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
    2010-04-03T13:25:40+00:00

    I tried this solution when you run the command NET STOP UXSMX I: SYSTEM ERROR 5 HAS OCCURED

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-04-23T15:36:28+00:00

    Here's how I got my aero working again in about 10 seconds after it mysteriously shut itself off.

    1. Go to Control Panel
    2. Click on System and Security
    3. Click on System
    4. On the side panel: Click on Advanced System Settings

    This will open a settings window. The first option is Performance. Click on Settings.

    This will open another settings window and you will find yourself on the Visual Effects tab.

    Select Adjust for Best Appearance. (If your computer is set to allow Windows to determine the best visual effect for you, it will turn off Aero if it decides your performance rating is too low.)

    Click Apply or OK.

    You'll have to manually restart now for the changes to take effect.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-04-24T13:30:14+00:00

    This is a very simple task,if your not sure if Aero is enabled,go to Action Center,click on troubleshooting,in the list you will see Appearance and Personalization,under that heading click on Run Display Aero Desktop Effects,problem solved.

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