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    Windows Aero issue on ATI 10.6

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Esparoba2, Jun 24, 2010.

  1. Esparoba2

    Esparoba2 Notebook Guru

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    Yesterday i updated my stock ATI drivers from 9.12 to 10.6 on my G73jh-A1.

    So far no major issues like GSOD's and stuff like that.

    It even boosted my FPS from 34 to 57 in DiRT 2! :D

    However there is a small issue with Windows Aero.

    When i start any game, Aero disables itself and after i stop playing it doesn't enable itself.

    When i then try to enable it manually it automatically jumps back to the Basic theme (non-Aero).

    The only way to fix this is rebooting the machine.

    Does anyone know a fix for this problem?
     
    Esparoba2, Jun 24, 2010
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    aramis109 Notebook Deity

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    Do you have Power4Gear installed? Are you using those power themes? Try uninstalling and re-installing the software. It seems to be a bit buggy. I had it creating new themes that wouldn't rotate the wallpaper like I wanted it to, and this cleared it up.
     
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    Hmm it looks like reinstalling Power4Gear did the trick, no more broken Aero :) .
    Thank you!
     
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    No problem. I'm strongly considering uninstalling it all together if it causes me any more issues, but thus far it's been ok.
     
    aramis109, Jun 24, 2010
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