Vista - No Aero in my Windows Vista Home Premium?

The Helped · 10-21-2008

I recently installed Windows Vista Home Premium on my home computer and I cannot seem to find where Aero is. I looked in the obvious place. But it just isn't on here. What is wrong?

I have a 32bit Vista Home Premium.

**mansrm81** · 10-21-2008

What is your WEI score if its below 3. something its disabled.

Aero Glass Transparency

The Helped · 10-21-2008

Edit: It is 1. :[ So, in order to it to go higher, do I need to buy more things for my computer?

**mansrm81** · 10-21-2008

What are your system specs

The Helped · 10-21-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by mansrm81

What are your system specs

Processor- 2.6 (I assume I need a new processor for this to go up.)
RAM- 3.9
Graphics- 1.9 (I assume I need a new graphic card for this to go up.)
Gaming Graphics- 1.0
Primary Hard Disk- 3.9

**mansrm81** · 10-21-2008

Get a graphics card with DX10 support.

**Bare Foot Kid** · 10-22-2008

Hello The Helped, welcome to Vista forums!

Have a look at this.

Microsoft recommends the following minimum hardware to run Windows Vista Aero:

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB (1 gigabyte) of memory
graphics processor with minimum of 128 MB graphics memory, which supports DirectX 9, with a Windows Display Driver Model driver, Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware, and 32 bits per pixel

For best results, follow these graphics memory recommendations:

64 MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor with a resolution that is less than 1,310,720 pixels (for example, a 17–inch flat panel LCD monitor that has a 1280 × 1024 resolution)
128 MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor with a resolution from 1,310,720 to 2,304,000 pixels (for example, a 21.1–inch flat panel LCD monitor that has up to a 1600 × 1200 resolution)
256 MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor with a resolution greater than 2,304,000 pixels (for example, a 30–inch wide-screen flat panel LCD monitor that has up to a 2560 × 1600 resolution)

Keep us informed!

Later

Ted

10-21-2008	#1 (permalink)
The Helped Vista Home Premium 32bit. 3 posts	No Aero in my Windows Vista Home Premium? I recently installed Windows Vista Home Premium on my home computer and I cannot seem to find where Aero is. I looked in the obvious place. But it just isn't on here. What is wrong? I have a 32bit Vista Home Premium.
My System Specs

10-21-2008	#2 (permalink)
mansrm81 Vista Ultimate 64bit SP2/ 1,864 posts	Re: No Aero in my Windows Vista Home Premium? What is your WEI score if its below 3. something its disabled. Aero Glass Transparency
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10-21-2008	#3 (permalink)
The Helped Vista Home Premium 32bit. 3 posts	Re: No Aero in my Windows Vista Home Premium? Edit: It is 1. :[ So, in order to it to go higher, do I need to buy more things for my computer?
My System Specs

10-21-2008	#4 (permalink)
mansrm81 Vista Ultimate 64bit SP2/ 1,864 posts	Re: No Aero in my Windows Vista Home Premium? What are your system specs
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10-21-2008	#5 (permalink)
The Helped Vista Home Premium 32bit. 3 posts	Re: No Aero in my Windows Vista Home Premium? Quote: Originally Posted by mansrm81 What are your system specs Processor- 2.6 (I assume I need a new processor for this to go up.) RAM- 3.9 Graphics- 1.9 (I assume I need a new graphic card for this to go up.) Gaming Graphics- 1.0 Primary Hard Disk- 3.9
My System Specs

10-21-2008	#6 (permalink)
mansrm81 Vista Ultimate 64bit SP2/ 1,864 posts	Re: No Aero in my Windows Vista Home Premium? Get a graphics card with DX10 support.
My System Specs

10-22-2008	#7 (permalink)
Bare Foot Kid Vista 64-bit Ultimate Win7 64-bit Ultimate XP SP3 32-bit Pro 2,126 posts	Re: No Aero in my Windows Vista Home Premium? Hello The Helped, welcome to Vista forums! Have a look at this. Microsoft recommends the following minimum hardware to run Windows Vista Aero: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 GB (1 gigabyte) of memory graphics processor with minimum of 128 MB graphics memory, which supports DirectX 9, with a Windows Display Driver Model driver, Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware, and 32 bits per pixel For best results, follow these graphics memory recommendations: 64 MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor with a resolution that is less than 1,310,720 pixels (for example, a 17–inch flat panel LCD monitor that has a 1280 × 1024 resolution) 128 MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor with a resolution from 1,310,720 to 2,304,000 pixels (for example, a 21.1–inch flat panel LCD monitor that has up to a 1600 × 1200 resolution) 256 MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor with a resolution greater than 2,304,000 pixels (for example, a 30–inch wide-screen flat panel LCD monitor that has up to a 2560 × 1600 resolution) Keep us informed! Later Ted
My System Specs

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