Force Aero on Vista?

[yop824]

Any way to hack Aero on this machine? I have an attachment including my specs here Im not sure how attatchments work, if u need to download the pics its filename is Specs.jpg

 

[rive0108]

Any way to hack Aero on this machine? I have an attachment including my specs here Im not sure how attatchments work, if u need to download the pics its filename is Specs.jpg

My wife's desktop, wouldnt run aero by default (Graphics card score 2.3),but there there is a way to activate it anyways

1. Right-click an empty space on your desktop and select Personalize.
2. Click Window Color and Appearance in the Personalization window.
3. Click Open classic appearance properties for more color options.
4. Select Windows Vista Aero under Color Scheme.

 

[yop824]

Perhaps I wasnt clear, I do not have the Aero option under that menu, just Vista Basic and Classic and other stuff

 

[Akira Kurosawa]

Well your using ultimate, but might give this a try.
Enable Vista Aero in Windows Vista Home Basic

Normally it appears after installing drivers for your graphics card (if supported)
So I would install/update it if I were you.

 

[rive0108]

Perhaps I wasnt clear, I do not have the Aero option under that menu, just Vista Basic and Classic and other stuff

Try a sfc/scannow

That option should be there in Ultimate whether or not your hardware has a recommended WEI or not. (A GPU 2.3 score will run it). If it isnt, sounds like you may have Windows corruption, and you may need to reinstall Vista.

If the system file check fails, perform a disk check.
for more info on how to do this:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/165576-how-make-vista-more-responsive-faster.html

ps- simply copy/paste sfc/scannow (instead of defrag c: -w)

 

[Flavius]

Perhaps I wasnt clear, I do not have the Aero option under that menu, just Vista Basic and Classic and other stuff

in Home Basic you will never have Vista Aero to choose -you can only choose Vista Standard -in Home Basic aero effect is limited

 

[Akira Kurosawa]

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That option should be there in Ultimate whether or not your hardware has a recommended WEI or not. (A GPU 2.3 score will run it).

Not really, I score in at 4.8 but aero still won't appear until I install nvidia drivers for my 8800.

 

[Flavius]

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That option should be there in Ultimate whether or not your hardware has a recommended WEI or not. (A GPU 2.3 score will run it).

Not really, I score in at 4.8 but aero still won't appear until I install nvidia drivers for my 8800.

Try this MS diagnostic Windows Vista Aero Glass visual effects are not working

 

[Akira Kurosawa]

Try this MS diagnostic Windows Vista Aero Glass visual effects are not working

Oh no, I don't have any problems with Aero. I was just saying from my experience it doesn't appear until I have my drivers installed. ^_^
Yop is the one with the problem.

 

[yop824]

None of these opinions worked there r no updates for my drivers and the article for Aero on Vista Basic, I have no CompositionPolicy key and my Composition is already set to 1. Keep the ideas coming tho I really want Aero even if it will slug up my system

 

[brummyfan]

None of these opinions worked there r no updates for my drivers and the article for Aero on Vista Basic, I have no CompositionPolicy key and my Composition is already set to 1. Keep the ideas coming tho I really want Aero even if it will slug up my system

Check in Services whether "Themes" and "Desktop Window Manager" services are set to start Automatically.

 

[Dwarf]

Hi yop824,

Sorry, but your graphics card does not meet the minimum requirements for AERO.

 

[yop824]

yes dwarf i know, and thats the reason im saying FORCE, cause i want it to FORCE into starting even tho my graphic set fails and i dont even have a graphics card :P, yes the system DWM And stuff is set to run automaticly and please people look at the pic be4 u post and u would notice that the problem isnt my vista options setup, its my hardware and im looking for a way around it. Since everything about Vista is stored on ur computer there has to be a way around the check, and that is what im asking for, I hate my computer

 

[Dwarf]

Sorry, but the only way would be to change your graphics card for one that is DX9 (or greater) compliant. It would help if you provided more information on the hardware of your system - are you using built-in graphics or a card and what sort of graphics slot have you got? I am thinking along the lines of AGP 4x or possibly even PCI given the graphics adapter you are using.

Think of this analogy using a CD (your current graphics appearance) and DVD (the appearance you want, i.e. with AERO). Representing your graphics card is a CD drive. Both CDs and DVDs are the same physical dimension, so they both fit in the drive. However, the hardware of the drive is only capable of reading CDs.