Windows 7 Aero Disabled - How can I enable it again?

Anonymous
2009-11-19T07:12:25+00:00

I purchased a new HP Envy 15 which had Windows 7 installed in it.  Aero was activated.  A few days later, Aero has been somehow disabled and I can't activate it again.  I used the Troubleshooting utility in Windows 7 for Aero -- it says that nothing is wrong.  I also tried un-checking and checking the various options in the visual effects menu.  

Can somebody please help me?  I'm not sure when or how Aero was disabled; the computer did crash and went blank once, and I had to reboot.  I'm not sure if that disabled Aero.  

Thanks.

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Anonymous
2009-12-10T16:52:33+00:00

Actually, I just found another thread on the HP website (  http://www.thenextbench.com/t5/HP-Envy-Notebooks/seems-that-all-my-Envy-15-problems-are-not-unique/m-p/50174 ) that reveals that the Aero problems on the Envy 15 are a commmon situation.

The suggested solution is uninstalling stardock.

I uninstalled Stardock and my Aero problem was instantlly fixed

. . . and HP tech support wanted me to do a System recovery/system restore--good grief!!

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-04-02T23:56:17+00:00

    Verify that Themes service is running

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-02-18T03:48:58+00:00

    I had this same problem and followed these steps:

    1. right click on "my computer" and click properties
    2. look near the top left corner and click on "Adjust Visual Effects"
    3. Click the dot that says "Adjust for best apperence"
    4. ?????
    5. profit

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-02-17T04:28:25+00:00

    Thanks for the help champ :)

    It did the trick for me and even gave me back the preview thumbs feature :D

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-12T01:25:36+00:00

    I managed to fix this exact problem on my computer by re-running the Windows Experience Index assessment and then reselecting the Windows 7 theme. 

    Hope this helped

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