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
    2009-10-30T22:18:50+00:00

    Hello!

    I have the same annoying issue in my laptop... Any help please?

    Specs:

    Intel Core2Duo Centrino T7700 2.4Ghz

    2gb Ram

    2 X nVidia GeForce 8600M GT (SLi)

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-10-30T15:37:28+00:00

    Well, I can see that 2 Microsoft mods posted in this thread regarding this issue. Another Microsoft mod posted in my thread, which is the same issue, and seemed to blame the problem on my hardware, even though I was able to replicate this across 3 different systems.

    Here's the link to my thread.

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproui/thread/c3b1b4ae-b5d9-4679-99ff-61b847452191

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-10-30T04:11:30+00:00

    Ah, I should had looked here first! I have the same issue, but it's just not the open/close, it's everything and I have a beast of a computer. The problem is intermentant for me, it will be fine for a while then the lag hits hard. Here is my post

    http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7performance/thread/11669f79-b6ab-4368-aca5-3d3af182a06e

    I am going to reboot to get rid of the lag but I don't know how long it will be lag free.

    Randall

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-10-30T03:45:33+00:00

    windows 7 aero effects are horrible. i have the same open-close stutter probs on 7 when vista worked very smooth.

    i went to bestbuy to see how it is on other computers .... all of them had the same problem.

    MS screwed up big time, i am back to vista and it works just fine.

    this is the last ms product i will ever own again, i will jump into mac bandwagon soon for utter incompetence from MS to fix such a small issue since beta-rtm.

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