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Windows 7: Aero Snap question.
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14 Jun 2010
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Aero Snap question.
I am only able to snap windows to the left or right side of the screen. Dragging a window to the top maximizes it again. I thought I read somewhere that with Aero Snap you could snap to the four corners so that if you wanted you could have four windows one in each corner. I can't seem to do that. Is this a feature in Aero Snap or is two windows side by side all it can do?
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14 Jun 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
Welcome
Aero snap is side by side. The easy way, though, is press the windows key, and then use the left and right arrows, not the ones on the number pad. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420
OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc
CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard Dell
Memory 6 gb
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20"
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB
Cooling Fan
Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Internet Speed DSL 2.85
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14 Jun 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium x86-64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by richc46  Welcome
Aero snap is side by side. The easy way, though, is press the windows key, and then use the left and right arrows, not the ones on the number pad. True, I'd also update your GPU drivers to make sure you are running WDDM 1.1 drivers; these lower memory usage as Win 7 renders to GPU only, not GPU + RAM as in Vista, hence more explorer windows will not cause increases in memory if you have 1.1 drivers. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x86-64
CPU AMD Athlon x2 250 @ 3.0GHz (2MB L2 cache, no L3)
Motherboard Gigabyte MA-785GM-US2H mATX/785G/DDR2 (F11 BIOS, IGP disable
Memory Elixir 4GB DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-15 (2x2GB)
Graphics Card Gigabyte ATI Radeon 5570 1GB GDDR3 (670MHz core/800MHz memor
Sound Card Onboard Realtek 889A
Monitor(s) Displays 1) BenQ M2200HD 21.5" (HDMI, TN, 1920x1080p); 2) Phillips 17
PSU Antec True Power New 550w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2 [with SSD bracket]
Cooling 1 x 140mm fan top [low], 1 x 120mm fan rear [low]
Hard Drives HARD DRIVE 1: Samsung HD103UJ 1TB 7200RPM 32MB cache
HARD DRIVE 2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
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14 Jun 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by richc46 Welcome
Aero snap is side by side. The easy way, though, is press the windows key, and then use the left and right arrows, not the ones on the number pad. +1
The only way I have ever used it... GL  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Pentium(R) Dual-Core T4300 @ 2.10GHz
Motherboard Toshiba Model KSWAA - Chipset Intel GL40 Rev 07
Memory 3 GB DDR2 PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Samsung M4 70T2864Q23-CF7
Graphics Card Mobile Intel GMA4500M 32bit OS (64bit OS) dynamically
Sound Card Realtek ALC272-GR Software Sound
Monitor(s) Displays 16.0" HD TFT with TrueBrite Matrix colour LCD display
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Keyboard Canadian Bilingual Keyboard 105 keys with 13 Function keys
Mouse Touchpad Point device & Lexma USB Mouse
Hard Drives FUJITSU MJA2320BH G2-(S2) 320GB (5400RPM) Serial-ATA
Internet Speed Walking is Faster
Other Info Wireless LAN Realtek RTL89191SE 802.11n PCI-E NIC + a
LAN Realek PCIe FE Family Controller and
TOSHIBA Software Modem
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14 Jun 2010
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Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop) east central NY state |
Quote: Originally Posted by richc46 Welcome
Aero snap is side by side. The easy way, though, is press the windows key, and then use the left and right arrows, not the ones on the number pad. I did not know that.....I've always just used the mouse.  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R
Memory 2x 2GB OCZ DDR II SDRAM PC2-6400
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2009m(primary), Acer P191W
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Mouse Logitech M-SBF90
PSU Antec Earthwatts EA500D
Case Antec Sonata III
Cooling 4 fans
Hard Drives Internal:WD Caviar Black 640GB 32MB cache 7200RPM
External:Samsung Story Station 1TB HDD desktop drive
500GB Toshiba portable drive
Internet Speed Slow due to home Wireless-G router
Antivirus MSE, Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes
Browser Chrome and Palemoon
Other Info Laptop....Acer 5750Z-4835
15.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit LCD Display: (1366x768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio)
Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2.0GHz, 2MB L3 cache)
