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Slow Internet or Slow Computer?

MS Rating System And How It Should Be Used

A slow running computer could be caused by several factors and a few of those could actually be outside of the computer itself. Problems like a slow internet or a slow printer can make it seem like you’ve a slow computer problem when you actually do not. It may be just one software that’s simply too much for your Computer.

Compare internet and pc speeds by checking your actual computer speed, directly on your control panel. Windows has it all present for you in their Window Experience Index and it’s not difficult to find. Just go to the Control Panel and locate & click “System”. Here you see the important info about your Computer and you should see a blue number above the system info and a link for the Experience Index.

In the Windows Experience Index are sub-scores & a base score for your PC. The PC that I’m looking at now has a base of 3.4 that is not very good. But base is the lowest of the scores and that’s in the graphics. The CPU speed is 5.1 that’s excellent and so is the data transfer speed at a great 5.6.

The higher the score the better the Computer is running. The maximum score available is 5.9 for our current computers but Microsoft plans to increase that as capacities raise in new computers & technology. This is used for many things from evaluating performance to selecting software which are compatible with your computer’s capability.

Microsoft has a system set to make certain you do not purchase and install software that won’t run at its best on your system (all standard internet browsers are rated OK). This base score needs to be matched to any software. If a software has a rating of 3.5 on its box or download specifications and your computer has a base score of 3.0 then the software is too much for your Computer.

There might not be anything wrong with the PC but an overly demanding program could slow the processor down and cause a slow running computer. You just have to match your computer with the accurate programs. If your computer has pretty good Windows Experience Index numbers and yet isn’t doing as it should, or the Index numbers are lower than they need to be, your next step should be to Internet connection speed with your ISP. And you should run a registry scan and see if the issue is coming from there.

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