aero transparency

[hondavee4]

hello guys, found you by chance this morning so this is my 1st post

ive just built my 1st pc and have installed win7 64 bit which seems to work very wel

didnt really know what aero transparency is but i occured to me mine wasnt working correctly, so i downloaded the driver again for my graphic card (ATI Radeon HD 4850) installed it and presto, it was so much better

but i have to install this driver everytime i reboot cos it reverts back to how it was

ive searched quite a bit through google but nothing i see remedies this

ive ran the aero trouble shooter and it says windows desktop manager is disabled and the problem has now been corrected, but it hasnt

the only way to get aero back is to reinstall the driver

one guy on another forum (where i bought my kit from) suggested i did this

I would do the old gem of uninstalling the drivers, rebooting into safe mode and then running Driver Sweeper.

Once you have done that reboot and do a fresh install of the drivers and see if that has done anything to help matters.

i thought that had cured the problem because after the final boot it was up and running...but later i booted again and it was back as it was

driving me nuts this is :shock:

anyone got any ideas?

 

[torrentg]

It could be Malware on the system, especially if just installed stuff.

Scan with Malwarebytes.

Or it could be from some service installed. Maybe antivirus or firewall. If you have AVG, definitely start by uninstalling that. Or any antivirus should be uninstalled to test.

 

[hondavee4]

hi, cheers for that, will give malwarebytes a go,

i am using avast antivirus at the mo

 

[Uber Philf]

Have you had a look at Windows Update, to see if it offers a driver for your GFX card? Maybe it needs a WDDM driver?

Just a thought.

 

[torrentg]

Have you had a look at Windows Update, to see if it offers a driver for your GFX card? Maybe it needs a WDDM driver?

Just a thought.

WU is the worst for video card drivers. Quickest way to harm a system - software speaking that is.

Always NVIDIA or ATI for video drivers.

 

[hondavee4]

right, things aint going to well at the mo..


ive ran malwarebytes and this is the log

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.41
Database version: 3260
Windows 6.1.7600
30/11/2009 10:36:12
mbam-log-2009-11-30 (10-36-12).txt
Scan type: Quick Scan
Objects scanned: 91246
Time elapsed: 1 minute(s), 53 second(s)
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 1
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 1
Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Infected:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoActiveDesktopChanges (Hijack.DisplayProperties) -> Bad: (1) Good: (0) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Files Infected:
C:\Users\Lee\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Silverlight.exe (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

so i then removed the old driver and ran driver sweeper and then tried to install the catalyst

everytime it stop saying it couldnt find the inf file

so i tried it via safe mode and that threw up a different error

so at the mo i havnt got any gpu drivers running whatsoever and as you can imagine its not too pretty to look at

 

[torrentg]

Install the driver from here, normally.

Drivers & Support | GAME.AMD.COM

 

[hondavee4]

hi ive just read that, ive downloaded the drivers from the sticky, ive ran that and it rebooted and the aero is working...

the big test is now as up to now the next time i boot it goes back to normal...

 

[hondavee4]

ok, it didnt work, ive rebooted and its how it was before

no aero and no transparency

 

[torrentg]

Type msinfo32 in the start menu, hit enter. Use ctrl+s on the screen that opens. Zip or rar the saved file and attach to a post using the paperclip.

I'll probably be able to see why you're having troubles.

 

[hondavee4]

cheers, hope ive done that right

 

[torrentg]

Alright. I see.

Start menu | All Programs | Startup folder

Delete:

Adobe Gamma
Logitech . Product Registration
LightScribe Control Panel
Asus Smart Doctor
Microsoft Office
NCProTray
Bluebirds <<< likely the cause ...uninstall this recommended...it's Adware

Reboot.

You also have many services starting with the PC that aren't needed. If the above doesn't fix it let me know. It could also be your Avast but probably not.

 

[hondavee4]

sorry, do you mean remove shortcut?

or actually open startup folder..

 

[torrentg]

Go to the startup folder on the start menu how I said. Delete the shortcuts there I listed and then reboot.

Before reboot though, you should uninstall Bluebird.

 

[hondavee4]

ok ive done all that except LightScribe Control Panel & Asus Smart Doctor as they wasnt in my startup folder...going to reboot now

 

[garysgold]

Hello Hondavee4,

Welcome to 7 Forums.

Just a thought. Have you run the WEI (Windows Experience Index) yet. Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Performance Information and Tools. Windows uses this to determine that your comp is capable of aero.

Gary

 

[hondavee4]

hello gary, yes mate it was one of the 1st things i did

ive done it a few times since, last time it detected "a new hardware" but there wasnt anything new

ive done the above steps, reinstalled driver, rebooted and ....back to how it was before

 

[hondavee4]

ive gone into msconfig and disabled everything in the startup except the operating system (i guess this was kinda important)

but install driver and reboot its exactly the same

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06ZmzsyT8WI


this was taken yesterday but its no different

 

[dnuge]

Don't know if this will help but go to control panel/personalization, select the color option at bottom of screen, make sure you have ck'd Enable transparency, clk on advanced settings and notice that it says aero and transparency will not work if you haven't selected a windows theme. hit the back button until you get back to the first personalization screen up top it will say unsaved theme clk on the save theme over at the right side. this worked for me. also aero will not work for any windows 7 version below home premium.
P.S. also ck control panel/performance info and tools/ adjust visual effects. check let windows decide whats best but make sure
Enable glass transparency and Enable Aero peek options are both checked

 

[Gilly]

is the "desktop windows manager " in services
set to automatic rather than manual?

or try stopping the service and then start the service again and see if you get any errors when you re-enable it