Windows Aero (System Specification is fine, options greyed out)

[Guest]

I have upgraded from Windows Xp Home Edition, to Windows Vista Home Premium
edition today and everything is working fine beside windows aero.

When i go to the taskbar and start menu properties, the "show window
previews (thumbnails)" option is greyed out and I am unable to click it on!

Also the Windows Flip is non existant, when pressing alt + tab.

This is my systems specification:

Intel Pentium M Processor 740, Processor Speed 1.73ghz
80GB Hard Drive
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 with 128mb shared with main memory
1.49gb DDR2 SD RAM 1x512Mb 1x1gb

I have been told by many that the laptop should be able to run windows aero!
Can anyone help me!

Thanks
Ash

 

[grege]

I believe you need Vista Ultimate for aero

 

[Andy Sweet [MSFT]]

It could be several things--here is a list of things to try
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/c33fe91a-9e6f-41f4-ae82-3ed2d5fa2fbf1033.mspx

If it's not power scheme, and you have theme set to Vista and color scheme
set to Aero, your video card driver might need updating.

 

[Julian]

I believe you need Vista Ultimate for aero

The following editions of Windows Vista include Aero:

• Windows Vista Business

• Windows Vista Enterprise

• Windows Vista Home Premium

• Windows Vista Ultimate

 

[Guest]

My driver is a intel 900 accelerator 910 GML express Chipset. Any drivers out
there for it !

 

[Michael Solomon]

My driver is a intel 900 accelerator 910 GML express Chipset. Any
drivers out there for it !

As far as I can see at the Intel site, they have no Vista drivers available
for that hardware.

 

[PowerUser]

1. Windows Flip is actuated by Winkey + Tab. Alt + Tab brings up the old
interface.

2. Intel's GMA 900 is not supported by Vista Aero Glass. It really should
be, since it's DirectX 9 compliant, but it's Intel's fault. They haven't
created a driver for it.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

I don't believe the Intel 900 adapter is supported for Aero.

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