Tilting windows

[Beck]

What about other operations with the Windows key? For example, does
Windows key + E open Explorer? If not, the Windows key is broken.

If it does then it looks like you do not have Aero/glass. To get that, you
must have a graphics card that supports the new Windows Display Driver
Model WDDM.

Yeah the windows key works fine, I just don't have glass facility.
The confusing thing is when I look at the graphics card details it will say
something like "Intel 915gm 910gml family" and so on. When I looked up the
graphics card I looked up the details for 915 which does have wddm drivers.
Unfortunately, I have the 910 (celeron based) which does not have wddm.
Its a shame but its not a massive loss.

 

[Mike Bernstein]

Thanks for what must be the last comment and good luck with Vista anyway.

Mike Bernstein

 

[Beck]

Some time ago I saw some Vista screenshots whereby the open windows were
tilted at different degrees. Does anyone know how to do this please?
Its not a function I would use everyday but I just wanted to see how it was
done and how it looked. Thanks.

 

[Beck]

This is known as 'flip 3D' - to get it press the Windows key + tab. If you
do not have a Windows key: alt + ctrl + tab.

aww It looks like I don't have that function, alt+ctrl+tab comes up with a
switch box.
Does this mean I do not have glass?

 

[Beck]

Thanks for what must be the last comment and good luck with Vista anyway.

Just another quick comment... Further research shows it appears my graphics
chip (Intel 900) has everything required to support aero glass (including
pixel shader 2) except that Intel have not developed drivers for it. Its a
shame as its an extremely common laptop graphics chip. Maybe one day in the
near future. Perhaps they didn't want to go to the hassle of creating
drivers for each beta and maybe one will be released when Vista is properly
released.

 

[Homer J. Simpson]

Also, most, if not all, laptops from within the last 5 years or more have

Windows keys (sometimes called the 'Start key').

Try a Thinkpad. The ones we have at the office are all less than a year
old.

 

[Guest]

I'm experiencing the same problem altho I have a desktop with an X800XT AIW
and (I believe) Glass activated (transparent windows, theme shows Windows
Vista tho) -- if I go to visual appearance, then I can select between about 8
different color schemes (Aero, Frost, Smoke etc).

My Keyboard is an old (dinosaur rex really) IBM 101 keyboard without the
Windows Key.

Tried the ctrl-alt-tab combo but I get the same result as alt-tab.

Starting to wonder if Glass is activated even tho I can see the transparency
of the borders etc

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

If you can see the transparency then it is enabled. The checkbox for Enable
Transparency at Control Panel/Personalization/Change Your Color Scheme would
be greyed out otherwise.

 

[Mike Bernstein]

We have not found any alternative to the Windows key for Flip 3D. Buy a new
keyboard. You can get some pretty cheap but effective ones these days.

Mike Bernstein

 

[Guest]

Aye, starting to wonder if I shouldn't do that.. I do love my oldy keyboard
tho .. decisions decisions

I could always program an emulator (done it in WinXP) but haven't tried any
programming on Vista yet .. will see.. thx for the reply.