My taskbar is stuck on classic.

[Kenkon]

So I just installed Windows 7 last night, and as I logged on, my taskbar looked like Windows Classic Taskbar with windows 7 abilities. I can't change it for some reason, each theme I try is Windows Classic. Aero theme doesn't work, but aero peek does.

Anyone have any idea how to fix it?

 

[Zidane24]

So I just installed Windows 7 last night, and as I logged on, my taskbar looked like Windows Classic Taskbar with windows 7 abilities. I can't change it for some reason, each theme I try is Windows Classic. Aero theme doesn't work, but aero peek does.

Anyone have any idea how to fix it?

Looks like your on Windows 7 Basic correct?

Did AERO work last night? Did you have transparency?

 

[Kenkon]

So I just installed Windows 7 last night, and as I logged on, my taskbar looked like Windows Classic Taskbar with windows 7 abilities. I can't change it for some reason, each theme I try is Windows Classic. Aero theme doesn't work, but aero peek does.

Anyone have any idea how to fix it?

Looks like your on Windows 7 Basic correct?

Did AERO work last night? Did you have transparency?

I have windows 7 home premium, and no, right off the bat I had windows classic on.

 

[Zidane24]

So I just installed Windows 7 last night, and as I logged on, my taskbar looked like Windows Classic Taskbar with windows 7 abilities. I can't change it for some reason, each theme I try is Windows Classic. Aero theme doesn't work, but aero peek does.

Anyone have any idea how to fix it?

Looks like your on Windows 7 Basic correct?

Did AERO work last night? Did you have transparency?

I have windows 7 home premium, and no, right off the bat I had windows classic on.

Can I have your System Specs...more specifially what Graphics Card you have?

It is one of these three issues:
1. You need the correct driver for your Graphics Card
2. Your Graphics Card is not good enough
3. Some other issue

Looking forward to your response

 

[Kenkon]

I have a Mobile Intel(R) 45 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corportation - WDDM1.1)
I'm checking for drivers right now.

 

[Zidane24]

Just did some research and you indeed can run AERO

If you haven't found the drivers already than here they are:
Software License Agreement

 

[Kenkon]

Okay, I'll try it, thanks a lot.

 

[Zidane24]

Okay, I'll try it, thanks a lot.

No problem...

some further details...make you to run the driver as an administrator first. When it gets done installing, make sure to reboot. When you get back to the desktop, right click->personalize->choose an AERO theme

Transparency should kick on. Have fun with AERO!

...if not report back and we will see what we can do

 

[Kenkon]

Nothing's changed, Classic is still my only option.

If you want, I have a screenshot of the taskbar.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5176/windowsclassicproblem.jpg

 

[Zidane24]

Nothing's changed, Classic is still my only option.

If you want, I have a screenshot of the taskbar.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5176/windowsclassicproblem.jpg

Could you take a screenshot of Device Manager for me? (Have it focused on the Display Adapters part)

 

[Kenkon]

Here you go.

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5328/displayadapter.jpg

 

[Zidane24]

Here you go.

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5328/displayadapter.jpg

Are you using 32-bit or 64-bit?

 

[Kenkon]

32 bit.

 

[Zidane24]

 Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Windows* 7(exe)

Try this one...it shouldn't be the same as the last one I gave you

 

[Matt140]

That's a bit odd, perhaps themes didn't install correctly... it's not even set to the basic theme, which is a little odd.

 

[Zidane24]

That's a bit odd, perhaps themes didn't install correctly... it's not even set to the basic theme, which is a little odd.

I couldn't even view the first screenshot...

I figured we were talking about BASIC

 

[Zidane24]

With that in mind...

I need one more screenshot...could you take a screenshot of the Personalize Menu (Right Click Desktop->Personalize)

 

[Kenkon]

It may also be because before I upgraded to 7, I decided to try to skin my vista, but something went wrong. Do you think theres such a thing as resetting your themes folder? I don't have any system restore points either.

EDIT : Heres the personalization screenshot

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9845/personalization.jpg

 

[Matt140]

Did you clean install or upgrade? Either way, I don't think that is the cause...

Edit: Looking at the personalization screenshot, you just have to select one of the themes under the "Aero Themes" header.

 

[Zidane24]

It may also be because before I upgraded to 7, I decided to try to skin my vista, but something went wrong. Do you think theres such a thing as resetting your themes folder? I don't have any system restore points either.

Oh...it appears the cat is out of the bag (sort of)

A repair install may be the only way to fix this. This is acomplished as Upgrading Windows 7 with Windows 7. Do a backup beforehand just incase something goes wrong. Hopefully that will put back the corrupted files along with the themes