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
    2011-09-29T09:36:59+00:00

    You'll probably never see this but thanks a lot

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-09-26T19:39:08+00:00

    por q no me deja jugar los juegos de mi pc w7

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-09-09T15:53:35+00:00

    In a 64bits sytem should I create DWORD 32-bit value or 64-bit value?

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-09-07T20:34:44+00:00

    I discovered in my case that the issue was with the display settings being set to 16-bit instead of 32-bit. Very simple to change (no registry hacks, etc.):

    Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution\Advanced settings\Monitor > choose 32-bit.

    Good luck!

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