HELP!

[scotteh]

Sorry if this is in the wrong place or alread a thread on this.
But ive re-installed windows 7 about 5 times on different machines and hard-drives now, and im still getting the same thing happening.
The taskbar at the bottom is a dull grey, and non-transparent.
I cant see any options in appearence to make it transparent.
G-card is ATI Radeon 9200se 128mb
(my mates using on-board graphics, and he doesnt get this problem)
and idea what it could be?

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Hi Scott, Welcome to SF,

You could try Shawn's tutorial http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/283-transparency-enable-disable.html

 

[Uber Philf]

Looks like it's loaded the basic theme,

Have you downloaded and installed drivers for the gfx yet?

 

[scotteh]

Looks like it's loaded the basic theme,

Have you downloaded and installed drivers for the gfx yet?

I've checked online for one, but it says ATI are no longer doing updates for the driver i have, so it always says i have the latest one installed

 

[clunkfish]

I think it might be your graphics card - you need Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher to display full aero features, but your card specs say it only supports Pixel Shaders 1.4...

 

[scotteh]

when in the tutorial it says click on 'windows color' it brings up this window (see screenshot)
But i dont get that at all, i get a different wondow to change the color of different backgrounds, and stuff

 

[Uber Philf]

when in the tutorial it says click on 'windows color' it brings up this window (see screenshot)
But i dont get that at all, i get a different wondow to change the color of different backgrounds, and stuff

Yeah, def sounds like driver problem.
Can you check Windows Update to see if it has any drivers?

 

[clunkfish]

Yeah, def sounds like driver problem.
Can you check Windows Update to see if it has any drivers?

If it really is a Pixel Shaders problem, driver updates will not fix it. Pixel Shader level is determined by the hardware, not the software

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Maybe like a last hope you could try to Troubleshoot Aero from Control Panel

Guided Help: Troubleshoot Aero problems in Windows 7

 

[scotteh]

Maybe like a last hope you could try to Troubleshoot Aero from Control Panel

Guided Help: Troubleshoot Aero problems in Windows 7

Did that, and got this.

'The current video card may support Aero with a driver that is compliant with the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM). Contact the manufacturer of your computer or video card for a WDDM-compatible driver.'

 

[Frostmourne]

If it is hardware it won't work - as with some games requiring Shader Model 4.1 or higher or Pixel Shader 3 or higher. Can you upgrade the card?

 

[scotteh]

If it is hardware it won't work - as with some games requiring Shader Model 4.1 or higher or Pixel Shader 3 or higher. Can you upgrade the card?

I cant find any for my g-card.
Says Radeon are no longer doing updates for it

 

[Frostmourne]

I meant replace the card. If you have a free PCI x16 slot, even a 1.0 version then an ATI 4350 should work. Its not for games, but can decode blu-ray and dvd:

Newegg.com - Sapphire 4350

 

[scotteh]

yeh im gonna have to upgrade to a better g-card i think.
Because ive installed windows 7 on 4 different machines (using same g-card) and i get the same problems.
Might just get a cheap one from Ebay for now, as im buying a new machine in Jan

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

yeh im gonna have to upgrade to a better g-card i think.
Because ive installed windows 7 on 4 different machines (using same g-card) and i get the same problems.
Might just get a cheap one from Ebay for now, as im buying a new machine in Jan

Good Luck Scott
Merry Christmas

 

[Frostmourne]

Build a new machine - buying one is pointless.

 

[scotteh]

Build a new machine - buying one is pointless.

Well i custom built one on Dell's website, so im thinking about buying that.
(yeh its abit pricey)

Dell XPS 430
Intel® Core 2 Quad Processor Q9550 (2.83GHz, 1333MHz, 12MB cache)
23" Full HD Widescreen Monitor
8gb Ram
1Tb hard drive
512MB ATI® Radeon™ 4850 Graphics card

with a few extras
£950

 

[Frostmourne]

Its overpriced - quad core is obsolete and that card is barely mid-range.

 

[scotteh]

yeh it is abit pricey, but there are Dell XPS 430's on ebay (refurbished from genuine sellers)
from £400-£800
But it only sounds expensive cuz the 23" screen is £200

 

[Frostmourne]

Build something for 950 that will be twice as fast.