i've tried almost everthing that i can think of put i can't solve this
proplem. while playing a mad session of homeworld2, i alt+tabbed to my
desktop to look at other programs a coupla times. i think that was the
only time i've ever alt+tabbed while playing hw2 because i usually
winlogo+tab. anyway, when i finished playing i noticed the clear glass
look was gone and all those other nifty little Aero feature were
disabled.

no biggie, right? just r click -> personalize -> theme -> win vis Aero,
right? except, when i get to the theme diag box, there is no Areo
option. whadda...?

to make a long story short, i have:
* downloaded an original Areo theme, thinking that mines is corrupted.
* downloaded customized themes w/ aero features.
* ran sfc /sannow to repair original system files.
* looked for incompatible apps in task manager and msconfig.
* started and restarted themes and dwmsm in Services.
* tried to use restore point but all those where deleted.

almost everything. about the only thing i haven't done is a full
reinstall of vista (to drastic) or updated my video drivers (i can't.
that's another thread).

HELP!! this vista basic is horrible on the eyes!!!


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PiscesianTechGeek;117985 Wrote:

> i've tried almost everthing that i can think of put i can't solve this
> proplem. while playing a mad session of homeworld2, i alt+tabbed to my
> desktop to look at other programs a coupla times. i think that was the
> only time i've ever alt+tabbed while playing hw2 because i usually
> winlogo+tab. anyway, when i finished playing i noticed the clear glass
> look was gone and all those other nifty little Aero feature were
> disabled.
>
> no biggie, right? just r click -> personalize -> theme -> win vis
> Aero,
> right? except, when i get to the theme diag box, there is no Areo
> option. whadda...?
>
> to make a long story short, i have:
> * downloaded an original Areo theme, thinking that mines is corrupted.
> * downloaded customized themes w/ aero features.
> * ran sfc /sannow to repair original system files.
> * looked for incompatible apps in task manager and msconfig.
> * started and restarted themes and dwmsm in Services.
> * tried to use restore point but all those where deleted.
>
> almost everything. about the only thing i haven't done is a full
> reinstall of vista (to drastic) or updated my video drivers (i can't.
> that's another thread).
>
> HELP!! this vista basic is horrible on the eyes!!!
>
>
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