Edit Registry for Aero Glass? Not Work for Me Vista Tips Discuss Edit Registry for Aero Glass? Not Work for Me in the Windows Vista forums; Hi Friends: I purchased McFedries Microsof Windows Vista Revealed . Like so many books I have purchased, it is sitting unread because I'd rather do than read. But, anyway, I ...

[Znod]

Hi Friends:

I purchased McFedries Microsof Windows Vista Revealed. Like so many books I have purchased, it is sitting unread because I'd rather do than read. But, anyway, I ran across the following:

"You can use a trick to force Aero Glass on, as long as you're using a WDDM-compliant video driver. In the Registry Editor ..., navigate to the following key:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft

Add a new subkey named DWM and then create a DWORD setting named

EnableMachineCheck.

Leave the value of this setting at 0, which disables Vista's DWM-related hardware checking."

The main warning is that one's system might run slowly. Having done research on my Intel integrated graphics, I came to believe that if the edit would work on any Aero Glass "marginal" system, then it would work on mine. But, no dice so far. I'll post back if I can get it to work. Maybe I have to change some setting besides what's found in "Appearance Settings." Not or this time.

[dazzlin]

Interesting. Looking forward to hearing if it works.

[Znod]

Never got it to work, and have never heard of anyone that has--at least on 5384.

[crabby]

Well... why buy a book for an unreleased product anyway?

You just know the guy will fill it with junk

crabby

[Znod]

Actually, I found out later the hack is well known. I guess the author just didn't realize it wouldn't on 5384. You have a PM from me. Or, at least you should have one.