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Aero Theme in Vista Home Premium

  • 15-03-2008 1:31am
    #1
    Pegasus15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭


    Hey people,

    Just got a new computer today with Windows Vista Home Premium. Spent the day looking around it, getting used it.

    A friend of mine told me about the Aero theme and I wanted to try it. However, some program I'm running mustn't be compatible as Aero won't work, but I can't work out what. I get an error saying something like there's a problem with "Windows Destkop Manager" or something like that.

    Anyone any ideas or suggestions?


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  • #2
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    What's running? You could try disable the programs 1 by 1 to find what's causing it.


  • #3
    Pegasus15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Pegasus15


    Hi, and thanks for the reply.

    Please have a look at the attached image. That's all that I have running at the moment. I have other things installed (eg, programme for my Bluetooth Adapter, programme to do with my mobile phone, etc) but they aren't running at the moment.

    Thanks.


  • #4
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    That list looks fine. There are a few icons in the tray I don't recognise though.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Click on "Start"
    Right click "My Computer" & click properties
    On the window that opens up if you have "Windows Experience Index: Unrated" (it will be in blue) showing click on it.
    On the next screen click "Refresh Now"

    When thats done hopefully that will solve the problem.


  • #6
    Pegasus15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Pegasus15


    Thanks again for the replies.

    For some reason, I get an error if I try to run the Windows Experience Index. It searchs for solutions, but doesn't find any.


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  • #7
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Have you tried updating video card drivers m8?

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  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Upgrade the graphics driver and install all the latest Windows updates (make sure to restart even time it asks you to), but don't install Vista SP1.

    When you have done that try this:
    • Go to C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore
    • Delete all of the files
    • Reboot (might not be necessary)
    • Refresh Windows Experience Index


  • #9
    Pegasus15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Pegasus15


    Hey people.

    There are no driver updates to my graphics card, and there are no files in that folder.

    Could programes that are install but not running have any effect on this?


  • #10
    Pegasus15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Pegasus15


    After flicking through the error reports, I found this:

    Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
    Application Name: Dwm.exe
    Application Version: 6.0.6000.16386
    Application Timestamp: 4549aed1
    Fault Module Name: atiumdag.dll

    And there's more technical stuff after that. After searching for the "fault module", it is located in "System32". Anyone got any suggestions that won't affect my data?

    Edit:
    Just realised, this is a file that has something to do with my graphics card.


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    What graphics card have you got ?


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  • #12
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    That file is from the ATI graphics drivers, which seem to be crashing thus Aero not working. Just go to http://ati.amd.com and download the latest ones. They're probably more up to date than anything Windows Update has. If its a laptop though you'll probably have to do some messing about with the drivers to use them. Last time I had an ATI card (ages ago btw) they wouldn't support laptops at all and they'd just tell you to go to your OEM's website to get drivers. It was usually possible to get working ones for laptops from omegadrivers.net.


  • #13
    Pegasus15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Pegasus15


    hellboy99 wrote: »
    What graphics card have you got ?

    An ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT.
    Stephen wrote: »
    That file is from the ATI graphics drivers, which seem to be crashing thus Aero not working. Just go to http://ati.amd.com and download the latest ones. They're probably more up to date than anything Windows Update has. If its a laptop though you'll probably have to do some messing about with the drivers to use them. Last time I had an ATI card (ages ago btw) they wouldn't support laptops at all and they'd just tell you to go to your OEM's website to get drivers. It was usually possible to get working ones for laptops from omegadrivers.net.

    Thanks, I'll try this now. It's actually a desktop that I have.

    I'll let you all know how this goes.


  • #14
    Pegasus15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Pegasus15


    Stephen wrote: »
    That file is from the ATI graphics drivers, which seem to be crashing thus Aero not working. Just go to http://ati.amd.com and download the latest ones. They're probably more up to date than anything Windows Update has. If its a laptop though you'll probably have to do some messing about with the drivers to use them. Last time I had an ATI card (ages ago btw) they wouldn't support laptops at all and they'd just tell you to go to your OEM's website to get drivers. It was usually possible to get working ones for laptops from omegadrivers.net.

    You, my friend, are a legend :D

    Working perfectly now. Thanks to all you great people for replying!


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