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ok so i got windows 7 Rc running on my computer and its working fine i just done a clean install on my laptop but the aero isnt working now i got a solid colour for a taskbar and i cant seem to change the settings for it

got any ideas??
 

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Try to install the ATI drivers for your graphics chip. Then go into Personalization and try to enable the Aero theme.

If you have a real low-end graphics chip, I suppose it's possible that it doesn't support Aero because it would run too slow.
 

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All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
I've had absolutely no problems with my ATI cards (I've used both a FireGL 7300 and a Radeon 4870HD) using the native Win 7 drivers. As stated above, I'd say double-check your personalization setup and make sure transparency is set to what you want.
 

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What is your WEI score for your 'Dekstop performance for Windows Aero'? Try refreshing the Windows Experience Index and see if that helps.
 

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Orbital Shark said:
What is your WEI score for your 'Dekstop performance for Windows Aero'? Try refreshing the Windows Experience Index and see if that helps.
Click to expand...

While doing this test i got a message of

"Nvidia has stopped working"

Guess its my graphics card so i know where im looking for the problem at

Anyone with ideas now why it would stop working while doing a WEI?
 

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Anyone with ideas now why it would stop working while doing a WEI?
Click to expand...

I believe aero always stops while running a wei test
 

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drivers drivers drivers. I've even managed to get Aero working on one of my PCs with ancient GF Ti 4200 with proper drivers and a little tweak to force Win7 to swallow them :) it took 3 days to find the proper driver though :)
 

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Aero is always stopped during WEI collection in order for Windows to get an accurate reading of your GFX performance. I would try downloading the latest nVidia drivers & see if that has any effect.
 

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remember that the best drivers when it comes to NVidia are always the latest beta drivers :)
 

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bloodhound said:
remember that the best drivers when it comes to NVidia are always the latest beta drivers :)
Click to expand...

Not always, we are dealing with a new OS so not all vendors have produced drivers for it yet. Even the nVidia drivers are still being tested. I would install the latest Vista driver in compatability mode and see how you get on.
 

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Don't agree. I've been using Nvidia beta drivers for years and with various beta and final OS's and they were always far better and more efficient then the stable branch...

not to mention that in that GF4200 case I got it working under W7 using beta drivers a year older then the last stable ver. that supported it....
 

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So you found the trick to "Force" Aero?

I tried on my laptop (855 intel GMA) and I wasn't able.

Also, I get a BSOD when trying to watch a DVD movie with protection.
 

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won't be able to help you m8, don't know nothing about Intel cards, i've managed to trick W7 with a bit of work to accept a certain 'incompatible' driver and then it was easy to take it from there.

anyway from my experience it's not worth the tassel as it slows the whole OS baaadly. you're better off leaving it the way it is...
 

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the Nvidia drivers are install already (there is control panel) but when i go into them.. they always crash i have tried changing hcompatibility to xp and vista but still crash


Went mucking around with it dunno what i done but after restarting my laptop it was fixed

Thanks to everyone that tried to help :)
 
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Windows 7 RC build 7100x64 // 7260x32Quad core 2.33GHz4 gig DRR28400 GS gigabyte
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CPU
Quad core 2.33GHz
Motherboard
Asus P5Q SE
Memory
4 gig DRR2
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8400 GS gigabyte
Sound Card
built in with motherboard
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LG Flaton l1739s
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1440x900 x2
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500 gig HDD // and a 500 gig out
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500Watt
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ATX black case
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Cpu fan \ case fan
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logitech
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logitech
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1500
bloodhound said:
not to mention that in that GF4200 case I got it working under W7 using beta drivers a year older then the last stable ver. that supported it....
Click to expand...

Could you share info about what was the driver release version? Thanks!
 

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