Lisa wrote:
> Will wait and see!
>
> Good Luck!
>
> "Bubbator" <Bubbator@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B552283F-8497-4FDA-9899-6C8092104C28@microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>> I have a 2month old DigitalStorm Twister Ultra with quad core, sli
>> 8800gtx
>> and vista. And the same problem as Lisa.
>> WEI is always 1 based on graphics. Hardware is always new in WEI. Refresh
>> and Update always fail to complete because "directx version less than 8.0
>> detected".
>> DxDiag=OK with version 10. Device Manager lists no problems. Fear Demo
>> runs
>> fine with max bells and whistles--on 1680x1050 lcd.
>> Lisa is on to something!
>> I'd like my accurate index too!
>> B
>>
>> "Noozer" wrote:
>>
>>> >> "Lisa" <0678768@00000hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:%23o4FmXBeHHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> >>>I have a HP a1520y that I purchased before the vista release and came
>>> >>>with 512MB of memory. It is vista ready. I got my free vista
>>> upgrade >>>last
>>> >>>week and installed it over the media center OS. Two days ago, I
>>> >>>finally
>>> >>>got my second stick of 512MB memory, same brand same specs.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> After the memory install and powering up I got a "new hardware
>>> >>> detected"
>>> >>> message and I hit refresh to get it to update my added memory.
>>>
>>> Installing memory should not cause the "new hardware detected"
>>> message at
>>> all.
>>>
>>> More likely you plugged a USB device back into the PC into a
>>> different USB
>>> port than it was in before.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>

Installing extra memory WILL TRIGGER A NEW WEI RUN since it is new
hardware. I had an original memory rated of 4.9, installed an extra gig
of memory and it went up to 5.4!