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    Vista - No More Aero

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by -Recoil-, Oct 18, 2007.

  1. -Recoil-

    -Recoil- Notebook Consultant

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    I installed ATI Tray Tools and all was fine, then i uninstalled it and Windows Vista Aero has gone, it isnt available to choose from the themes. I have noticed that teh normal ATI icon (not the ATITrayTools icon) has not loaded on bootup, so i restarted it by clicking on the control center icon, but it never appears! :confused:

    Please help! i have reinstalled the ATI driver and control center, so what do i do now?!

    i havent fried my GPU have i? i better not have.
     
    -Recoil-, Oct 18, 2007
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  2. John B

    John B Notebook Prophet

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    Don't worry about your GPU
     
    John B, Oct 18, 2007
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  3. Razor2

    Razor2 Notebook Deity

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    You should do a system restore to the point before installing ATI Tray Tools, it should help.
     
    Razor2, Oct 18, 2007
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  4. azianai

    azianai Notebook Evangelist

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    I know aero disengages when you install updated drivers, try manually enabling aero. if that doesn't work, could be u need to reactivate Vista.
     
    azianai, Oct 18, 2007
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  5. Gilliann

    Gilliann Notebook Consultant

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    you may have unistalled your video card drivers, if this is the case aero will no longer be availible
     
    Gilliann, Oct 18, 2007
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  6. -Recoil-

    -Recoil- Notebook Consultant

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    ok i did a system restore, that fixed most of it, but i still cant get ATI Control Center to work!
     
    -Recoil-, Oct 18, 2007
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  7. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    Vista will turn Aero off if software that does not support the graphics is installed.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Oct 18, 2007
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  8. pnoozi

    pnoozi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry to bring this old thread back to life, but I have the solution for Aero disappearing.

    Make sure your colors are set to 32 bit instead of 16 bit. Aero needs 32 bit colors to run. Sometimes the display settings change, it's weird but hey, there's Vista for you.
     
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    pnoozi, Aug 28, 2008
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