I installed Vista Ultimate (oem) on mij old 80 GB hdd. I had lots of problems
(continues errors and bleu screens) and finaly I discovered that my hdd was
broken or not up to date. So, I got a new hdd (the best I could afford:
Western Digital, wdc wd1500ahfd-00RAR1 sata)
But...after re-instaling windows vista ultimate on the new drive, I
discoverd to my dismay that the aero-glass theme was gone,and I can't find it
anywhere on my system!

It used to function pretty good on my old hdd

How can I get that aero-glass theme and the 3D flip back on my pc

pc specs:
Gigabyte MOBO , GA-8I865GME-775-RH
Intel pentium D 3,4GHz dual processor
2 GB dual channel Ram
Radeon 9600 series 128 MB graphics card

"Darkbreed" <Darkbreed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B9471A0-86F4-4CEB-953E-B829EAEC3327@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I installed Vista Ultimate (oem) on mij old 80 GB hdd. I had lots of
>problems
> (continues errors and bleu screens) and finaly I discovered that my hdd
> was
> broken or not up to date. So, I got a new hdd (the best I could afford:
> Western Digital, wdc wd1500ahfd-00RAR1 sata)
> But...after re-instaling windows vista ultimate on the new drive, I
> discoverd to my dismay that the aero-glass theme was gone,and I can't find
> it
> anywhere on my system!
>
> It used to function pretty good on my old hdd
>
> How can I get that aero-glass theme and the 3D flip back on my pc
>
> pc specs:
> Gigabyte MOBO , GA-8I865GME-775-RH
> Intel pentium D 3,4GHz dual processor
> 2 GB dual channel Ram
> Radeon 9600 series 128 MB graphics card
>[/color]


Try updating your graphics card drivers.

--
Jim

I allready updated my craphics card driver.
But I still can't find Aero glass theme

"Darkbreed" <Darkbreed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B9471A0-86F4-4CEB-953E-B829EAEC3327@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I installed Vista Ultimate (oem) on mij old 80 GB hdd. I had lots of
>problems
> (continues errors and bleu screens) and finaly I discovered that my hdd
> was
> broken or not up to date. So, I got a new hdd (the best I could afford:
> Western Digital, wdc wd1500ahfd-00RAR1 sata)
> But...after re-instaling windows vista ultimate on the new drive, I
> discoverd to my dismay that the aero-glass theme was gone,and I can't find
> it
> anywhere on my system!
>
> It used to function pretty good on my old hdd
>
> How can I get that aero-glass theme and the 3D flip back on my pc
>
> pc specs:
> Gigabyte MOBO , GA-8I865GME-775-RH
> Intel pentium D 3,4GHz dual processor
> 2 GB dual channel Ram
> Radeon 9600 series 128 MB graphics card
>[/color]


Right click the desktop, personalize, window color and appearance, check the
box that says "enable transparency".

--
Jim

That's just it! I can't!
All the features of aero glass are gone.
No theme, no window colour and apearance, nothing there.....
It used to be there, when I installed vista ultimate on my previous hdd, but
it's no longer on my system after I re-installed vista on my new Western
Digital 10000 rpm HDD.
And the strange thing is: I only replaced (upgraded) my harddrive. So...it
should run just fine, but it does'nt.....

"JimR" wrote:
[color=blue]
> "Darkbreed" <Darkbreed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6B9471A0-86F4-4CEB-953E-B829EAEC3327@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I installed Vista Ultimate (oem) on mij old 80 GB hdd. I had lots of
> >problems
> > (continues errors and bleu screens) and finaly I discovered that my hdd
> > was
> > broken or not up to date. So, I got a new hdd (the best I could afford:
> > Western Digital, wdc wd1500ahfd-00RAR1 sata)
> > But...after re-instaling windows vista ultimate on the new drive, I
> > discoverd to my dismay that the aero-glass theme was gone,and I can't find
> > it
> > anywhere on my system!
> >
> > It used to function pretty good on my old hdd
> >
> > How can I get that aero-glass theme and the 3D flip back on my pc
> >
> > pc specs:
> > Gigabyte MOBO , GA-8I865GME-775-RH
> > Intel pentium D 3,4GHz dual processor
> > 2 GB dual channel Ram
> > Radeon 9600 series 128 MB graphics card
> >[/color]
>
>
> Right click the desktop, personalize, window color and appearance, check the
> box that says "enable transparency".
>
> --
> Jim
>[/color]

