Solved Windows Aero Does not work

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kmwvma

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Hi, new here and little experience with computers. I bought a new HP IQ524 touchscreen and transferred my laptop files to it. I'm running windows vista home premium 64 with directx10. Somewhere along the line Vista Aero stopped working. Now when I click onto appearance settings, the appearance box is black and the color scheme box is blank. I tried downloading service pack 2, updating my drivers and attempting a system restore, but nothing has worked. I think something might be wrong with my graphics settings, because when I right click on the desktop and select graphics properties, I get a intel graphics media box which has the primary device listed as a laptop, and I can't figure out how to change it. Any help getting Aero to work would be appreciated.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett Packard IQ524
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T6400@ 2GH
    Memory
    4GB
kmwvma said:
Hi, new here and little experience with computers. I bought a new HP IQ524 touchscreen and transferred my laptop files to it. I'm running windows vista home premium 64 with directx10. Somewhere along the line Vista Aero stopped working. Now when I click onto appearance settings, the appearance box is black and the color scheme box is blank. I tried downloading service pack 2, updating my drivers and attempting a system restore, but nothing has worked. I think something might be wrong with my graphics settings, because when I right click on the desktop and select graphics properties, I get a intel graphics media box which has the primary device listed as a laptop, and I can't figure out how to change it. Any help getting Aero to work would be appreciated.
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Hi kmwvma.......;)


what's the GFX setup you have..?? (ATI Nvidia), & which drivers are you running..??

does the device manager list your GFX card..??

i'd uninstall the GPU drivers completely, reboot, enter ''safe mode'', reinstall the drivers & then reboot again....

the system should automatically fire up Aero, if it does not i'd say its an OS problem & its not H/W related....

has it ever worked since you've had the touchscreen..??, it may be incapable of running Aero..??
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME.....
    CPU
    Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    P5K PREMIUM
    Memory
    8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
    Graphics card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE 160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
    PSU
    XCILIO 850w
    Case
    unknown ATX
    Cooling
    Arctic cooler pro 775
    Mouse
    logitech cordless optical
    Keyboard
    logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    2mb
Thank you Skunksmash - I reinstalled service pack 2, then removed the graphics driver and re-installed the driver and that fixed it. Appreciate the help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett Packard IQ524
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T6400@ 2GH
    Memory
    4GB
glad you got it sorted........;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    ME.....
    CPU
    Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    P5K PREMIUM
    Memory
    8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
    Graphics card(s)
    HD 5970
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20'' syncmaster
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE 160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
    PSU
    XCILIO 850w
    Case
    unknown ATX
    Cooling
    Arctic cooler pro 775
    Mouse
    logitech cordless optical
    Keyboard
    logitech EX110
    Internet Speed
    2mb
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