Dell D400 with Intel GM855 GFX, forcibly enable Aero?

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I have a Dell D400, uses the Intel GM 855 and I'm wondering if can do any hacks to forcibly enable Aero?

Any help would be great, thanks.

Oh, on a side note, I found the little hack for Vista on how you enable it but it doesn't seem to be working for me in Windows 7.

Maybe there is another method?
 

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I have a Dell D400, uses the Intel GM 855 and I'm wondering if can do any hacks to forcibly enable Aero?

Any help would be great, thanks.

Oh, on a side note, I found the little hack for Vista on how you enable it but it doesn't seem to be working for me in Windows 7.

Maybe there is another method?

Im assuming you have the latest intel driver? I have a dell as well and the dell driver doesn't work. Are you 32bit or 64?
 

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The Dell D400 is a 32bit system, it's a single core Pentium M.

Not sure which driver I have but I guess I can try updating it.
 

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My Own Computer!
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core
Motherboard
ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 880G
Memory
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 8GB (4x2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD3870 X2
Sound Card
Onboard HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Westinghouse 22" LCD, Samsung 46" LCD TV
Screen Resolution
1680x1050, Extended Display Setup
Hard Drives
2x Western Digital 74GB Raptors SATA Raid (OS & Games Drive)
1x Western Digital 1.5TB SATA (Storage)
1x Western Digital 2TB SATA (Storage)
PSU
Antec 550 Watt
Case
Antec Three Hundred
Cooling
3x Antec 120mm Fans & OEM CPU/GPU Coolers
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000
Mouse
Microsoft Bluetooth Explorer Mouse
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Comcastic Cable Internet! When it works!
Kdogg

did you run the WEI? WEI of <3 for graphics is gonna make aero difficult
 

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Win 8 Release candidate 8400[email protected]4 gigsNvidia 9600M
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
What is WEI?
 

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My Own Computer!
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core
Motherboard
ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 880G
Memory
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 8GB (4x2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD3870 X2
Sound Card
Onboard HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Westinghouse 22" LCD, Samsung 46" LCD TV
Screen Resolution
1680x1050, Extended Display Setup
Hard Drives
2x Western Digital 74GB Raptors SATA Raid (OS & Games Drive)
1x Western Digital 1.5TB SATA (Storage)
1x Western Digital 2TB SATA (Storage)
PSU
Antec 550 Watt
Case
Antec Three Hundred
Cooling
3x Antec 120mm Fans & OEM CPU/GPU Coolers
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000
Mouse
Microsoft Bluetooth Explorer Mouse
Internet Speed
Comcastic Cable Internet! When it works!
What is WEI?

Windows Experience Index. It should have run when you installed win 7. You can re-rn it and check the ratings by typing wei in search and clicking on it

Ken
 

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[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
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none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
Go to control panel. go to system and maintenance and open performance information and tools.

click score this computer.
 

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