I receive Aero Lag when opening and closing windows in Windows 7

Anonymous
2009-11-03T19:47:26+00:00

original title:  Aero Lag when opening and closing windows in Windows 7

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK since we've got the ball rolling here, I am editing this to better reflect what is going on. The below links are just a few out of hundreds of post you will find on the internet about this Aero Lag. Some offer workarounds and some don't. I just Googled Aero Lag and this was from the first page.

If you have the same problem, please provide:

  1. What type of graphics card you have.
  2. What kind of drivers are you using (Win7 preinstalled or manufacturer's drivers)
  3. Was your version of Win7 an update or clean install.
  4. What motherboard you have.

From the sounds of it, Microsoft is looking for a fix.

I also ask for a forum admin to make this a sticky as many people are experiencing this problem.

-Randall

http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/22313-aero-lag-good-system.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/21250-win7-aero-windows-have-choppy-delay-when-opening.html

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproperf/thread/a013396d-8953-4e32-8d13-f2d119cd730d

http://www.flamehaus.com/bbs/-vp3478764.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKNj_90E_PI

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1465844

http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-hardware/1549-windows-7-video-lag.html

http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-software/23315-gaming-video-lag-choppyness.html

http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-support/5287-aero-lags-when-open-new-programs.html

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=66007

http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t787172.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdVrSUhvLE

Randall

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Anonymous
2011-01-13T22:36:16+00:00

**Have solved my problem withAeor lag.**Reinstall Windows 7 U64 twice with new/old driver.

Replaced Gforce 8800GTX with Gforce GTX480.

Have spent many days on this problem without a solution.

But here is a very simple solution that works for me.

I removed the USB extension cablefor my CreativeHS-1200WirelessUSB Gaming Headset.

Aero lags when Iused USB extension cable and headset charging.

Without USB extension cable, everything is fine.

So it think itis a voltagedrop in the USB extension cable,causes the system to lag. ?

Hope it can help.

Sincerely,

Dennis Psilander

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-03-27T01:04:01+00:00

    bump, does any microsoft employee or rep have a answer to this? It is very annoying to have any part of windows lag on a very powerful system. Any solution as to why Aero Lag's ?

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-03-13T01:47:20+00:00

    AMD Phenom 2.3 GHz

    8 GB RAM

    Nvidia GeForce 9100

    I have had same problem for SO LONG. I updated drivers did everything until I read this thread. I just adjusted visuals for best perfomance for now I dont mind everything is much faster, windows programs all transtition very snappy so definitely problem with Aero. MS better fix this in SP1 simply pathetic they claimed windows 7 to be "right" but people who went out and bought windows 7 and powerful machines the UI still lags... tsk..tsk...good thing i like the windows 2000 look still even with the invention of "aero".

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-02-27T14:43:54+00:00

    Forgot system detals:

    1. Have tried XFX Gforce G220 (1GB), MSI Gforce N210 (512MB),  Asus ATI HD 4670 (512MB) and Sapphire ATI HD 5670 (512MB)
    2. Latest drivers from ATI (10.2) and Nvidia. Also tried somewhat older drivers just to see
    3. Clean install of Win 7 x64 Ultimate (retail)
    4. Asus P5P55D (8GB RAM), i7 860

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-02-25T14:16:26+00:00

    I have the exact same problem. I have tried the following graphic cards:

    • Nvidia Geforce N 210
    • Nvidia Geforce G 220
    • ATI HD 4670
    • ATI HD 5670

    Have tried several versions of both Nvidia and ATI drivers (both latest (like ATI 10.2) and earlier). The "Aero animation lag" is the same in all cases (Windows 7 x64 Ultimate retail). Is this a bug or a feature?

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