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    m17x R3 Windows Aero

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by darkloki, Jun 18, 2011.

  1. darkloki

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    alright well I had to recently reinstall Windows after acquiring my 256gb SSD drive and switching the system to ACHI over Raid, and I got everything working properly. And even Games work well too, and everything is great except.....

    I can't get windows Aero to work properly for some reason, when I run a diagnosis it says that my desktop manager for Aero is Locked, but I'm lost as to how to unlock it or what I have to do or isntall to get Windows Aero to work. I really don't care about the Looks of windows Aero, but I will be the first to admit that I do like the mini windows on the taskbar over just titles of current windows.

    any help would be much appreciated, thanks.
     
    darkloki, Jun 18, 2011
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  2. inap

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    Try running the wei test.
     
    inap, Jun 18, 2011
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  3. darkloki

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    darkloki, Jun 18, 2011
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    Try installing all necessary windows updates. I was having the same issue (not exactly though) and I updated with a windows service pack and then everything worked.
     
    Dave3, Jun 18, 2011
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  5. darkloki

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    WEI windows experiance index got it
     
    darkloki, Jun 18, 2011
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    also what driver are u running? i had the same problem using one of the 11.5 drivers.
     
    inap, Jun 18, 2011
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  7. darkloki

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    I'm just using default drivers atm, from the dell website.
     
    darkloki, Jun 18, 2011
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    ok, so did the running the wei fix it?
     
    inap, Jun 18, 2011
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    A few users pointed out that the latest version of Alienware's OSD application causes issues with Aero on occasion.
     
    shadowyani, Jun 18, 2011
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    I finally fixed it, I don't think that alienware control panel had anything to do with it however I just downloaded the latest ATI drivers from the ATI website installed it and then it worked. I had to wait a day to do this because the ATI driver website was down or not loading on my PC all day Friday, Saturday morning. Luckily Saturday evening it was up and I could download and install it and it seem to have fixed my problem, thanks.

    Now I gotta reinstall the Alienware control panel
     
    darkloki, Jun 19, 2011
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  11. LVNeptune

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    It is the Alienware control panel, it affects it somehow. I uninstalled it works fine. With it installed every other reboot doesn't have Aero.
     
    LVNeptune, Jun 19, 2011
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  12. kunekaden

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    100% true

    It'd be nice if this could be forwarded to ChrisM or someone else on the dell team.
     
    kunekaden, Jun 19, 2011
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