Try refreshing your Windows Experience Index rating and see if it fixes.
Click Start > type "Performance Information and Tools" hit enter, click the
Refresh Now button, it will run a few test then close. Open back
Personalization > Themes and see if the option for Windows AERO appears. If
it does not, you might need to restart.
--
Andre
Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
[url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry[/url]
"Darkbreed" <Darkbreed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B9471A0-86F4-4CEB-953E-B829EAEC3327@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I installed Vista Ultimate (oem) on mij old 80 GB hdd. I had lots of
>problems
> (continues errors and bleu screens) and finaly I discovered that my hdd
> was
> broken or not up to date. So, I got a new hdd (the best I could afford:
> Western Digital, wdc wd1500ahfd-00RAR1 sata)
> But...after re-instaling windows vista ultimate on the new drive, I
> discoverd to my dismay that the aero-glass theme was gone,and I can't find
> it
> anywhere on my system!
>
> It used to function pretty good on my old hdd
>
> How can I get that aero-glass theme and the 3D flip back on my pc
>
> pc specs:
> Gigabyte MOBO , GA-8I865GME-775-RH
> Intel pentium D 3,4GHz dual processor
> 2 GB dual channel Ram
> Radeon 9600 series 128 MB graphics card
>[/color]

Hey Darkbreed, Dip350 provided a useful link for trouble shooting and
enabling AERO, might worth taking a look:
Yes, and it still was not available as a choice when selecting Colors.
However, I continued to do some more research and finally came across a
white paper from Microsoft called Windows Vista Rules for Enabling Windows
Aero. Here is the link:
[url]http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/display/aero_rules.mspx[/url]
--
Andre
Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
[url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry[/url]
"Darkbreed" <Darkbreed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:63822C80-7640-4624-9D30-778CDBE6270D@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> That's just it! I can't!
> All the features of aero glass are gone.
> No theme, no window colour and apearance, nothing there.....
> It used to be there, when I installed vista ultimate on my previous hdd,
> but
> it's no longer on my system after I re-installed vista on my new Western
> Digital 10000 rpm HDD.
> And the strange thing is: I only replaced (upgraded) my harddrive. So...it
> should run just fine, but it does'nt.....
>
> "JimR" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> "Darkbreed" <Darkbreed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6B9471A0-86F4-4CEB-953E-B829EAEC3327@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I installed Vista Ultimate (oem) on mij old 80 GB hdd. I had lots of
>> >problems
>> > (continues errors and bleu screens) and finaly I discovered that my hdd
>> > was
>> > broken or not up to date. So, I got a new hdd (the best I could afford:
>> > Western Digital, wdc wd1500ahfd-00RAR1 sata)
>> > But...after re-instaling windows vista ultimate on the new drive, I
>> > discoverd to my dismay that the aero-glass theme was gone,and I can't
>> > find
>> > it
>> > anywhere on my system!
>> >
>> > It used to function pretty good on my old hdd
>> >
>> > How can I get that aero-glass theme and the 3D flip back on my pc
>> >
>> > pc specs:
>> > Gigabyte MOBO , GA-8I865GME-775-RH
>> > Intel pentium D 3,4GHz dual processor
>> > 2 GB dual channel Ram
>> > Radeon 9600 series 128 MB graphics card
>> >[/color]
>>
>>
>> Right click the desktop, personalize, window color and appearance, check
>> the
>> box that says "enable transparency".
>>
>> --
>> Jim
>>[/color][/color]

Still does'nt work!
i'm getting a score of 3,7 from the graphics card.
And Aero is still not there

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Try refreshing your Windows Experience Index rating and see if it fixes.
> Click Start > type "Performance Information and Tools" hit enter, click the
> Refresh Now button, it will run a few test then close. Open back
> Personalization > Themes and see if the option for Windows AERO appears. If
> it does not, you might need to restart.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry[/url]
> "Darkbreed" <Darkbreed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6B9471A0-86F4-4CEB-953E-B829EAEC3327@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I installed Vista Ultimate (oem) on mij old 80 GB hdd. I had lots of
> >problems
> > (continues errors and bleu screens) and finaly I discovered that my hdd
> > was
> > broken or not up to date. So, I got a new hdd (the best I could afford:
> > Western Digital, wdc wd1500ahfd-00RAR1 sata)
> > But...after re-instaling windows vista ultimate on the new drive, I
> > discoverd to my dismay that the aero-glass theme was gone,and I can't find
> > it
> > anywhere on my system!
> >
> > It used to function pretty good on my old hdd
> >
> > How can I get that aero-glass theme and the 3D flip back on my pc
> >
> > pc specs:
> > Gigabyte MOBO , GA-8I865GME-775-RH
> > Intel pentium D 3,4GHz dual processor
> > 2 GB dual channel Ram
> > Radeon 9600 series 128 MB graphics card
> >[/color]
>
>
>[/color]

I am getting the same problem. There just is no option to have the aero glass
theme.

