Tuning Windows Aero performance on low-end video cards
If you are running Windows Vista on a computer that is Windows Vista Capable, but find that the performance of Windows Aero is sluggish there are a few things which you can do to increase performance without having to use the Windows Vista Basic theme.
Change advanced performance options
Click on Start, and then click on Computer.
In the Computer window, click on "System properties".
In the task pane (on the left hand side), click on "Advanced system settings", and if prompted by User Account Control for consent, click on "Continue".
Under "Performance" click on the "Settings..." button.
Uncheck the following items:
Animated windows when minimizing and maximizing
Enable transparent glass (optional, performance change will depend on the level of graphics card you have)
Fade or slide menus into view
Fade or slide ToolTips into view
Fade out menu items after clicking
Show shadows under menus
Slide open combo boxes
Slide taskbar buttons
Click on the OK button to apply the new settings and dismiss the Performance Options dialog.
You should notice a gain in performance in terms of user interface responsiveness, although you will not see many of the cool transition effects.
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