Windows 7 Beta - Cannot refresh Windows Experience Index

[CRoth2]

I am having trouble refreshing the Windows Experience Index. I am trying to get the Rating to increase so I can see Aero and whatnot.

Using Workstation 6.5.1 build-126130, VM has 1 cpu, 1024MB ram, 16 gig drive, Chose Vista.

Everything installed fine and I am able to run everything nicely. However after I installed the VM tools for Vista I noticed the "Performance Information and Tools", "Rate and improve your computer's performance" window said "New Hardware detected, Your Windows Experience Index needs to be refreshed". When I try refreshing it stops at the "Tuning Windows Media Decoding". It just hangs then eventually crashes I believe after a several minutes if not a couple hours. I normally just end task.

Does anyone have a way past this so that it will properly finish the wizard?

[Scissor]

Try disabling 3D Acceleration for the Guest.

VMware GUI -> Select Guest -> VM menu -> Settings -> Display -> Uncheck "Accelerate 3D Graphics..."

[CRoth2]

That allowed the test to complete, however not to the desired effect. It did not increase my score above 1. Still no Aero...

[Scissor]

Still no Aero...

Correct. The VMware Virtual Graphics card doesn't (yet) support the necessary features for Aero on Win7 or Vista.

[CRoth2]

Is there any know published, unpublished, or unofficial word as to when this may happen?

[continuum]

VMware never comments future features.

I don't expect Aero support before Workstation 7 or 8

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[aaditya_chandra]

The score is 1.0 when using XP drivers in Vista. Only WDDM drivers get scores (the graphics components) > 1.0.

[IDEEPER]

Hi all,

I use the same configuration with one or two changes.

2 CPU of 4 available, 32 Go on the Hard drive and 2 GB of 4 GB available RAM.

WEI couldn't run correctly, it's seems the problem is the VM.

I'm not sure one part of the VM config.

Somebody can confirm this ?

[Scissor]

Hi all,

I use the same configuration with one or two changes.

2 CPU of 4 available, 32 Go on the Hard drive and 2 GB of 4 GB available RAM.

WEI couldn't run correctly, it's seems the problem is the VM.

I'm not sure one part of the VM config.

Somebody can confirm this ?

Did you uncheck the Display -> "Accelerate 3D Graphics (DirectX 9.0c)" box under your Guest VM settings?

[CRoth2]

Earlier you said to Disable the 3D graphics...Flip flopping here Scissor.

[Scissor]

Earlier you said to Disable the 3D graphics...Flip flopping here Scissor.

Are you sure I'm flip flopping?

Try disabling 3D Acceleration for the Guest.

VMware GUI -> Select Guest -> VM menu -> Settings -> Display -> Uncheck "Accelerate 3D Graphics..." 

vs

Did you uncheck the Display -> "Accelerate 3D Graphics (DirectX 9.0c)" box under your Guest VM settings? 

[CRoth2]

I must be missing something here...they look the same to me. Could you explain better as to where you mean for each situaion, maybe some screenshots.

[kdshapiro]

It's two different ways of saying the same thing. VMWARE 6.5.1 using Windows 7 beta does not yield a true windows experience rating. T get a real rating install the software on bare metal.

[IDEEPER]

Ok, now it works ! ! ! :smileyblush:

I'm very surprised of Aero isn't worked on a VM.

But it can't stop my tests of my own software.

Message was edited by: IDEEPER