It was working fine last night. I turne don my pc and it shut down on the
login screen. This, I was informed was to do with outdated graphics card
drivers. They have been updated but I now have no aero theme. I have no
option to choose transparency and only have vista basic theme.

I have tried all the solutions offered but none have worked.

My Windows Experience scores are...

Total = 4.4

Processor = 4.4
Memeory = 4.7
Graphics = 5.9
Gaming Graphics = 4.9
Primary Hard Disk = 5.3

Please can someone please help. Is there not a simple option to download the
theme?

Thanks

"Darkbreed" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Still does'nt work!
> i'm getting a score of 3,7 from the graphics card.
> And Aero is still not there
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Try refreshing your Windows Experience Index rating and see if it fixes.
> > Click Start > type "Performance Information and Tools" hit enter, click the
> > Refresh Now button, it will run a few test then close. Open back
> > Personalization > Themes and see if the option for Windows AERO appears. If
> > it does not, you might need to restart.
> > --
> > Andre
> > Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
> > My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> > [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry[/url]
> > "Darkbreed" <Darkbreed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6B9471A0-86F4-4CEB-953E-B829EAEC3327@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> > >I installed Vista Ultimate (oem) on mij old 80 GB hdd. I had lots of
> > >problems
> > > (continues errors and bleu screens) and finaly I discovered that my hdd
> > > was
> > > broken or not up to date. So, I got a new hdd (the best I could afford:
> > > Western Digital, wdc wd1500ahfd-00RAR1 sata)
> > > But...after re-instaling windows vista ultimate on the new drive, I
> > > discoverd to my dismay that the aero-glass theme was gone,and I can't find
> > > it
> > > anywhere on my system!
> > >
> > > It used to function pretty good on my old hdd
> > >
> > > How can I get that aero-glass theme and the 3D flip back on my pc
> > >
> > > pc specs:
> > > Gigabyte MOBO , GA-8I865GME-775-RH
> > > Intel pentium D 3,4GHz dual processor
> > > 2 GB dual channel Ram
> > > Radeon 9600 series 128 MB graphics card
> > >[/color]
> >
> >
> >[/color][/color]

I have sorted it. After updating the graphics card drivers my monitor had
switched to medium (16bit) colour depth. It is now back to 32bit and working
fine.

This may be the problem for others, hope it works for you too.


"Steve" wrote:
[color=blue]
> I am getting the same problem. There just is no option to have the aero glass
> theme.
>
> It was working fine last night. I turne don my pc and it shut down on the
> login screen. This, I was informed was to do with outdated graphics card
> drivers. They have been updated but I now have no aero theme. I have no
> option to choose transparency and only have vista basic theme.
>
> I have tried all the solutions offered but none have worked.
>
> My Windows Experience scores are...
>
> Total = 4.4
>
> Processor = 4.4
> Memeory = 4.7
> Graphics = 5.9
> Gaming Graphics = 4.9
> Primary Hard Disk = 5.3
>
> Please can someone please help. Is there not a simple option to download the
> theme?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Darkbreed" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Still does'nt work!
> > i'm getting a score of 3,7 from the graphics card.
> > And Aero is still not there
> >
> > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > Try refreshing your Windows Experience Index rating and see if it fixes.
> > > Click Start > type "Performance Information and Tools" hit enter, click the
> > > Refresh Now button, it will run a few test then close. Open back
> > > Personalization > Themes and see if the option for Windows AERO appears. If
> > > it does not, you might need to restart.
> > > --
> > > Andre
> > > Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
> > > My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> > > [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry[/url]
> > > "Darkbreed" <Darkbreed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:6B9471A0-86F4-4CEB-953E-B829EAEC3327@microsoft.com...
> > > >I installed Vista Ultimate (oem) on mij old 80 GB hdd. I had lots of
> > > >problems
> > > > (continues errors and bleu screens) and finaly I discovered that my hdd
> > > > was
> > > > broken or not up to date. So, I got a new hdd (the best I could afford:
> > > > Western Digital, wdc wd1500ahfd-00RAR1 sata)
> > > > But...after re-instaling windows vista ultimate on the new drive, I
> > > > discoverd to my dismay that the aero-glass theme was gone,and I can't find
> > > > it
> > > > anywhere on my system!
> > > >
> > > > It used to function pretty good on my old hdd
> > > >
> > > > How can I get that aero-glass theme and the 3D flip back on my pc
> > > >
> > > > pc specs:
> > > > Gigabyte MOBO , GA-8I865GME-775-RH
> > > > Intel pentium D 3,4GHz dual processor
> > > > 2 GB dual channel Ram
> > > > Radeon 9600 series 128 MB graphics card
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >[/color][/color][/color]