How to Enable Glass-Effects on 5048

[michaeltal]

I've just found out how to enable some Aero-Glass effects in the WinHec-Build:

(Just like these)

Just start: C:\windows\system32\uxss.exe

(this starts the effects, but unfortunately crashes almost instantly for me:()

My Hardware: AMD Athlon 64

ATI 9800 Pro

Have fun!

Michael

[Mx]

Interesting

[xxdesmus]

gonna look at this when i get home :ninja:

[Jase]

Might be your ram.

[S.MULLA]

i'll definatly try this when 5048 finishes downloading. :yes:

[Rix]

i'll definatly try this when 5048 finishes downloading. :yes:

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From MSDN, Of course? :p

[HistoricalNeowin]

i'll definatly try this when 5048 finishes downloading. :yes:

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If it's not from MSDN, i would very much appreciate a PM :ninja:

[ev0|]

Interesting.

[Brandon Live Veteran]

This build has not yet been posted to MSDN (in fact, there are NO longhorn builds on MSDN right now). It should be available soon, though.

[Brandon Live Veteran]

Oh and from what I've gathered, there's a demo LDDM driver included for Nvidia cards that will let you use the DWM demo stuff.

[Landshark77]

Indeed.

[xxdesmus]

hmm...where would i get that driver? ;)

[Brandon Live Veteran]

I thought it was on the disc. Could be wrong though.

[AcdShdw]

ya where does one obtain this "driver"

[benplace]

I also would like these drivers if anyone knows where they can be found.

[edgarf28]

so, this is not possible on a ati video card??? :(

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

What other video cards will work with the DWM feature in Longhorn?

[ClintEastman]

did this (someone here can take the time to create the batch file as I can't be arsed to do it atm):

Open DOS and navigate to:

c:\windows\system32\

Type this:

rundll32.exe udwm.dll DwmClientStartup

That'll get your glass going. The buttons will be square still but the buttons will have the colors when you hover over them.

To start the effects, use the same registry hacks as you did for 4074:

Start > Run > Regedit

Navigate to:

HKLM>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer

Create 2 new keys: MILDesktop and MILExplorer and give them both a value of 1.

Restart.

That's all I did to get where we got for the screenshots. Perhaps on the appropriate PC, the effects will be much greater. Enjoy. happy.gif

-Ref'X

It also looks like cpu killer has some Radeon LDDM drivers (on the DVD?).

:D

[PureLogic]

That looks very uhm... eh... well interesting.

[The Jorge]

Aero... *dies*

Now if only I had a good graphics card and 5048. :cry:

[oreo77]

did this (someone here can take the time to create the batch file as I can't be arsed to do it atm):

Open DOS and navigate to:

c:\windows\system32\

Type this:

rundll32.exe udwm.dll DwmClientStartup

That'll get your glass going. The buttons will be square still but the buttons will have the colors when you hover over them.

To start the effects, use the same registry hacks as you did for 4074:

Start > Run > Regedit

Navigate to:

HKLM>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer

Create 2 new keys: MILDesktop and MILExplorer and give them both a value of 1.

Restart.

That's all I did to get where we got for the screenshots. Perhaps on the appropriate PC, the effects will be much greater. Enjoy. happy.gif

-Ref'X

It also looks like cpu killer has some Radeon LDDM drivers (on the DVD?).

:D

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Where did you read that?

[Yarvieh]

To enable it for other cards create a regkey

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\DWM\EnableMachineCheck (Dword) and set it to 0

after that uxss.exe enables the effects and crashes.. but if you just drag the error window to someplace where it doesn't bother you it seems to keep running.

[ClintEastman]

Where did you read that?

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http://www.aeroxp.net/board//index.php?showtopic=614

:p

[BlueFighter]

How i made it work on my 9700.

Entered device manager. chose to reinstall radeon drivers. chose the 9800 driver, rebooted and now DWM works :p

I have a nagging error window and everything is really slow but effects are cool nontheless. :p

[cpu killer]

http://www.aeroxp.net/board//index.php?showtopic=614

:p

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