Performance Information & Tools Scores?

I’m running Vista Home Premium, SP2, Intel Core Duo 2,13GHz, 232 GB H/D capacity and 2 GB RAM. Also my cable band widths average 10,000 – 12,000 mbps during peak times and right now on DSL Reports shows 22224/02113 mbps at 1:00 AM. My video card is “still” the nVidia GeForce 7600 GS. My monitor is an HD ViewSonic 20” VX 2035WM. My sound card is a Creative SB Audigy that’s about 2 years old.

My base score in Performance Information & Tools is 4.5. I’ve read some of the links there and my system is running fine.

What does 4.5 tell me as I can’t find a scale showing low to high for performance?

Thanks,
Mike

Microsoft.com > Windows Vista Help home > What is the Windows Experience Index?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...perience-Index

TechRepublic.com > Follow these tips to boost Vista performance
http://techrepublic.com.com/2415-10877_11-91600.html

Thanks...good info!

Mike

What was the item that scored 4.5?

Processor (calcs. per second) = 5.1
RAM (memory operations per second) 5.2
Graphics = 4.5
Gaming graphics = 4.6
Primary hard disk (disk data transfer rate) = 5.4

Under 4.5 is reads "determined by lowest subscore".

It does say my system can be improved by:
1. Changing visual settings as I do have them high
2. System starting slowly which is true. I've gone thru msconfig and have only necessary programs booting but ESET does a pre-scan. I think I can take that pre-scan out.

Like I mentioned, the system is running fine except a slow boot now because of ESET's pre scan.

Thanks!
Mike