Posts by driftingbadger17

Larry Ortiz5 said:I wouldn't go so far as to say Windows 8.1 is more stable than 7; if I’m being honest, I’d venture to call Windows 7 the most stable OS Microsoft ever put out. After all, it still holds well over a 50% market share on computers... especially in corporate offices.

That's a fair point.
And no... Windows 10 definitely isn't the peak of stability.
Even today, you see massive corporations running Windows 7 on their workstations. They aren't exactly rushing to jump over to 8 or 10.

Whether or not an upgrade actually matters is really up to the individual. Personally, I might run it or I might just ignore it for six months at a time; honestly, I usually just forget about it. At the end of the day, the main thing is that Windows 7 stays functional 🙂
. Speed is definitely its strongest selling point.
As for Windows 10, it just feels a bit inaccessible to me. It works, sure, but it doesn't exactly feel smooth or fluid.

Chris Mitchell4 said:Way to go!
The guy didn't even mention if his Windows is legit; he just asked how to get rid of the notification.

Look, this is a forum. And giving advice on how to crack Windows is strictly against the rules here.🙂

Nicholas Nguyen said:So, my laptop decided to run a slightly beefier Windows update today—about 100MB—and after the whole reboot process, I’m greeted by this lovely little message in the bottom right corner: "Windows 7 Build 7601 This copy of Windows not genuine." Just my luck.

And I wouldn't be so lazy either; I'll just hop on Google and look that up myself. Just toss the term into a search engine. Let's see how this message actually moves through the system. I usually end up wading through a massive mountain of information—stuff like those YouTube videos where people suggest deleting specific files, for example... Hey.It seems like you were cut off mid-sentence there, but if you were looking for some advice on how to handle things, I'm all ears. Just let me know what's on your mind. Just type the command into the CMD. If you find yourself needing to run SLMGR -REARM, just a heads-up that you aren't exactly breaking the system, but you are essentially hitting the reset button on your activation grace period. It’s one of those little commands that works when you're stuck in a loop, though I wouldn't suggest making it a lifestyle choice. Well, here we go again with this mess. I tried running the command, but the system is basically telling me that SLMGR isn't recognized as an internal or external command. It’s just sitting there staring at me blankly. So, it looks like I'm back to the same old advice: just go ahead and uninstall the Windows update and hope for the best. I've been looking into the details surrounding Windows update KB71033 lately, and honestly, it’s one of those things that feels like it should be more straightforward than it actually is. It’s easy to get lost in the weeds when you're trying to figure out exactly how it interacts with your current setup, especially if you're running anything other than a standard installation. I'm still digging through the documentation to see if there are any weird edge cases I should be worried about, but so far, it seems relatively quiet. If anyone else has run into specific hiccups or noticed anything unusual after installing it, I'd certainly appreciate the heads-up—it helps to know if I'm just overthinking the whole thing.Alright, I've been hunting for that specific update everywhere, but it’s nowhere to be found. I've tried running a search through the system, but absolutely nothing is turning up.

And I'm still sitting here staring at that same message stuck in the bottom right corner of my screen.
What am I supposed to do here?

And yeah, just to be clear, my Windows isn't actually genuine. About three years ago when my hard drive finally gave up the ghost, I ended up getting a non-original version of Windows installed on the replacement drive. Not that it really matters—before that, I was using a laptop I bought straight from a retail store with legitimate Windows pre-installed. I never actually received an official installation CD with the machine, but after doing some digging online, it seems like plenty of people running legal software run into this exact same headache.

It looks like you aren't running a genuine version of Windows.

They probably just slapped some ancient version of Windows on there because you picked up a clearance PC at a big-box retailer. It was likely just sitting in a warehouse somewhere gathering dust until someone finally grabbed it. 🙂
Does your mom seriously think hitting Alt-F4 is how you shut down a computer???
Just tell her to hit the Start button and select Shut Down like a normal person.

amberlynx0 said:I'm looking for a Windows 7 x64 ISO that actually fits on a standard single-layer DVD. I feel like I've scrolled through the last dozen pages of this forum, but every single link just points back to Drillbell, and their version with all the integrated updates is way too bloated for a regular disc. Does anyone have a better lead on where to grab one?

Honestly, just throw it on a USB stick. Create a bootable drive from the stick and 🙂

If you're feeling inclined, you can always just throw it onto a USB stick instead. It's entirely up to you. 🙂

So, if one drive hits 7.9 and the other only manages 5.9?
It seems pretty obvious that we’re all chasing speed here, and since an SSD is inherently superior, 🙂 the 7.9 rating wins out.
Regardless of capacity, faster is always better. 🙂 Obviously.

Eric Patel7 said:I can practically hear the conversation now: "Hey man, my CPU score is a 4, I think I really need to go out and grab one that hits a 5."

Or when they walk into a Best Buy: "Good afternoon, I'm looking for a processor that gives me a 5 on the Windows Experience Index."

Claiming to be an average user while pushing this whole debate about whether the Windows Experience Index actually matters just tells me you're an uninformed shopper—the kind who's easily swindled by a salesperson trying to sell you snake oil. Or, in other words, an Apple product.

