Hi,
Read the following post.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...xp=&sloc=en-us
--
Paul


"Rick" wrote:

> I had aero glass effects when I ran 5728 and pre-RC1. After I did a fresh
> install I don't have the aero glass effects available anymore. My video
> card is now rated at 2.0 and it was either a 2.6 or 2.9 in previous
> versions. I also noticed that the video card is now robbing 64KB of system
> memory and I didn't see that in previous versions. I'm am using a PNY
> FX5200 128MB and it supported Aero Glass previously. What happened? Is
> there a setting I need to change. I have the newest video drivers from
> Nvidia.
>

Sorry about the link. Look for a post on 10/10/2006 titled
"Aero not enabled after installing RC2"

"This workaround worked:

1. Ensure that you have the following registry value set to :
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\Composition set to 1 (32-bit DWORD)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\CompositionPolicy set to 2 (32-bit DWORD)
2. Restart DWM by opening a command prompt with administrative privileges:
- Type 'net stop uxsms'
- Then 'net start uxsms'

Some people say that the issue is on systems with 512 Mb RAM but I have 767
Mb..."

Anything less than 1GB of RAM.



--
Paul


"Rick" wrote:

> I had aero glass effects when I ran 5728 and pre-RC1. After I did a fresh
> install I don't have the aero glass effects available anymore. My video
> card is now rated at 2.0 and it was either a 2.6 or 2.9 in previous
> versions. I also noticed that the video card is now robbing 64KB of system
> memory and I didn't see that in previous versions. I'm am using a PNY
> FX5200 128MB and it supported Aero Glass previously. What happened? Is
> there a setting I need to change. I have the newest video drivers from
> Nvidia.
>

Or,
You might wanna try something simple; I had no Aero either, and just by
running the Aero assesment; it corrected itself.
Simple; maybe you tried that already though; just a thought.
Fixed no Aero for me.

Jeff

"PaulB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news82EC455-63F5-4DD0-A2FD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sorry about the link. Look for a post on 10/10/2006 titled
> "Aero not enabled after installing RC2"
>
> "This workaround worked:
>
> 1. Ensure that you have the following registry value set to :
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\Composition set to 1 (32-bit DWORD)
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\CompositionPolicy set to 2 (32-bit
> DWORD)
> 2. Restart DWM by opening a command prompt with administrative privileges:
> - Type 'net stop uxsms'
> - Then 'net start uxsms'
>
> Some people say that the issue is on systems with 512 Mb RAM but I have
> 767
> Mb..."
>
> Anything less than 1GB of RAM.
>
>
>
> --
> Paul
>
>
> "Rick" wrote:
>
>> I had aero glass effects when I ran 5728 and pre-RC1. After I did a
>> fresh
>> install I don't have the aero glass effects available anymore. My video
>> card is now rated at 2.0 and it was either a 2.6 or 2.9 in previous
>> versions. I also noticed that the video card is now robbing 64KB of
>> system
>> memory and I didn't see that in previous versions. I'm am using a PNY
>> FX5200 128MB and it supported Aero Glass previously. What happened? Is
>> there a setting I need to change. I have the newest video drivers from
>> Nvidia.
>>

128Mb and upwards card do use system memory as well when they need it.
Even in XP.
I have a 250Mb card and it takes 512Mb to use when needed.
"Rick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8CB02812-7B19-4F96-899A-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I had aero glass effects when I ran 5728 and pre-RC1. After I did a fresh
>install I don't have the aero glass effects available anymore. My video
>card is now rated at 2.0 and it was either a 2.6 or 2.9 in previous
>versions. I also noticed that the video card is now robbing 64KB of system
>memory and I didn't see that in previous versions. I'm am using a PNY
>FX5200 128MB and it supported Aero Glass previously. What happened? Is
>there a setting I need to change. I have the newest video drivers from
>Nvidia.

Thank You for your help. The link throwed me off since I'm reading this
from Live Mail news. After I got logged onto the MS Communities I could see
what your were talking about.

I needed to only change the registry setting listed below. The other
registry setting was already set as suggested.

HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\CompositionPolicy set to
"2"

Mine was set at "0".

I ran the command prompt as Admin and when I restarted the DWM services I
had the glass effect.

Thank You very much..

"PaulB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news82EC455-63F5-4DD0-A2FD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sorry about the link. Look for a post on 10/10/2006 titled
> "Aero not enabled after installing RC2"
>
> "This workaround worked:
>
> 1. Ensure that you have the following registry value set to :
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\Composition set to 1 (32-bit DWORD)
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\CompositionPolicy set to 2 (32-bit
> DWORD)
> 2. Restart DWM by opening a command prompt with administrative privileges:
> - Type 'net stop uxsms'
> - Then 'net start uxsms'
>
> Some people say that the issue is on systems with 512 Mb RAM but I have
> 767
> Mb..."
>
> Anything less than 1GB of RAM.
>
>
>
> --
> Paul
>
>
> "Rick" wrote:
>
>> I had aero glass effects when I ran 5728 and pre-RC1. After I did a
>> fresh
>> install I don't have the aero glass effects available anymore. My video
>> card is now rated at 2.0 and it was either a 2.6 or 2.9 in previous
>> versions. I also noticed that the video card is now robbing 64KB of
>> system
>> memory and I didn't see that in previous versions. I'm am using a PNY
>> FX5200 128MB and it supported Aero Glass previously. What happened? Is
>> there a setting I need to change. I have the newest video drivers from
>> Nvidia.
>>

Thank You for your help. The link throwed me off since I'm reading this
from Live Mail news. After I got logged onto the MS Communities I could see
what your were talking about.

I needed to only change the registry setting listed below. The other
registry setting was already set as suggested.

HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\CompositionPolicy set to
"2"

Mine was set at "0".

I ran the command prompt as Admin and when I restarted the DWM services I
had the glass effect.

Thank You very much..

--
AMD Powered


"PaulB" wrote:

> Sorry about the link. Look for a post on 10/10/2006 titled
> "Aero not enabled after installing RC2"
>
> "This workaround worked:
>
> 1. Ensure that you have the following registry value set to :
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\Composition set to 1 (32-bit DWORD)
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\CompositionPolicy set to 2 (32-bit DWORD)
> 2. Restart DWM by opening a command prompt with administrative privileges:
> - Type 'net stop uxsms'
> - Then 'net start uxsms'
>
> Some people say that the issue is on systems with 512 Mb RAM but I have 767
> Mb..."
>
> Anything less than 1GB of RAM.
>
>
>
> --
> Paul
>
>
> "Rick" wrote:
>
> > I had aero glass effects when I ran 5728 and pre-RC1. After I did a fresh
> > install I don't have the aero glass effects available anymore. My video
> > card is now rated at 2.0 and it was either a 2.6 or 2.9 in previous
> > versions. I also noticed that the video card is now robbing 64KB of system
> > memory and I didn't see that in previous versions. I'm am using a PNY
> > FX5200 128MB and it supported Aero Glass previously. What happened? Is
> > there a setting I need to change. I have the newest video drivers from
> > Nvidia.
> >

I had aero glass effects when I ran 5728 and pre-RC1. After I did a fresh
install I don't have the aero glass effects available anymore. My video
card is now rated at 2.0 and it was either a 2.6 or 2.9 in previous
versions. I also noticed that the video card is now robbing 64KB of system
memory and I didn't see that in previous versions. I'm am using a PNY
FX5200 128MB and it supported Aero Glass previously. What happened? Is
there a setting I need to change. I have the newest video drivers from
Nvidia.