Hi,

It's a visual thing. You either like it or you don't. As with any advanced
visual features (like when 3D first was employed), it has an impact on
system resources. In Vista, this is fairly mitigated by the usage of gpu and
dedicated video memory on the video card itself rather than use of the
system's main memory. On a properly designed system, the effect on system
resources is minimal. On low spec hardware, it's very noticable and can
severely hamper the user experience. Personally, I like the aero features,
but it's a matter of preference, not of necessity.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
My thoughts [url]http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com[/url]

"KK" <trebor@yeleek.nospam.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hello, I get the impression that vista aero & flip are basically a waste
> of time & processor power. Does anyone disagree, and how much difference
> does turning it off make ?
>
> KK[/color]