Can't activate aero

[blackbitz45]

Need help for my video card NVIDIA geforce2 mx400, can't activate aero on my system

 

[Brink]

Hello Blackbitz, and welcome to Seven Forums.

After you have installed your graphic card's drivers, check to make sure that your WEI score had been updated and that you have a Aero theme selected.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Avien]

The geforce 2 may not meet the requirement for Aero. That is a good 5 yr+ card. Anyways, do what Brink said, update to the newest drivers that support your card, which may be a few years old, or just leave the default 7 drivers installed since they may be newer and run the WEI. If it still does not work, you may not have a card that is supported for Aero use.

 

[Orbital Shark]

Hello Blackbitz, and welcome to Seven Forums.

After you have installed your graphic card's drivers, check to make sure that your WEI score had been updated and that you have a Aero theme selected.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

You will need an index score minimum of 2.0 in both Graphics & Gaming graphics in order for Aero to be activated.

 

[blackbitz45]

Thanks everyone!! I tried activating it again it says "The current video card may support Aero if the video card driver that is compliant with the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM). Contact the video card vendor for the latest WDDM-compliant driver for the video card."

 

[Orbital Shark]

What is your WEI score?

Also, have you tried Windows Update to see what results you get?

 

[Dwarf]

You will not be able to utilise Aero with this card.

See the following resources.

Vista System Requirements
GeForce2 MX Datasheet

Note that for Aero Vista requires a card with DX9 support. Your card only supports DX7 (and lower).

 

[Orbital Shark]

Also, Aero requires WDDM compliant cards in order for it to activate.

 

[Orbital Shark]

There is "supposedly" a way to force Aero into submission.

Click the Start orb & type regedit and navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM

If DWM does not exist then click Edit -> New -> Key and name it DWM

Click DWM and in the right-hand pane Right-click -> New -> DWORD(32bit) Value and create 3 new values 'UseMachineCheck' 'Blur' 'Animations' and set all 3 to '0'

Next, click Start & type CMD, right-click the CMD and select 'Run as administrator'. Now type net stop uxsms then net start uxsms. This will disable Desktop Windows Management then restart it. Now try to activate a Windows Aero theme.

   Warning

If your screen goes completely blank, don't panic and don't click anything, just type net stop uxsms and your display will return. If this happens then there's no way to force Aero & you will need to delete the new registry keys

Hope this helps




Jeff

 

[paulk]

hey there..

thanks for the force tip..will try it out.

im evaluating 7 on an old old laptop works fine but i too cant get Areo to work due to an old Intel chipset that dosnt even support Vista..!

I know the performance is going to be through the floor just want a getting usto period before i part with my hard earned..!

For what its worth i like it thus far i like it a lot. Though as ive said before the controlpanel looks botched and hurried...and dosnt follow the theme of Se7en at all IMHO.

Paul

 

[Orbital Shark]

Let me know if it works Paul, i can then post a new thread which will help everyone

 

[paulk]

Let me know if it works Paul, i can then post a new thread which will help everyone

No wories will do..will be adding it in the next 30 mins or so..

Will advise then...

Dammn M$ have got so close with this one how could they F!*K up the control panel so bad...
Any 3rd party utilities out there to sort it..?


Paul

 

[Orbital Shark]

In what context do you mean F up mate?

 

[Mercurial]

the card doesn't have pixel shader and the WEI Score should be 1.9 and 1.0 for graphics( I have the same card )
so yea theres nothing you can do but buy something better

 

[paulk]

ok IMO..( and this isnt a rant) As like 7 i really doo..

Small Icons are too hard to see

Large icons mean I have to look too hard

THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY ICONS. It looks cluttered and disorganised.

7 groups stuff together right (its one of the OS's Unique Selling Points) so why not in control panel...??

I think XP Classic veiw layout was pretty much the best it was simple everything was just there in one quick glance. So why not just tweak it a little.

I would have "Security Centre" in it group up "Windows Firewall" "Windows Defender" "Windows Update"

Would add somthing like "System Security" and in that group "User Accounts" "Parental Controls" "credentials Manager"

Add a "Networks" icon in that group include "Home Group" "networkand Sharing"

I mean Seven is very customisable, with some great new additions. Why shouldnt the user even be able to create their own "Libaries" within "control panel" and then group together the icons they feel would best fit together within them...?

Or even if the OS grouped them but you used "windows Update" regularly why not have it so you can create you own Frequently Used" icons as shortcuts in control panel.

Another example why does "AutoPlay" have its own Icon im rarley if ever going to use it. And your standard end user never will.

In short it just isnt flexible period, XP gave you 2 options. Seven just lets you have big or small icons; WTF..? surley thats a step backwards.

If you know anyone in M$ pass this on as i cant live with what theyve given us thus far

Paul

 

[paulk]

Ok hack added..

Dumb question but how do i check if Aero is working ...?

What are some of the features and how do i Activate \ use them..

Paul

 

[Orbital Shark]

Did you use the last commands? If so you can right-click the desktop & click personalise, there should be themes listed as 'Aero Themes'


You might also want to check http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1176-themes-regional.html

Hope this helps




Jeff

 

[paulk]

Stilll no joy with windows glass
or
Flip 32 ..

How do i activate or check the above


paul

 

[Orbital Shark]

You could try running View attachment DWM.reg and see if it adds glass & composition.

   Note

You may need to restart your computer for changes to take full effect

   Warning

Always backup your registry before making changes. Follow the instruction in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/4230-registry-backup-restore.html

Also, go to c:\windows\resouces\themes & see if there are any contents

 

[Orbital Shark]

Also, in regedit look for

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Visual Effects

If not found, then View attachment Visual Effects.reg will add that for you too.