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This score can be found on the performance and reliability monitor in vista, and clicking on reliability. The score ranges from 1 to 10. What is yours, and if possible, use snipping tool to prove your score.

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Vista's Reliability Monitor produces a day-by-day stability index by summarizing problem reports and event-log entries; it reflects application crashes, driver/Windows failures, unexpected shutdowns and install/update errors. Because the index weights recent events, short-lived installs, bad drivers, or a single recurring hang can move the graph sharply—this is why thread scores jump up and down.

A compact diagnostic flow that matches the issues mentioned in the thread (screensaver hangs, early low scores, suspected memory faults, malware/recovery) is: collect the Reliability Monitor day details, cross-reference the same timestamps in Event Viewer, then run basic integrity checks and targeted hardware tests. Common immediate commands run from an elevated command prompt are:

sfc /scannow
chkdsk C: /f /r   (will prompt to schedule at next boot)
mdsched.exe       (Windows Memory Diagnostic; runs on reboot)

Troubleshooting notes tied to recent posts: 's screensaver hang is consistent with an application hang entry—graphics driver updates or switching to a basic blank saver often removes the event. 's custom-build example highlights the importance of chipset/BIOS and vendor video-driver updates for stable behavior. 's early low rating fits a short-history effect and can be amplified by frequent installs/uninstalls or undetected malware (disk imaging and an offline scan help verify integrity). ’s ECC observation is valid for server-class stability: ECC prevents single-bit memory errors but needs platform support and added cost; on consumer machines, thorough memory testing and backups are the practical alternatives.

Quick checklist:

  • Pull the Reliability Monitor day details and matching Event Viewer error strings.
  • Update chipset, storage and GPU drivers from vendor sites (avoid untested betas).
  • Run SFC, chkdsk and a memory test; check drive SMART status.
  • Scan with up-to-date anti-malware tools.
  • If failures persist, isolate with a clean-boot or a clean OS image.

The stability index is a useful indicator; the raw problem reports and event-log entries are the actionable evidence for fixing the underlying causes.

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Mine is 7.33 as of yesterday.

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9.39

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mine is only a 5.9 :(

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9.39

How do you keep your score so high??!!! What are your system specs??!!

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8.59. And Windows Experience Index is 4.2.

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How do you keep your score so high??!!! What are your system specs??!!

I build my own systems. Costs a bit more than a brand name but it's worth the peace of mind to me.
My current system I put together in March,2007 for about $1300.
Specs are:

  • Antec Sonata II Case(450W PS)
  • Asus M2N4-SLI Motherboard
  • AMD Athlon 64x2 3800+ CPU
  • 2 GB Kingston Ram PC2-5300 (just upped it to 4 GB last week)
  • Asus nVidia GeForce 7600 GT Video Card (256 MB DDR3)
  • WD 250 GB Sata HDD(7200rpm, 8MB Cache)
  • LG Dual Layer DVD-R (IDE)
  • Basic Logitech USB Keyboard/Mouse
  • 19" Princeton LCD Display
  • MS Vista Ultimate 32Bit

My Windows Experience Index is 5.0 (CPU)

I've also left Vista's UAC on; I found it to run better this way when I was running the beta releases on my last system.

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now i'm at 7.47. these scores are weird!!

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holy sh*t mines 2.63 and i'v only had it for 22 days!

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holy sh*t mines 2.63 and i'v only had it for 22 days!

do you install many programs? or does your pc crash a lot, or gets shut down improperly? Those determine your score.

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it depends on the quality of your ram too

my server has high end EEC ram and has had 0 memory faults so its 9.9 on ws2008 beta

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wow!! maybe i should consider a pc with ECC ram!!

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no its really expensive

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my score for 3/14/08 is a whooping 9.45!!

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come on now, isn't anyone else willing to update their score, or is mine to high for them!!

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that rating is not the same as the other one

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that rating is not the same as the other one

what rating are u talkin about

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I'm rockin' a 7.69!

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Up to 9.70 since SP1 which is the info icon showing on 3/18/08; it was at 9.65 then.

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mine went up to 9.98, but my pc got a virus and erased all the data. i had to run a recovery, so i can't show my score.

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10.0

on my new pc i built

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Holy Crap! My computer has gone down hill. It was 9.18 on Aug 1 2008, but went down to 6.67 on Aug 22, due mostly to the text screensaver not responding. I guess I'll just have to disable the screen saver to keep that from happening.

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