Question about aero.

i have windows vista home premium and i am getting windows 7 for christmas. On vista i had aero for the first 3 months then it just dissapeared and i could never get it back. when i upgrade to windows 7, will i be able to use aero even though i couldnt on vista? or is there an aero for windows 7?

Hello Johhny,

As long as your system meets the requirements below for Aero, then yes.

Aero is not included in Windows 7 Home Basic or Windows 7 Starter editions.


Aero Requirements to be Enabled in Windows 7

• 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
• 1 GB of system memory
• Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (in order to enable Aero theme)
• You must be have True Color (32 bit) set instead of High Color (16 bit).
• The desktop composition and Animate controls and elements inside windows options need to be enabled in Visual Effects.
• The Desktop Window Manager Session Manager and Themes Services need to be set as Started and Automatic.
• Refresh or update your WEI score. You will need an WEI score minimum of 2.0 in both Graphics & Gaming graphics in order for Aero to be activated.

Hope this helps,
Shawn