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    Vista animations and fade effects - pretty bad

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by alekkh, Sep 10, 2009.

  1. alekkh

    alekkh Notebook Evangelist

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    I wonder if there's anyone who knows how to disable Vista animations. Specifically, fade effects.

    Normally, one would go to System/Advanced/Visual Effects and uncheck animations.

    So I do. But about one day later they re-enable themsleves. And I see Deja-vu - "Fade or slide menus into view" is CHECKED.

    Vista simply checks it back after a while.
     
    alekkh, Sep 10, 2009
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    What version of Vista? What lapotp do you have? Have you done any tweaks to the OS?
     
    kegobeer, Sep 10, 2009
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  3. alekkh

    alekkh Notebook Evangelist

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    Vista 32/Ultimate
    Sager NP2090, Intel CoreDuo.

    Untweaked OS. Except that I installed TuneUp utilities 2008 to enable unofficial Vista themes. Do not actually use TuneUp utils, or even have it running in the background.
     
    alekkh, Sep 10, 2009
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    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    Good. You don't need any TU2008/2009 on the background processes really.
    I have them disable too and set the start-up of all TU2008/2009 to be manual in services.msc. I am on Windows 7, not able to use TU2008/2009 already. T.T
     
    DarkSilver, Sep 11, 2009
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  5. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    no need for tuneup to enable unofficial themes...
     
    davepermen, Sep 11, 2009
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    Have you tried the vista "tips and tweaks guide"thread? this will, help you disable all those annoying services.
    Hope this helps
     
    perrin_aybara, Sep 11, 2009
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  7. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    because yeah, that solves everything...

    besides being a huge supporter of the animations for enhancing the user experience and help window handling, as humans are trained to concentrate and predict movements very well, and remember them well, i know that disabling them normally doesn't turn them back on for some reason..

    i guess tuneup is still the one not playing nice here.
     
    davepermen, Sep 11, 2009
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  8. Vinyard

    Vinyard Notebook Evangelist

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    May I ask you what's wrong with the fade effects? :p
    I actually like it.
     
    Vinyard, Sep 11, 2009
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  9. tuηay

    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    Yeah, I like'em too :D

    Back to tropic:
    Just enable Windows Classic theme, I have used it for a while before, and it does not change back...
     
    tuηay, Sep 11, 2009
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  10. alekkh

    alekkh Notebook Evangelist

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    Classic theme looks too depressing to me, total no go ;)

    Any other fix for the Vista theme?
    (I have aero disabled, BTW)


    As for fade effects, they make me feel I'm on a 1990s CPU.
     
    alekkh, Sep 11, 2009
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  11. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    changing themes will sometimes reenable the animations. Mine does that all the time.
     
    surfasb, Sep 12, 2009
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