  <DiskScore>5.3</DiskScore> 
  </WinSPR>

And those are your scores right there.

Here's a Pic of it

Arris · **Posted:** Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:23 pm

Nice job douken! Works great! After your post I got some more insight about how the Windows Experience Index works and found out how to get the "Performance Information and Tools" item in the Control Panel working. However, if I click on the "Rate this computer" button I get the following error: "Windows was unable to calculate the Windows Experience Index because the user cancelled the assessment". I couldn't get around this one (yet). Maybe someone else has some ideas? Hope we can merge the information to get the GUI version of the Experience Tool working!

Performance Information and Tools in Windows Server 2008 Error

Instructions
1. Download the WinSAT_VistaSP1_v2.zip (4,87MB) file and extract the contents of the folder of your Windows architecture to C:\Windows\System32\.
2. Click Run in the Start menu, enter regsvr32.exe PerfCenterCPL.dll and click OK.
3. Now you have the Performance Information and Tools icon in your Control Panel, but the Rate this computer button is not working...

NTICompass · **Joined:** Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:54 pm **Posts:** 10

Great, that works. I got WinSAT and the control panel applet running. But, yea the control panel does not read the score from the XML file.

nooaah · **Joined:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:22 am **Posts:** 8

Arris, any updates?

niclud · **Joined:** Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:05 pm **Posts:** 1

See this website: http://unlockforus.blogspot.com/2007/10 ... ndows.html

bmc · **Joined:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:11 pm **Posts:** 1

Damn old hard drives....

Attachment:

WinSAT.jpg

http://mcclory.homeftp.org/winsat.jpg

Arris · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:20 pm

nooaah wrote:

Arris, any updates?

I haven't got time to further investigate this while I was very busy with school. Will have some more time coming period so hope we are able to get this working! :geek:

niclud wrote:

See this website: http://unlockforus.blogspot.com/2007/10 ... ndows.html

Looks like that script doesn't work for Windows Server 2008. It quits with an error at line 6 so I expect the WMI Query objWMIservices.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_WinSAT") doesn't have a result. Also if you enumerate all classes in the root\cimv2 namespace using the wbemtest tool included in Windows Server 2008, you don't see the Win32_WinSAT class listed. However, thanks for your input!

awalt · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:42 pm **Posts:** 28

I followed these instructions exactly on a x64 Windows Server 2008, and it appeared to finish running WINSAT fine but there is no XML file in the DataStore directory! I ran it twice in fact.

Here is the log file, any ideas?

358193 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2295: --- START 2009\2\8 0:32:25 AM ---
358334 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2567: > IsFormal=TRUE IsMoobe=FALSE.
358365 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1995: > DWM not running.
358381 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2047: > Unable to Query and/or configure EMD device: T
358412 (3512) - mlib\syspowertools.cpp:0872: > Read the active power scheme as '8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c'
358443 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2108: > power policy saved.
358505 (3512) - mlib\syspowertools.cpp:0904: > Set the active power scheme to 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c'
358505 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2120: > power policy set to maximum.
359332 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2756: > IsOfficial=TRUE IsFormal=TRUE IsMoobe=FALSE RanOverTs=FALSE RanOnbatteries=FALSE
359363 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: features ''
364511 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
364558 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: graphicsformal ' -wddm'
478470 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1390: > DWM Assessment completed
478517 (3512) - winsat\processresults.cpp:2109: > Wrote video memory bandwidth to the registry 21120200
478657 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1408: > DWM Assessment results processing SUCCESS
478673 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
478689 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: media '-input {winsatencode.wmv} -encode {winsat.prx}'
493540 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
493571 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: moobego ''
493587 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: mfmedia '-input {winsat.wmv} -nopmp'
504398 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to an error
504429 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: cpu '-encryption'
514740 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
514772 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: cpu '-compression'
525099 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
525114 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: cpu '-encryption2'
535333 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
535348 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: cpu '-compression2'
548374 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
548405 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: mem ''
553865 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
554053 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: disk '-seq -read -n 0'
572211 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
572242 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: disk '-flush -n 0'
572274 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to an error
572289 (3512) - winsat\processresults.cpp:0672: Total physical mem available to the OS : 15.9 GB (17,176,453,120 bytes)
572305 (3512) - winsat\processresults.cpp:0853: Skipping Graphics video playback time limit check.
572476 (3512) - mlib\syspowertools.cpp:0904: > Set the active power scheme to 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c'
572492 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2155: > Power state restored.
572508 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2174: > Not necessary to reenable EMD cache.
572523 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2193: > Composition restarted
572554 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:3216: > exit value = 1.358193 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2295: --- START 2009\2\8 0:32:25 AM ---
358334 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2567: > IsFormal=TRUE IsMoobe=FALSE.
358365 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1995: > DWM not running.
358381 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2047: > Unable to Query and/or configure EMD device: T
358412 (3512) - mlib\syspowertools.cpp:0872: > Read the active power scheme as '8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c'
358443 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2108: > power policy saved.
358505 (3512) - mlib\syspowertools.cpp:0904: > Set the active power scheme to 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c'
358505 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2120: > power policy set to maximum.
359332 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2756: > IsOfficial=TRUE IsFormal=TRUE IsMoobe=FALSE RanOverTs=FALSE RanOnbatteries=FALSE
359363 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: features ''
364511 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
364558 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: graphicsformal ' -wddm'
478470 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1390: > DWM Assessment completed
478517 (3512) - winsat\processresults.cpp:2109: > Wrote video memory bandwidth to the registry 21120200
478657 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1408: > DWM Assessment results processing SUCCESS
478673 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
478689 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: media '-input {winsatencode.wmv} -encode {winsat.prx}'
493540 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
493571 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: moobego ''
493587 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: mfmedia '-input {winsat.wmv} -nopmp'
504398 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to an error
504429 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: cpu '-encryption'
514740 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
514772 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: cpu '-compression'
525099 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
525114 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: cpu '-encryption2'
535333 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
535348 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: cpu '-compression2'
548374 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
548405 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: mem ''
553865 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
554053 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: disk '-seq -read -n 0'
572211 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: > Assessment completed
572242 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: > Running Assessment: disk '-flush -n 0'
572274 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: > Assessment FAILED due to an error
572289 (3512) - winsat\processresults.cpp:0672: Total physical mem available to the OS : 15.9 GB (17,176,453,120 bytes)
572305 (3512) - winsat\processresults.cpp:0853: Skipping Graphics video playback time limit check.
572476 (3512) - mlib\syspowertools.cpp:0904: > Set the active power scheme to 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c'
572492 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2155: > Power state restored.
572508 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2174: > Not necessary to reenable EMD cache.
572523 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:2193: > Composition restarted
572554 (3512) - winsat\main.cpp:3216: > exit value = 1.

Eun-Hjzjined · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:07 am

"Great, that works. I got WinSAT and the control panel applet running. But, yea the control panel does not read the score from the XML file."

Question: Since the control panel applet 'works' somewhat, has anyone tried looking at the difference between control.exe for vista and ws2k8?

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