No Aero in Windows 7

[Harryhorrid]

Hej,

I'm new here, and I've seen a lot of other people having this problem too, so I'm wondering if there's some sort of windows fix, or anything really.

Situation is this:

I'm running an LG xnote, r450, 2.1 Ghz Intel processor, 3gb of Ram, SIS mirage 3 shared, and Windows 7 of course.

It seems honestly like a pretty minor gripe, but since it is such an awesome looking feature of Win7, I really want to enable Aero, and no matter what I try - including a bunch of the fixes I've read - it just doesn't come on.

In msconfig, DWM is not listed as a startup service, and when I run it manually, or when the troubleshooter picks it up as not running, it starts, but doesn;t seem to make any difference. My Windows experience index is 3.2 with that as th graphic performance for Aero. In my system and performance area, choosing best look or best performance, Aero is not an option. It's not greyed out, it just doesn't exist. There is no little checkbox for it. When I click on Windows colour in Personalize, I just get the Windows Basic colour scheme, as though it's Win 98 or something.

Hmmm, really would love some help with this.

Oh, and I'm running win 7 build 7600 pre-installed.

Thanks
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[richc46]

Try right cliicking on the task bar.
Properties
Check the box for aero peek preview. Lower left.

If that does not work. Check drivers and make sure your graphics card is working properly. Check drivers is device manager.

 

[baarod]

It seems honestly like a pretty minor gripe, but since it is such an awesome looking feature of Win7, I really want to enable Aero, and no matter what I try - including a bunch of the fixes I've read - it just doesn't come on.

Open the Start menu and type "with trans" and press enter. Follow the troubleshooter and report back please.

 

[Harryhorrid]

Hi Richard,

Thanks. Checked the Device Manager, and everything seems in order. Also, when I right-click on the task bar, the Aero-peek checkbox is greyed out.

Further baarod,

I have run the Aero troubleshooter a number of times now. It always comes up with the message that the Desktop Windows Manager is disabled, and applies the automatic fix (I have also tried selecting the fix manually), but after it runs, nothing actually happens or changes.

Finally, yeah, brand new drivers downloaded on Sunday night.

Thanks

 

[seekermeister]

You said that the OS was preinstalled, but are you sure which version that was. If I remember correctly, Aero isn't part of some versions.

 

[xrdguy]

I guess it might be starter edition

 

[alphanumeric]

Yeah it sounds like it s a version that doesn't support Aero. My daughters netbook has starter on it and Aero is disabled. lol you can't even change the desktop wallpaper. Google "Aero enabler" and you might find a way around it. Use at your own risk though, I personally haven't tied it.

 

[richc46]

Stater does not have aero. Good catch seekermeister.

 

[Harryhorrid]

Oh forgot to say - it says it's Win 7 Ultimate. =(

 

[Harryhorrid]

Also, I thought perhaps they'd rushed the install, and that I could reinstall and add elements that they'd left out at the shop, but using my disk it just tells me that I cannot upgrade, and really I have no desire to perform a full reinstall and format my drive... sigh.

 

[Harryhorrid]

Oh one final question, and it's an odd one: I work with my Taskbar on the left, vertical, as it gives me more vertical space to work. Did that before in Vista, and it was never a problem, couldn't be causing it now could it?

 

[richc46]

The location of the bar would have no effect.

 

[hubris]

read here. <http://www.notebookcheck.net/SIS-Mirage-3-671MX.20162.0.html>

may apply to 7 as well ?

 

[Frostmourne]

Which SIS is this? Follow the drivers guide in my sig and you may find it.

 

[alphanumeric]

If you have recently updated your video drivers re-run the Windows Experience Index. It's happened to me at least once where after updating drivers Aero stopped working. Re-running WEI got it working again. It may just be that your onboard graphics don't meet the minimum requirements to run Aero even with the latest and greatest drivers.

 

[Harryhorrid]

Guys,

Thanks so much for all your suggestions and your work on this really niggly problem, but ultimately I managed to fix it the strip-mining way.

I just reinstalled Windows from startup, took a while, but it sorted it out, what a frickin pleasure to get the look and feel. Sigh, of relief.

Thanks again.
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[john323]

cant get aero

Just got my PC reformatted to windows seven, but it cant load the aero theme . I am using Sis Mirage 3 graphic driver and i wonder if anyone can tell me the solution for this problem. Help Pls !!!!

 

[vaidas3]

Just got my PC reformatted to windows seven, but it cant load the aero theme . I am using Sis Mirage 3 graphic driver and i wonder if anyone can tell me the solution for this problem. Help Pls !!!!

sis mirage 3 does not support aero. (only 3+ supports it)