windows aero not working after reformatting my HDD

I'm having a problem with Windows Vista Aero now...

I usually work on my laptop with the battery removed because my friends
mentioned that this could overcharge the battery and shorten its life.

Well then, I was working on my laptop as usual, when my younger sister
accidentally pulled out the power cord. When I rebooted the computer, I ran
safe mode and restarted it in normal mode. All seemed well.

Today, when I turned on the computer, it was lagging much worse than usual.
The sleep and hibernate function is disabled, I cannot change the loudness of
my speakers, I cannot change the brightness of the screen, the system cannot
detect my graphics card (it's running on "standard VGA output"), and my theme
was windows vista basic.

I saved all necessary documents and reformatted the computer. All was
working fine except that windows aero was not available. I have downloaded
and installed the latest graphics drivers from nvidia but under the
"appearance" settings, the theme "windows aero" is not available. Even after
re-installing windows vista service pack 1, the theme is still not available.

computer configuration:
LG R405
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz
3 GB RAM
160 GB HDD
Nvidia GeForce 8400GS

Please... someone help me on this.

UPDATE YOUR WINDOWS EXPERIENCE SCORE
once that is high enough, aero should be available.
afrer formatting, I believe the score is set to 1 until you run the test.

"Samuel" <> wrote in message
news:A2198DD3-908A-4B63-926B-...
> I'm having a problem with Windows Vista Aero now...
>
> I usually work on my laptop with the battery removed because my friends
> mentioned that this could overcharge the battery and shorten its life.
>
> Well then, I was working on my laptop as usual, when my younger sister
> accidentally pulled out the power cord. When I rebooted the computer, I
> ran
> safe mode and restarted it in normal mode. All seemed well.
>
> Today, when I turned on the computer, it was lagging much worse than
> usual.
> The sleep and hibernate function is disabled, I cannot change the loudness
> of
> my speakers, I cannot change the brightness of the screen, the system
> cannot
> detect my graphics card (it's running on "standard VGA output"), and my
> theme
> was windows vista basic.
>
> I saved all necessary documents and reformatted the computer. All was
> working fine except that windows aero was not available. I have
> downloaded
> and installed the latest graphics drivers from nvidia but under the
> "appearance" settings, the theme "windows aero" is not available. Even
> after
> re-installing windows vista service pack 1, the theme is still not
> available.
>
> computer configuration:
> LG R405
> Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz
> 3 GB RAM
> 160 GB HDD
> Nvidia GeForce 8400GS
>
> Please... someone help me on this.

"Samuel" <> wrote:

<snip> I saved all necessary documents and reformatted the computer.
> All was working fine except that windows aero was not available. I
> have downloaded and installed the latest graphics drivers from nvidia
> but under the "appearance" settings, the theme "windows aero" is not
> available. Even after re-installing windows vista service pack 1, the
> theme is still not available.

Troubleshoot problems with Windows Aero:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...a2fbf1033.mspx

Charlie42

"Not Me" <> wrote in message
news:...
> UPDATE YOUR WINDOWS EXPERIENCE SCORE
> once that is high enough, aero should be available.
> afrer formatting, I believe the score is set to 1 until you run the test.
>
> "Samuel" <> wrote in message
> news:A2198DD3-908A-4B63-926B-...
>> I'm having a problem with Windows Vista Aero now...
>>
>> I usually work on my laptop with the battery removed because my friends
>> mentioned that this could overcharge the battery and shorten its life.
>>
>> Well then, I was working on my laptop as usual, when my younger sister
>> accidentally pulled out the power cord. When I rebooted the computer, I
>> ran
>> safe mode and restarted it in normal mode. All seemed well.
>>
>> Today, when I turned on the computer, it was lagging much worse than
>> usual.
>> The sleep and hibernate function is disabled, I cannot change the
>> loudness of
>> my speakers, I cannot change the brightness of the screen, the system
>> cannot
>> detect my graphics card (it's running on "standard VGA output"), and my
>> theme
>> was windows vista basic.
>>
>> I saved all necessary documents and reformatted the computer. All was
>> working fine except that windows aero was not available. I have
>> downloaded
>> and installed the latest graphics drivers from nvidia but under the
>> "appearance" settings, the theme "windows aero" is not available. Even
>> after
>> re-installing windows vista service pack 1, the theme is still not
>> available.
>>
>> computer configuration:
>> LG R405
>> Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz
>> 3 GB RAM
>> 160 GB HDD
>> Nvidia GeForce 8400GS
>>
>> Please... someone help me on this.
>
>

No, the experience index is recalculated after a new installation. That is
not say it might not be useful to run it again, but it is never
automatically set to 1.

Slightly OT:


“The question is often asked, should the laptop be disconnected from the
main when not in use? Under normal circumstances, it should not matter with
lithium-ion. Once the battery is fully charged, no further charge is applied.
However, there is always the concern is malfunction of the AC adapter, the
laptop or the battery.�

Source: http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm

I have owned laptops since the early '90's and have not experienced battery
failure or significant short-lived battery life due to leaving the battery in
the laptop while plugged-in. As long as the battery is used once in awhile
and recharged about once a month, the user should not worry about the battery
being seriously harmed during times when laptop is plugged-in. In the design
of laptop battery, there are current and voltage limiters that do not allow
the battery to be cooked. Heat is the main enemy of lithium-ion batteries.
Heat usually from being stored in high temperature areas or being used under
high temperature conditions such as non-air conditioned or poor air flow
environments. I have found that leaving the battery in my laptop is far
better than taking it out in a hotel room and then accidentally leaving it
behind.

