My window 7 Home Basic look like xp; how do i restore?

jpshimo · 01 May 2011

Please help I am missing the cool features of window 7; the look of my window 7 is like the very old version of window i think even before xp; help to restore!

MacGyvr · 01 May 2011

Did it just change or has it always looked this way?

If it just changed, use System Restore to fix it.

zigzag3143 · 01 May 2011

jpshimo said:

Please help I am missing the cool features of window 7; the look of my window 7 is like the very old version of window i think even before xp; help to restore!

You either have chosen a non aero scheme or your video card switched. Check you windows experience index and see what the number is for graphics.

Let us know what it is, and tell us what video card.

PwnFrnzy · 01 May 2011

zigzag3143 said:

jpshimo said:

Please help I am missing the cool features of window 7; the look of my window 7 is like the very old version of window i think even before xp; help to restore!

You either have chosen a non aero scheme or your video card switched. Check you windows experience index and see what the number is for graphics.

Let us know what it is, and tell us what video card.

This could most likely be the case, anything dealing with new hardware to driver updates could cause the Aero scheme to disappear, it's windows' way of telling you that your WEI needs to be re-assessed.

Bongo · 01 May 2011

From this thread Differences between basic and ultimate

Home Basic

No Aero Glass (Aero theme available)
No Premium games
No BitLocker
No boot from VHD
No EFS (Encrypting File System)
No Support for backup to a network location
Client-only Remote Desktop
No Media Center support
No Tablet PC or Multi-Touch support
No built-in support for DVD burning or playback
Single procesor support only (unlimited cores)
No Offline files support
No Domain join
No Sticky Notes app
No Snipping Tool app
No IIS support

Look at this Aero - Enable in Unsupported Editions of Windows 7
Jerry

MacGyvr · 01 May 2011

Guys, he's not talking about Aero. Most likely he has switched to Windows Classic.

zigzag3143 · 01 May 2011

MacGyvr said:

Guys, he's not talking about Aero. Most likely he has switched to Windows Classic.

I refereed to that below. Windows classic (and others) are non aero schemes and it may be just that a video card reset caused the bump out. If he is using an integrated chipset it may just barely support aero.

gregrocker · 01 May 2011

Rightclick on an empty area of the desktop, select Personalize, then choose an Aero Theme to see if you get transparent window frames. If not, run type Aero in Start search box to troubleshoot aero.

If your GPU doesn't support Aero, go back to Personalize, scroll down and choose Windows 7 Basic theme instead of Windows classic (which is 2000, not even XP).