Vista - aero not working

just need advise on why i cant get aero happening. i have a toshiba notebook
running vista home premium with 1gig ram, intel centrino dual core cpu T250
1.86ghz , 32 bit os, mobile intel 945GM Express Chipset family. i have
aero theme on. base score is 3.1

hi
--have you enabled transparency?
martyb


"news" wrote:

> just need advise on why i cant get aero happening. i have a toshiba notebook
> running vista home premium with 1gig ram, intel centrino dual core cpu T250
> 1.86ghz , 32 bit os, mobile intel 945GM Express Chipset family. i have
> aero theme on. base score is 3.1
>
>

I had a problem getting Aero to work after installing a new video card
driver release. It had me stumped until I switched my desktop color depth to
32-bit color. Then Aero worked just fine. Appearently when I installed the
new video driver, while I set the screen resolution back to what it was
before the new driver, I failed to set the color depth back to 32-bit as
well. After the new driver install the color depth had defaulted to 16-bit
color.
Check to make sure that your desktop color depth is set for 32-bit. Good
luck...

Randy L.
--
A problem is only a problem
only if we make it a problem.

"news" <stuscat@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:eEvuKLOuHHA.1052@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> just need advise on why i cant get aero happening. i have a toshiba
> notebook
> running vista home premium with 1gig ram, intel centrino dual core cpu
> T250
> 1.86ghz , 32 bit os, mobile intel 945GM Express Chipset family. i have
> aero theme on. base score is 3.1
>

yep, my colour is and has been at 32bit



"RandyL" <rlink@cableone.net> wrote in message
news:O74MdiQuHHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> I had a problem getting Aero to work after installing a new video card
> driver release. It had me stumped until I switched my desktop color depth
> to 32-bit color. Then Aero worked just fine. Appearently when I installed
> the new video driver, while I set the screen resolution back to what it
> was before the new driver, I failed to set the color depth back to 32-bit
> as well. After the new driver install the color depth had defaulted to
> 16-bit color.
> Check to make sure that your desktop color depth is set for 32-bit.
> Good luck...
>
> Randy L.
> --
> A problem is only a problem
> only if we make it a problem.
>
> "news" <stuscat@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:eEvuKLOuHHA.1052@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> just need advise on why i cant get aero happening. i have a toshiba
>> notebook
>> running vista home premium with 1gig ram, intel centrino dual core cpu
>> T250
>> 1.86ghz , 32 bit os, mobile intel 945GM Express Chipset family. i have
>> aero theme on. base score is 3.1
>>
>

yes i have

"marty" <marty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A19B9E69-23FC-4213-BA05-C7944D967F47@microsoft.com...
> hi
> --have you enabled transparency?
> martyb
>
>
> "news" wrote:
>
>> just need advise on why i cant get aero happening. i have a toshiba
>> notebook
>> running vista home premium with 1gig ram, intel centrino dual core cpu
>> T250
>> 1.86ghz , 32 bit os, mobile intel 945GM Express Chipset family. i have
>> aero theme on. base score is 3.1
>>
>>

I have a P205-6267 Toshiba lappie and had to upgrade my video drivers to get
AERO to
work properly. It has the same chipset as yours.

Select either of these links - select Model - Downloads. Check your Video
Driver in
Control Panel - Device Manager - Display Adapter - Right Click on Adapter -
Properties.
If a new one read the instructions, download and install. Remember to
reboot. Then select
Windows Aero and other display properties.

http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...ceghdgngdgmm.0

or

http://tinyurl.com/yr5vwa


"news" <stuscat@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:eEvuKLOuHHA.1052@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> just need advise on why i cant get aero happening. i have a toshiba
> notebook
> running vista home premium with 1gig ram, intel centrino dual core cpu
> T250
> 1.86ghz , 32 bit os, mobile intel 945GM Express Chipset family. i have
> aero theme on. base score is 3.1
>

Your video card isn't being recognised by the Operating System as
being suitable for running Aero, you can over ride this by...
Right click 'computer' icon
Click 'properties'
Click 'windows experience index' (blue hyperlink)
Under tasks click 'adjust visual effects'
Select radio button "adjust for best appearance'
Confirm the settings.

Bobs your uncle you now have aero / flip 3D and all the other good
stuff.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Dave Jenkins MCSE
Infrastructure Consulting Ltd