Gaming Windows 7 Install Problem

[Zenith94]

I ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and every was fine except for Windows Aero Support. This is the report:

Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is available.

My graphics card is ATI Radeon HD 2400 with all the latest drivers and I got it a little over a year ago so isn't it a good card? What I want to know if I should just go through with the install or is there anyway to fix it?

 

[CrimsoniteX]

Does your mobo have an intergrated card? If so, are you plugged into the 2400 or the intergrated card? Even if you are plugged into your 2400, but have an intergraded card, jump into your bios and disable the intergrated one. If that still does not work, just install anyway. Once windows installs download the latest drivers from ATI and you can switch Aero back on.

 

[Joe88]

you just cant run aero theme
it will just use the default theme

it will install fine ect...

 

[Zenith94]

Does your mobo have an intergrated card? If so, are you plugged into the 2400 or the intergrated card? Even if you are plugged into your 2400, but have an intergraded card, jump into your bios and disable the intergrated one. If that still does not work, just install anyway. Once windows installs download the latest drivers from ATI and you can switch Aero back on.

I wouldn't know I got my PC pre-packed straight from dell. I took a look in the bios anyway and there was no sign of an intergrated card.

 

[Zenith94]

Well I researched a bit and found this article:

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/01/13/h...o-in-windows-7/

Does anyone think it will work on my system?

 

[CrimsoniteX]

That hack is not necessary, you have the required hardware to run Aero. Look on the back of your PC, is there two different places to plug in your vga/dvi cable?

 

[Zenith94]

That hack is not necessary, you have the required hardware to run Aero. Look on the back of your PC, is there two different places to plug in your vga/dvi cable?

I can't be bothered to check. I will just install it and try the hack, worst comes to worst the OS goes very slow and I have to reinstall XP.

 

[ZeWarrior]

That hack is not necessary, you have the required hardware to run Aero. Look on the back of your PC, is there two different places to plug in your vga/dvi cable?

If he does have 2 different plugs, that doesn't necessarily mean he can run the Aero interface.

 

[Zenith94]

That hack is not necessary, you have the required hardware to run Aero. Look on the back of your PC, is there two different places to plug in your vga/dvi cable?

If he does have 2 different plugs, that doesn't necessarily mean he can run the Aero interface.

Yea plus the hack is for if windows thinks the graphics card is not compatible even though it is. Also its an HD card so it should work but I will post back after the install completes.

 

[Zenith94]

Wow...I installed Windows 7 and everything went perfect and aero automatically worked. But I have one tiny problem maybe someone here can help me with. When I try to instlal .net framwork I get this error message:

 

[Frederica Bernkastel]

Wow...I installed Windows 7 and everything went perfect and aero automatically worked. But I have one tiny problem maybe someone here can help me with. When I try to instlal .net framwork I get this error message:

.NET framework 3.5 comes pre-installed on windows 7

 

[prowler]

My 128MB ATI Radeon X300 can run Aero just fine, without lags.

 

[Mike Shinoda]

my nVidia Geforce FX5200 can run aero getting a 3.0 gaming and 2.1 for aero.