The myth of significantly damaging the laptop battery by having the laptop
plugged-in is perpetuated by Websites who cut and paste from each other. I
have yet to find technical data to back-up the claims that these websites
(usually sellers of laptops batteries) make.

--
oscar

....Right click is your best friend...


"Samuel" wrote:

> I'm having a problem with Windows Vista Aero now...
>
> I usually work on my laptop with the battery removed because my friends
> mentioned that this could overcharge the battery and shorten its life.
>
> Well then, I was working on my laptop as usual, when my younger sister
> accidentally pulled out the power cord. When I rebooted the computer, I ran
> safe mode and restarted it in normal mode. All seemed well.
>
> Today, when I turned on the computer, it was lagging much worse than usual.
> The sleep and hibernate function is disabled, I cannot change the loudness of
> my speakers, I cannot change the brightness of the screen, the system cannot
> detect my graphics card (it's running on "standard VGA output"), and my theme
> was windows vista basic.
>
> I saved all necessary documents and reformatted the computer. All was
> working fine except that windows aero was not available. I have downloaded
> and installed the latest graphics drivers from nvidia but under the
> "appearance" settings, the theme "windows aero" is not available. Even after
> re-installing windows vista service pack 1, the theme is still not available.
>
> computer configuration:
> LG R405
> Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz
> 3 GB RAM
> 160 GB HDD
> Nvidia GeForce 8400GS
>
> Please... someone help me on this.

"oscar" <> wrote in message
news:6AC8F2D2-00D7-4149-9B87-...
> Slightly OT:
>
>
> “The question is often asked, should the laptop be disconnected from the
> main when not in use? Under normal circumstances, it should not matter
> with
> lithium-ion. Once the battery is fully charged, no further charge is
> applied.
> However, there is always the concern is malfunction of the AC adapter, the
> laptop or the battery.�
>
> Source: http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm
>
> I have owned laptops since the early '90's and have not experienced
> battery
> failure or significant short-lived battery life due to leaving the battery
> in
> the laptop while plugged-in. As long as the battery is used once in awhile
> and recharged about once a month, the user should not worry about the
> battery
> being seriously harmed during times when laptop is plugged-in. In the
> design
> of laptop battery, there are current and voltage limiters that do not
> allow
> the battery to be cooked. Heat is the main enemy of lithium-ion batteries.
> Heat usually from being stored in high temperature areas or being used
> under
> high temperature conditions such as non-air conditioned or poor air flow
> environments. I have found that leaving the battery in my laptop is far
> better than taking it out in a hotel room and then accidentally leaving it
> behind.
>
> The myth of significantly damaging the laptop battery by having the laptop
> plugged-in is perpetuated by Websites who cut and paste from each other. I
> have yet to find technical data to back-up the claims that these websites
> (usually sellers of laptops batteries) make.
>
> --
> oscar
>
> ...Right click is your best friend...
>
>
> "Samuel" wrote:
>
>> I'm having a problem with Windows Vista Aero now...
>>
>> I usually work on my laptop with the battery removed because my friends
>> mentioned that this could overcharge the battery and shorten its life.
>>
>> Well then, I was working on my laptop as usual, when my younger sister
>> accidentally pulled out the power cord. When I rebooted the computer, I
>> ran
>> safe mode and restarted it in normal mode. All seemed well.
>>
>> Today, when I turned on the computer, it was lagging much worse than
>> usual.
>> The sleep and hibernate function is disabled, I cannot change the
>> loudness of
>> my speakers, I cannot change the brightness of the screen, the system
>> cannot
>> detect my graphics card (it's running on "standard VGA output"), and my
>> theme
>> was windows vista basic.
>>
>> I saved all necessary documents and reformatted the computer. All was
>> working fine except that windows aero was not available. I have
>> downloaded
>> and installed the latest graphics drivers from nvidia but under the
>> "appearance" settings, the theme "windows aero" is not available. Even
>> after
>> re-installing windows vista service pack 1, the theme is still not
>> available.
>>
>> computer configuration:
>> LG R405
>> Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz
>> 3 GB RAM
>> 160 GB HDD
>> Nvidia GeForce 8400GS
>>
>> Please... someone help me on this.


I agree. The one time it does need to be on AC is during installation of
Windows and when applying a service pack. In fact, IIRC, SP1 requires it.

Hmm, what if Aero's simply not working because something went wrong wit
the driver after the reformat? I experienced some issues with thi
after reverting from a temporary XP install - you might want to check i
your drivers are logo'd, correct and installed in full, otherwise Vist
won't be able to see the full capabilities of your hardware

Just throwing that out there, I'm not the most experienced when i
comes to hardware, or Vista for that matter

--
SovietCommissa

-"I will say this - we are soldiers. We know what war is. We can onl
share it with each other. In battle, we keep each other alive. After th
years have passed and the weapons are cold, it is our duty, still, t
help each other survive."

- Unknown Soviet Soldier