No Windows Aero Supported

[bigmck]

I have an older laptop with XP that I plan to install Windows 7 on. I ran the Windows Advisor and the only thing lacking is the Aero Support. I don't use this PC all that much and am not keen on buying a new graphics card. What will it be like without Aero? Is it really bad or just like XP was? Thanks,

 

[boohbah]

yep,
its possible aero peek wont show either.

 

[seavixen32]

It doesn't look too bad and without Aero the laptop will get a slight performance boost.

To get some idea what it will look like choose the Windows Classic Theme on your own computer and see what you think.

 

[bigmck]

Thanks for your input. If I decide to "give it a go", I will let you know how it came out.

 

[bigmck]

I decided to install Win 7 and if it didn't work I could reinstall XP. Putting in Win 7 took care of the booting issues I was having so that is a plus. Without the Aero, it is not bad. You can tell a difference, but since I only use it on a limited basis it is no big deal. The Task Bar kind of looks "washed out" and like Boohbah said there is no Peek. Since my performance increased, I am glad I made the switch.

 

[Vince53]

I have Win 7 Home Basic, which doesn't include the Aero. I would like to try it, but it is nothing but eye candy.

 

[seavixen32]

Pleased to hear it bigmck, I'm sure you won't regret making the change.

 

[logicearth]

It doesn't look too bad and without Aero the laptop will get a slight performance boost.

No, you do not get a performance boost! Without Aero the whole UI runs on the CPU all of it. Aero itself runs on the graphics processor.

 

[seavixen32]

We live and learn. Thanks for putting me right.

 

[boohbah]

ah well . i couldn't do without aero peek,
i love eye candy

 

[M1GU31]

your video card if it has one proably doesn't support windows aero

 

[bigmck]

ah well . i couldn't do without aero peek,
i love eye candy

I like the peek also. With the laptop, instead of peek, it just has the name of the program when you mouse over. It isn't something I would want on a daily basis.