Windows® 7 Home Premium,500GB Hard Drive,4GB DDR3 RAM, Intel® HD Graphics,8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader,802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Chrome and Palemoon, MSE, Hitman Pro
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14 Jun 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium x86-64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by noobvious
Quote: Originally Posted by richc46 Welcome
Aero snap is side by side. The easy way, though, is press the windows key, and then use the left and right arrows, not the ones on the number pad. I did not know that.....I've always just used the mouse. Then you should know that Win+Spacebar is the same as Aero Peek too. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x86-64
CPU AMD Athlon x2 250 @ 3.0GHz (2MB L2 cache, no L3)
Motherboard Gigabyte MA-785GM-US2H mATX/785G/DDR2 (F11 BIOS, IGP disable
Memory Elixir 4GB DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-15 (2x2GB)
Graphics Card Gigabyte ATI Radeon 5570 1GB GDDR3 (670MHz core/800MHz memor
Sound Card Onboard Realtek 889A
Monitor(s) Displays 1) BenQ M2200HD 21.5" (HDMI, TN, 1920x1080p); 2) Phillips 17
PSU Antec True Power New 550w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2 [with SSD bracket]
Cooling 1 x 140mm fan top [low], 1 x 120mm fan rear [low]
Hard Drives HARD DRIVE 1: Samsung HD103UJ 1TB 7200RPM 32MB cache
HARD DRIVE 2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
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14 Jun 2010
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Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop) east central NY state |
Quote: Originally Posted by NTFS
Quote: Originally Posted by noobvious
Quote: Originally Posted by richc46 Welcome
Aero snap is side by side. The easy way, though, is press the windows key, and then use the left and right arrows, not the ones on the number pad. I did not know that.....I've always just used the mouse. Then you should know that Win+Spacebar is the same as Aero Peek too. Thanks. 
I actually just went to the MS site and found the master listing of all the keyboard shortcuts, and added it to my bookmarks toolbar. I'm accustomed to using the mouse, but I guess I should learn the alternatives, just in case....or at least know where to find the list in a hurry. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R
Memory 2x 2GB OCZ DDR II SDRAM PC2-6400
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2009m(primary), Acer P191W
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Mouse Logitech M-SBF90
PSU Antec Earthwatts EA500D
Case Antec Sonata III
Cooling 4 fans
Hard Drives Internal:WD Caviar Black 640GB 32MB cache 7200RPM
External:Samsung Story Station 1TB HDD desktop drive
500GB Toshiba portable drive
Internet Speed Slow due to home Wireless-G router
Antivirus MSE, Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes
Browser Chrome and Palemoon
Other Info Laptop....Acer 5750Z-4835
15.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit LCD Display: (1366x768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio)
Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2.0GHz, 2MB L3 cache)
Windows® 7 Home Premium,500GB Hard Drive,4GB DDR3 RAM, Intel® HD Graphics,8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader,802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Chrome and Palemoon, MSE, Hitman Pro
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14 Jun 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium x86-64 |
Interesting, I don't use the mouse except for basic clicking - keyboard is much more natural. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x86-64
CPU AMD Athlon x2 250 @ 3.0GHz (2MB L2 cache, no L3)
Motherboard Gigabyte MA-785GM-US2H mATX/785G/DDR2 (F11 BIOS, IGP disable
Memory Elixir 4GB DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-15 (2x2GB)
Graphics Card Gigabyte ATI Radeon 5570 1GB GDDR3 (670MHz core/800MHz memor
Sound Card Onboard Realtek 889A
Monitor(s) Displays 1) BenQ M2200HD 21.5" (HDMI, TN, 1920x1080p); 2) Phillips 17
PSU Antec True Power New 550w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2 [with SSD bracket]
Cooling 1 x 140mm fan top [low], 1 x 120mm fan rear [low]
Hard Drives HARD DRIVE 1: Samsung HD103UJ 1TB 7200RPM 32MB cache
HARD DRIVE 2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
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15 Jun 2010
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I knew the keyboard short cuts already. I was just wondering about being able to snap to each corner.
There is a program I'm looking at that nicely improves Aero Snap I will probably try it out. It lets you snap to four corners or top and bottom plus gives you control over various other Aero Snap settings. Nice thing is that it works on 2000, XP, Vista, and 7. It's called AquaSnap | | My System Specs | | Aero Snap question. problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:45 PM. |  |
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