Aero Theme

[betty02]

Ok I had to rebuild my machine it's a Dell Optiplex SX280, i used to be able to run the Aero theme with no problems at all but since the rebuild i can't I couldn't find the Graphics drivers on the dell website, there support forums were garbage so I did a windows update and it automatically found them. I give it a few restarts and I still cannot do the Aero theme? Pretty annoying really as it has worked before?

Any ideas guys?

 

[betty02]

Ok I did a search and found this tutorial.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/64363-aero-turn-incompatible-graphics-card.html

I followed it and then i re-run it and it came up as 7.9 - thought great it's worked. So i Right Clicked Desktop>Personalize>Aero Theme, background etc changes but no transparency?

 

[richc46]

Possible that with the grapics card, you cannot get all the features, but try this.

The bottom right, near the clock, there is a little box. Go online to a webpage, then put cursor on the box. Do you see the desktop? If no put cursor on the box, right click and check show desktop. Peek work any better now?

 

[richc46]

If the above does not work, follow this informative tutorial

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/838-aero-peek-turn-off.html

 

[derekimo]

Ok I did a search and found this tutorial.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/64363-aero-turn-incompatible-graphics-card.html

I followed it and then i re-run it and it came up as 7.9 - thought great it's worked. So i Right Clicked Desktop>Personalize>Aero Theme, background etc changes but no transparency?

See if this tutorial helps you out,
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/283-transparency-enable-disable.html?ltr=T&filter

 

[betty02]

The show peek options are turned of and when i follow the Enable Transparency tutorial i don't get anything that looks the same? Weird thing is it used to work and i used the same install CD i did before and everything?

 

[richc46]

Possible that with the grapics card, you cannot get all the features, but try this.

The bottom right, near the clock, there is a little box. Go online to a webpage, then put cursor on the box. Do you see the desktop? If no put cursor on the box, right click and check show desktop. Peek work any better now?

If you tried this what happened?

 

[derekimo]

The show peek options are turned of and when i follow the Enable Transparency tutorial i don't get anything that looks the same? Weird thing is it used to work and i used the same install CD i did before and everything?

Have you tried the aero troubleshooter?

 

[Brink]

Hello Betty, and welcome to Seven Forums.

In addition, double check through these items below to see if they may be able to help:

• You must have a Aero Theme instead of a Basic and High Contrast Theme selected.
• You must be have True Color (32 bit) set instead of High Color (16 bit).
• Be sure to have the correct Windows 7 driver version installed for your graphics card/chip.
• The desktop composition and Animate controls and elements inside windows options enabled in Visual Effects.
• Refresh or update your WEI score.
• The Desktop Window Manager Session Manager and Themes Services need to be set to Start and Automatic.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[betty02]

Possible that with the grapics card, you cannot get all the features, but try this.

The bottom right, near the clock, there is a little box. Go online to a webpage, then put cursor on the box. Do you see the desktop? If no put cursor on the box, right click and check show desktop. Peek work any better now?

If you tried this what happened?

If doesn't show the desktop like it used to, i right click and peek at desktop IS ticked but greyed out?

The show peek options are turned of and when i follow the Enable Transparency tutorial i don't get anything that looks the same? Weird thing is it used to work and i used the same install CD i did before and everything?

Have you tried the aero troubleshooter?

I tried the trouble shooter and got told that there was an error trying to trouble shoot problems and can't get on it?

Hello Betty, and welcome to Seven Forums.

In addition, double check through these items below to see if they may be able to help:

• You must have a Aero Theme instead of a Basic and High Contrast Theme selected.
• You must be have True Color (32 bit) set instead of High Color (16 bit).
• Be sure to have the correct Windows 7 driver version installed for your graphics card/chip.
• The desktop composition and Animate controls and elements inside windows options enabled in Visual Effects.
• Refresh or update your WEI score.
• The Desktop Window Manager Session Manager and Themes Services need to be set to Start and Automatic.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Got all the settings right, i can only assume it's the drivers personally as it has worked before and i am sure i used some 7/Vista drivers that i now cannot find and windows update has installed some generic ones possibly?