Windows vista aero glass problem

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  1. M4RTIN

    M4RTIN What's a Dremel?

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    how exactly do i go about getting glass to work on rc2. i've gone through what the help file says to do and its not on the themes list, only vista basic is.

    my graphics card is capable of running it and i've just updated to the newes forceware drivers.

    my spec is

    semrpon 3100
    512mb pc3200 ram
    geforce 6600 pci-e

    if it helps here are the performance scores too

    processor: 4.2
    memory: 2.9
    graphics: 4.0
    gaming graphics: 3.9
    hard disk: 5.3

    the ram is a bit on the low side, maybe i need a higher score to run glass? i cant find the info anywhere
     
  2. Bogomip

    Bogomip ... Yo Momma

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    Whats interesting is my Radeon 9600 got a better gaming graphics score than you - and I was under the impression scores couln't go over 5.0 :S

    Sorry, that wasn't useful - just some thoughts and musings ;)
     
  3. Ramble

    Ramble Ginger Nut

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    What are the specs on the card?

    EDIT: Maybe it uses the combined scores for working out if you need glass.
    In any case, there are registry hacks out there, a quick Googleing should find them.
     
  4. DougEdey

    DougEdey I pwn all your storage

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    Are you using a 128MB card?
     
  5. M4RTIN

    M4RTIN What's a Dremel?

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    yeah its the 128mb DDR version..

    afaik a 128mb card is the required one for glass tho, it must be the ram thats the problem as its score is highlighted in grey for some reason too
     
  6. M4RTIN

    M4RTIN What's a Dremel?

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    got the registry hack working now.. runs absolutely fine, and after more poking about it seems you need 1gb of system ram for glass to work and 64mb video memory, so i was alright on one
     
  7. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    Glad there is a registry hack, as I'm getting a lappy with 1gb of shared memory and wouldn't bother putting Vista on if it resorted to the basic skin.

    <A88>
     
  8. Mother-Goose

    Mother-Goose 5 o'clock somewhere

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    in RC1 you can run it with 512mb, in RC2 you cannot unless you create the hack.

    I think the scores are out of 10.
     
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