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Re: Visual Effects Have Disappeared
try system restore
"wgw4" wrote:
> Aero was enabled from the second Vista was installed. I didn't have to do
> anything to set it up or anything. As for my video card, I have a Radeon
> Xpress 200M. I have whatever the latest driver is for it. More information
> about the card than that, I may not be able to provide without instructions
> on how to do so. Thank you.
>
> "Zapper" wrote:
>
> > Telling us what video card, what drivers you have installed, what you did to
> > enable aero in the first place mght help....
> >
> >
> > "wgw4" <wgw4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:9CAAE8CA-B84C-4E30-8821-425BE99818B8@microsoft.com...
> > >
> > > I used to have the glass effect (among others) on my computer. Until
> > > yesterday that is. For the umpteenth time, my screen flickered from 1024
> > > x
> > > 768 with the glass effect to 640 x 480 without the glass effect. Normally
> > > as
> > > soon as I jiggle the mouse, it jumps back to the former settings. (Don't
> > > ask
> > > me what causes it to flicker, I don't know). This time however, it did
> > > revert to 1024 x 768, but the glass effects are gone. When I press Alt +
> > > Tab, I no longer can see previews of the windows, just their icons. When
> > > I
> > > hover my mouse over programs in the taskbar, I can't see their previews
> > > either; I can only see the tooltip appear with the name of the program.
> > > One
> > > other thing, the controls in the top right corner of the window changed.
> > > They normally (with the glass effect) are more rounded and connected to
> > > the
> > > edges of the window. Now they are only in rectangles similar, but thinner
> > > than those in XP.
> > >
> > > I've looked through the Control Panel in an effort to restore all these
> > > things that have so suddenly disappeared. The best option I could find
> > > was
> > > the Personalization tool. When I select Visual Appearance, the only
> > > scheme
> > > that has to do with Vista would be the Windows Vista Basic scheme, but it
> > > doesn't have the glass effect there. There's nothing related under the
> > > Effects button or the Advanced button to restore any of these effects
> > > either.
> > > I was unable to find anything related under the Display Settings as well.
> > >
> > > If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it very much. Thank you.
> >
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