Vista Tutorial - Aero Turns Off Why???

ConsoleKing · 02-15-2008

Hi,

Currently suffering a problem with my Vista 32Bit Ultimate OS.

I'm running a Q6600, 2GB Crucial Ballistix, 7900GS 256MB...

I leave my PC running 24/7 sometimes when I return after a few hours a little ! sign is in the icon bar at the bottom right of the screen. I double click it and it says that aero turned itself off due to it using most of the ram.

While this is occurring I see CPU usage at 0% and ram usage at it's typical 30%.

Could someone help me diagnose the problem and a fix so Aero always stays on?

Thanks in advance

**geezer10** · 02-16-2008

sounds like you have a memory leak in some other application. Task Manager is a good place to start diagnosis.

bot64 · 03-13-2008

your computer will run faster without aero and the sidebar they use up memory

**Frozen** · 03-28-2008

My computer runs aero, but then on random occasions it turns itself off, and the colour-change menu turns to one off XP. STRANGE.

**deltatux** · 03-30-2008

Sometimes some of your programs do not support Aero at all or Aero doesn't support it. Some programs aren't support with desktop composition, so Aero is automatically turned off. Close your program and it should return back to normal.

**KingOfChaos** · 04-09-2008

I turned that crap off the first time I turned my PC and Laptop on. It's a waste of memory and performance.

**DaBoogadie** · 06-11-2008

Mine comes and goes too! I've searched for answers, got none.

02-15-2008	#1 (permalink)
ConsoleKing Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Vista Ultimate 32Bit (X86) 3 posts	Aero Turns Off Why??? Hi, Currently suffering a problem with my Vista 32Bit Ultimate OS. I'm running a Q6600, 2GB Crucial Ballistix, 7900GS 256MB... I leave my PC running 24/7 sometimes when I return after a few hours a little ! sign is in the icon bar at the bottom right of the screen. I double click it and it says that aero turned itself off due to it using most of the ram. While this is occurring I see CPU usage at 0% and ram usage at it's typical 30%. Could someone help me diagnose the problem and a fix so Aero always stays on? Thanks in advance
My System Specs

02-16-2008	#2 (permalink)
geezer10 Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Vista x64 Ultimate 133 posts	Re: Aero Turns Off Why??? sounds like you have a memory leak in some other application. Task Manager is a good place to start diagnosis.
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03-13-2008	#3 (permalink)
bot64 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 vista home premium 64bit 4 posts	Re: Aero Turns Off Why??? your computer will run faster without aero and the sidebar they use up memory
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03-28-2008	#4 (permalink)
Frozen Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Vista Home Basic 32bit 14 posts	Re: Aero Turns Off Why??? My computer runs aero, but then on random occasions it turns itself off, and the colour-change menu turns to one off XP. STRANGE.
My System Specs

03-30-2008	#5 (permalink)
deltatux Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Vista Home Premium x64 31 posts	Re: Aero Turns Off Why??? Sometimes some of your programs do not support Aero at all or Aero doesn't support it. Some programs aren't support with desktop composition, so Aero is automatically turned off. Close your program and it should return back to normal.
My System Specs

04-09-2008	#6 (permalink)
KingOfChaos The Master of Evil Join Date: Mar 2008 Vista Home Premium x64, x32 281 posts	Re: Aero Turns Off Why??? I turned that crap off the first time I turned my PC and Laptop on. It's a waste of memory and performance.
My System Specs

06-11-2008	#7 (permalink)
DaBoogadie Pending.....Always Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista Ultimate x64, Windows Seven Ultimate 64Bit Beta (Build 7000) 13 posts	Re: Aero Turns Off Why??? Mine comes and goes too! I've searched for answers, got none.
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