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Hi, I have some small questions. (Grey means solved) Can the key repeat speed of my keyboard be increased beyond the maximum of the slider? Is there a way to stop Windows Live Messenger to be active on my bar, even when the window isn't open, and instead move it to the active processes in the...

So when I try to change current theme to another, after switch aero seems to go off and glass effects disappear. I also can't edit colors of window bars since it then shows only settings which work with Windows traditional look, i.e. not that color mixer etc. I googled some instructions and...

Hello, fine Windows 7 sages. Been a while since I was here, and I hope you're all doing well. My issue comes from negligence on my part. I tried to use the Remove Blur tool, to make things behind the transparent windows appear clear, and I have the retail version of Windows. I used it on the...

Today I installed Windows 7 ultimate on my computer. After sucessful instalation I started with instalation of applications. Everything worked fine until I installed Windos Live Messenger (latest version). I ran it in Vista compatibility mode to avoid problem with msn in taskbar. But next...

The desktop window manager won't load at startup, or by manual initialization. This problem started on the first system restart after I installed Asus Smartdoctor and AMD Overdrive. I installed a new asus ATI Radeon HD4890 (and a new power supply) last week, as well as new drivers, but there had...

Acctually im confuse with this thing.My notebook strucked several times and only thing i can do is switch off the my machine. :( :( :confused: during this time following applications were running: Virtualbox with linuxmint(with guest addition) windows media player...

I am using Windows 7 in 5040x1050 resolution using Matrox TripleHead2Go. The problem is that taskbar live previews appear to be automatically disabled at this resolution (only windows titles are shown). When I am using 5040x1050, they look like this: Link Removed When I switch to...

Hi, I am using Windows 7 Build 7229. When i go onto magnifier and select docked mode it disbles aero on my pc and goes to the basic theme. I have to exit and close to get back to aero theme. It disables desktop windows manager but i dont know why. It works in full screen and lens mode. But in...

Ever since RC1, a lot of people have been having a small problem where window animations (opening, closing, dragging across desktop, etc.) have had a slight lag. While this solution logically doesn't make sense, all I did was restart explorer.exe and dwm.exe (and perhaps a few "crap" processes...

Found it on neowin. I had to turn it off because it makes things a bit confusing when you see windows from behind that clear. :( How to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM Add DWORD HideBlur with the value of 1 Now Ctrl+Shift+F9 twice. Doesnt work on taskbar

I have been using W7 with aero for months... till now. I tried to use Remote control from my PPC and I dont know why, but Aero is now disabled. I tried to enable it by Troubleshooting, but I got "Desktop window manager is disabled" message and it cant be fixed. DWM service and process is...

I was messing around with themes and changed a few settings (found a great background) and now after I restart, I have a black background and no icons on my start bar. If I restart the DWM service, then all is well. However, next time I reboot I have to do that again. Any thoughts?

Hi Few days ago, i posted in this forums my problem that i couldn't put 75hz in 1280x1024 resolution. I solved this installing XP Video Drivers in windows 7 All fine, exept that the Aero is desactivated and i don't know how i can activate it again. In the registry of windows i have...

Whenever I boot up windows 7 with both my monitors connected I get a corrupted screen on my main monitor, my other monitor works fine. My main monitor shows blue and white lines that flash, this changes depending what is on the screen. Windows logs in and I can see that mouse on my second...

Hi there, does anyone know about my problem? Sometimes, I get a black desktop and superbar when i start my computer. No desktop icons, no pinned apps on the superbar. all that i see is the start orb. Sometimes its okay and sometimes its not. I dont know if it is a Driver problem. I am using the...

DirectX 10.1 will help Windows 7 to scale better from low end to high-end hardware and put it in good use especially when it comes to user interface. Shaders will be used for the Glass and Windows 7 memory consumption is cut by 50 percent per window, something that memory manufacturers and GPU...

Source: Paul Thurrott (http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/99645/wininfo-short-takes-week-of-july-7-2008.html) I'm guessing the gadgets are still there but are just losing their bar, judging from what we already know about gadgets in Windows 7. Also, I'm guessing that "Aero-based"...

Windows Vista February CTP Tips and Tricks Author: Kristan M. Kenney Publication Date: February 23rd, 2006 Co-author: Chris Holmes (Chris123NT). Logging on as Local Administrator If you are having trouble logging on as the built-in Administrator account under 5308, you will need to make...