That’s not going to happen... Samsung will beat 🙂
I never actually said I was going to stroll into a store and ask for a processor based on its index score.
I have a laptop, and frankly, I don't feel the need to swap out the CPU or the RAM because what I have works perfectly fine for me.
It seems like your issue stems from the assumption that an average user needs top-of-the-line processing power or high-end graphics just to get through a workday.
No.
The average user looks at their index... then looks at a colleague's index... and concludes that their computer must be better.
When it comes to actual shopping, the average consumer is going to look at the price tags and pick the best value. They aren't hunting down a processor with a 7.9 rating.
sorry

If I manage to pull a 7.9 on my score, I’ll be feeling pretty good about myself, mostly because I consider myself just an average user.
I mean, if I’ve got two different cards both hitting a 7.9, frankly, I don't really care which one is technically more powerful—they're both more than enough for what I need.
It’s not that the Windows Experience Index means nothing to me; it actually tells me quite a lot. Having two cards that both hit those top marks...

Look, guys, the Windows Experience Index exists specifically for comparison... and logically, the machine with the higher score is going to outperform the one with the lower score.
As far as I'm concerned, this debate is over.

If anyone can actually prove to me that a computer with an index 2 graphics score somehow delivers better visuals than one rated at 5, then I’ll happily issue a public apology. (Whether it's the GPU or the CPU, doesn't matter.)
Honestly, I don't see much point in continuing this back-and-forth.

Hey everyone.
I really have no interest in getting into a back-and-forth debate over the S&P 500 versus a 7.9 score.
I’m not interested in playing these kinds of games, nor do I actually need a thousand-dollar graphics card. 🙂

Larry Ortiz5 said:You can't really compare components like that, but fine, if the four or five of us here want to insist otherwise, be our guest.

driftingbadger17 actually makes a fair point. There’s really no sense in dragging this out further..

Seriously, tell me one single time when Component A with an index of 3 outperformed Component B with an index of 5? It hasn't happened. Or perhaps you're suggesting a driver wasn't installed correctly?
The bottom line is... the Index tells you which one is superior.
Yeah, I'm right on this one.
Take it easy, man.

Eric Patel7 said:Ah, okay, I see where you're coming from now.

But honestly, most gamers don't really care about comparing how much headroom your GPU has versus mine based on the Windows Experience Index; they’re much more interested in seeing the actual raw scores in DMCA.

Gamers are just a different breed entirely.
I've never really felt like I belonged in that crowd.
🙂
I definitely fall more into the professional user category.
Think CAD software and heavy Office suites. 😉

Eric Patel7 said:Your average office worker might be a graphic designer who sees a Windows Experience Index score telling them their hard drive is the biggest bottleneck in the system, all while they're sitting there with 2 GB of DDR3 RAM running at 1600 MHz or higher. Now, if you want to guess which one actually matters more to a designer when they're trying to edit photos, you probably already know the answer.

Man, what am I even talking about.
I’m over here overcomplicating things when the reality is that people only care about one thing: what's the index score on your graphics card compared to mine?
If one number is higher than the other, that's the "better" card in everyone's eyes.
Just forget about the drives entirely. 🙂

Eric Patel7 said:If the Windows Experience Index actually carried any weight, vendors and retailers would have embraced it as an industry standard ages ago.

Look, honestly, it doesn't really matter; the whole point is just to give you a quick way to see which of two different PCs has better components.
That’s its purpose, and that is exactly what it does.
A higher index score simply points to better hardware.
It's that simple.
It's enough for the casual user, while the "experts" can go ahead and download some other software to run benchmarks ten times over, debating the results for days on end... and so on.
For your average business professional, it's perfectly fine.

Larry Ortiz5 said:driftingbadger17 You clearly haven't a clue what you're talking about; that index isn't useless, and I don't see any reason why they would ever strip it out of Windows 8.1

It wasn't actually removed, 🙂
it just doesn't have a graphical interface anymore 🙂

The Windows Experience Index benchmark tool has been part of the landscape since Microsoft first rolled out Windows Vista. It basically gauges your PC's performance by breaking things down into five specific buckets: processor, memory, graphics, gaming graphics, and hard disk. While it’s not exactly considered the gold standard for measuring PC performance—especially if you're trying to compare scores across different systems—it can still serve as a decent way to sniff out a hardware bottleneck.

With the release of Windows 8.1, Microsoft decided to ditch the visual interface for the Windows Experience Index. However, the actual engine running under the hood, known as the Windows system Assessment Tool (WinSAT), is still very much present in Windows 8.1. If you actually want to see your scores, you just have to run a few quick commands through the command line.

Eric Patel7 said:The Windows Experience Index isn't some definitive measure of a computer's raw power.

If you actually want to gauge what your machine can do, you should be looking at synthetic benchmarks like 3DMark, PCMark, Cinebench, Unigine, and the like.

Look, if Windows tells you your graphics score is a 6.1, your disk is at 5.9, and your processor hit a 3.4, you don't necessarily need to go out and buy expensive software just to confirm that your CPU is the bottleneck and it's time for an upgrade.
For the average user, the Windows Experience Index is perfectly fine for figuring out which component is dragging everything else down.

It’s kind of like how a simple calculator is all you really need to add two numbers together; you don't exactly need a supercomputer for basic arithmetic.
The WEI is a useful tool for the everyday person.

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Robert Rodriguez2 said:that Windows Experience Index is absolute garbage, if I can be put that bluntly; it doesn't actually give you a real look at how much "power" a computer actually has.

So what are we supposed to look at instead? Read tea leaves and try to predict the future?

Sent from my GT-I9505

I honestly thought you were just trolling when you said Windows 7 makes a more expensive PC look better...
Turns out there’s no illusion left to hide behind. You check the score and you see exactly where you stand. All that talk about "my dad's rig is faster" doesn't mean much anymore, because now the Windows Experience Index actually shows you the real power you're working with.

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