windows experience index cannot complete assessment

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April 8th, 2007, 20:56 PM
piaqt

windows experience index cannot complete assessment

NOT video card related; worked before. Results of latest attempt:
13786853 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:2295: --- START 2007\4\8 16:01:13 PM ---
13787305 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:2567: IsFormal=TRUE IsMoobe=FALSE.
13787337 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1974: DWM Running.
13787727 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1987: turning off DWM.
13788039 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:2051: EMD device detected to be on. EMD will be restored on exit.
13788226 (3672) - mlib\syspowertools.cpp:0872: Read the active power scheme as '381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e'
13788366 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:2108: power policy saved.
13788741 (3672) - mlib\syspowertools.cpp:0904: Set the active power scheme to 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c'
13788803 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:2120: power policy set to maximum.
13789614 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:2756: IsOfficial=TRUE IsFormal=TRUE IsMoobe=FALSE RanOverTs=FALSE RanOnbatteries=FALSE
13789645 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: features ''
13791377 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: Assessment completed
13791408 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: graphicsformal ' -wddm'
13890251 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1390: DWM Assessment completed
13890453 (3672) - winsat\processresults.cpp:2109: Wrote video memory bandwidth to the registry 1702710
13890594 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1408: DWM Assessment results processing SUCCESS
13890609 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: Assessment completed
13890625 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: media '-input {winsatencode.wmv} -encode {winsat.prx}'
13891670 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: Assessment FAILED due to an error
13891717 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: moobego ''
13891733 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: mfmedia '-input {winsat.wmv} -nopmp'
13899018 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: Assessment completed
13899049 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: cpu '-encryption'
13907021 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: Assessment completed
13907083 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: cpu '-compression'
13917317 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: Assessment completed
13917348 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: cpu '-encryption2'
13920530 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: Assessment completed
13920593 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: cpu '-compression2'
13930842 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: Assessment completed
13930904 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: mem ''
13936068 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: Assessment completed
13936193 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: disk '-seq -read -n 0'
13957939 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1436: Assessment completed
13957955 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1161: Running Assessment: disk '-flush -n 0'
13958095 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:1430: Assessment FAILED due to an error
13958251 (3672) - winsat\processresults.cpp:0672: Total physical mem available to the OS : 0.98 GB (1,063,071,744 bytes)
13958267 (3672) - winsat\processresults.cpp:0732: Physical memory available to the OS is less than or equal to 1.5GB - limit mem score to 4.5
13958423 (3672) - mlib\syspowertools.cpp:0904: Set the active power scheme to 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e'
13958454 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:2155: Power state restored.
13958454 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:2171: Successfully reenabled EMD.
13958470 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:2193: Composition restarted
13958532 (3672) - winsat\main.cpp:3216: exit value = 1.
April 8th, 2007, 21:10 PM
Reverend

Delete everything in %systemroot%\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore apart from the latest file. Reboot and reassess.
April 8th, 2007, 21:12 PM
Reverend

Also check your system clock is correct.
April 8th, 2007, 22:02 PM
piaqt

done that, didn't work. clock is correct. now what?
April 8th, 2007, 22:24 PM
Reverend

Change your video drivers.
April 9th, 2007, 00:26 AM
Conan

My score is 4.2, not bad for outdated hardware.:D
April 9th, 2007, 18:47 PM
piaqt

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reverend

Change your video drivers.

I downloaded and installed a more recent, though not dell-customized driver. I still get that error message.
April 10th, 2007, 02:28 AM
cash_site

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conan

My score is 4.2, not bad for outdated hardware.:D

Is that with the specs in your Sig?
April 10th, 2007, 04:36 AM
Conan

Quote:

Originally Posted by cash_site

Is that with the specs in your Sig?

Yes. Time to change the Sig too since the hardware is already ancient!:p
April 10th, 2007, 06:28 AM
cash_site

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conan

Yes. Time to change the Sig too since the hardware is already ancient!:p

I hear you... time for Quad core or will Core 2 Duo suffice?
April 10th, 2007, 11:52 AM
Conan

Quote:

Originally Posted by cash_site

I hear you... time for Quad core or will Core 2 Duo suffice?

This is what I want, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz. Reviewed here:

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2097

I don't have the money for PC hardware though as I'm ordering a new Garrett 2871R Turbo and some Tomei Poncams for the car.
April 10th, 2007, 13:24 PM
cash_site

LOL, excellent news Conan... car parts always come first :)

But why do u need new turbo? I hope those Drift King moves havent chipped a blade!?

I was also looking at the E6600, very crisp performance.
April 10th, 2007, 14:37 PM
Conan

My current turbo is making a lot of noise (bearings must be failing). I only used it for 5 years. I should be making a lot more power with the new one though.
April 10th, 2007, 19:27 PM
piaqt

Back to topic: I still can't complete the assessment. Attached is a side-by-side comparison of the last successful run of winsat with the most recent failure. The difference is in red. Someone read it and advise. I've run gspot, which reports no codec problems, but I still think that's the issue. So how do I reinstall/repair wmp 11, w/o having to reinstall Vista?
April 11th, 2007, 02:25 AM
cash_site

OK, i checked out the file compare... how do you know the test successfully completed for the left column? at the bottom it said it failed due to an error, the same as the right column...

You might be able to download the stand-alone WMP11 installation file, then do an install over the top. This might repair some corrupt files.

Can u do a system restore back to when it was working?
April 11th, 2007, 13:25 PM
piaqt

Because of the date -- that's the only one I ran that day, and the exit code=0, aka successful. The stand-alone file is for xp, not vista. and since I'm clueless as to when this went blooey, system restore is out.
April 11th, 2007, 22:31 PM
piaqt

Solution: I reinstalled Vista. winsat works just fine, but when I right-click the desktop and select personalize, nothing happens. Can't open it from Windows Help, Control Panel. Can't find the desktop control panel in system 32. wtf?
April 12th, 2007, 06:58 AM
cash_site

Do you have to "run as" Administrator?
April 12th, 2007, 12:03 PM
piaqt

Dunno. But: I extracted 101.xml from themeui.cpl.dll, and if I copy the applet to the run box, I can access and change the desktop settings. Also, regsvr32 can't find the entry point for themeui, even in a "restored from previous version" copy.

Go figure.
April 13th, 2007, 03:35 AM
cash_site

It sounds like something went missing during the re-install.
April 13th, 2007, 12:57 PM
piaqt

Yeah. My sanity. My workaround: I copied the commands from the XML file and created shortcuts, which I've placed in the admin tools shortcut folder on the start menu. So I can access most functions, but not the "customize desktop icons" applet.

Every other posting I've seen on the subject has to do with a problem with nVidia drivers, but mine's a Mobile Intel chipset driver.
April 16th, 2007, 04:19 AM
cash_site

Gee, that is a weird problem... are there newer drivers that you can install? or perhaps different O/S versions like XP or Server2003?
April 16th, 2007, 15:19 PM
piaqt

The reinstall fixed it.