Taskbar options

[john2010]

Hi guys! I am using windows 7 home premium nd im running it on a 512mb ram with a 64mb video card memory as mentioned in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20967-install-windows-7-computer-less-than-512mb-ram.html. The problem is i cant change the colour of my taskbar nor make it transparent. Pls Help.
Here r a few screenshots of my pc.

 

[kucing13]

i think your pc doesn't support aero. check you WEI either the scores higher than 3

check out this thread

 

[john2010]

is there any way to enable aero in my pc?

 

[kucing13]

original post by Brink

• Aero is not available in Windows 7 Starter edition.
• 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
• 1 GB of system memory
• A graphics card with support for DirectX 9 graphics with at least 128 MB of memory.
• The graphics card must support Pixel Shader 2.0 and the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM).
• Aero theme used.
• The Desktop Window Manager Session Manager and Themes Services need to be set as Started and Automatic.
• You must be have True Color (32 bit) set instead of High Color (16 bit).
• Desktop composition needs to be enabled (checked) in Visual Effects.
• Refresh or update your WEI score.

have you check the thread link that i posted earlier?

 

[john2010]

im using windows 7 home premium. 512mb ram and 64mb video card. directx10. bt the thing is that wen i first installed it on "e" drive it worked. windows xp ws running on "c" drive at that time. then i formatted it. after that aero stopped working pls help!! sum1

 

[brianzion]

hi have a look at this link it should give you more insight

Windows 7 System Requirements

 

[john2010]

thx, bt doesnt help. i need sum suggestion so that i can force 2 run aero in windows 7 with a unsopportable video card. any idea?

 

[The Howling Wolves]

thx, bt doesnt help. i need sum suggestion so that i can force 2 run aero in windows 7 with a unsopportable video card. any idea?

Try right click on Taskbar then click on properties and at the bottom of the page is a box
for you to check or uncheck "Use Aero to preview the desktop.

 

[brianzion]

try this

How To Enable And Use Windows Aero Features | Windows 7 News

 

[brianzion]

and this

The Ultimate Guide to: Windows 7 Aero | Windows 7 News

 

[kucing13]

using force?

 

[john2010]

doesnt help I tried aero hack, still doesnt work.

 

[kucing13]

sorry to say but to me,doing something by force wont bring any good. Maybe upgrading gpu with more memory can help.

 

[john2010]

i will try that!! btw thx 2 all who tried 2 help

 

[Jocat]

Hey i am having exactly the same problem it never used to happen but pops up with the same window as your second photo. :L

also, i dont think it has anything to do with reinstalling stuff because i havn't installed a think since i got it and never stopped aero, it just happened one day.

 

[kucing13]

i will try that!! btw thx 2 all who tried 2 help

your welcome mate

 

[john2010]

@Jocat, wt is ur video card and ram memory nd which version of windows 7 r u using?

 

[Jocat]

umm....

well i dont exactly know what this means but my laptop is a think pad mini 10" and its using the latest version of windows 7, its brand new and didnt come up with the window when i got it until now

 

[john2010]

@jocat 2 know the version of windows 7 and ram click start, right click my computer and then properties. juz go through it u will come 2 know. nd 4 video card memory right click desktop, screen resolutions, then look 4 advanced setting nd click it. a box will open nd there will b a line called "total available graphics card memory". thats ur graphics/video card memory. after finding these thing pls post so that i also will try 2 help.

 

[kucing13]

it will be easy if you fill your system specs jocat? typing dxdiag in run can helps too