Windows Vista Slideshow Themes

My Computer has a subscore of 3.0 (the minimum requirement for Windows
SlideShow) yet I cannot access the full collection of themes. Does anyone
know if there is a minimum requirement above 3.0 to access the full scope of
themes?

Hi Trent,

WinSAT score of 3.0 should make the theme controls available. Perhaps you may try boosting the score virtually by setting it to 400 (4.0). See this blog entry:

[Windows Vista] Slideshow Themes and the WinSAT score:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/4...SAT-score.html

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Trent" <Trent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B5556EB2-E6C4-44E7-890B-A99CAED094CB@microsoft.com...
My Computer has a subscore of 3.0 (the minimum requirement for Windows
SlideShow) yet I cannot access the full collection of themes. Does anyone
know if there is a minimum requirement above 3.0 to access the full scope of
themes?

Thanks for the help. I succesfully set the score to 400 (4.0) and the
controls appeared, but the themes Album, Collage, Frame, Glass, Spin, Stack
and Travel were nonexistent. I then set the score to 500 (5.0) and the themes
listed above didn't appear. I'm unceartain as to whether or not my graphics
card has "Vector Shader 2.0"....so that might have something to do with the
problem.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Hi Trent,
>
> WinSAT score of 3.0 should make the theme controls available. Perhaps you may try boosting the score virtually by setting it to 400 (4.0). See this blog entry:
>
> [Windows Vista] Slideshow Themes and the WinSAT score:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/4...SAT-score.html
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

Trent,

>> I'm unceartain as to whether or not my graphics card has "Vector Shader 2.0"

What's the make and model of the graphics card you're using. Can find out if it supports "Vector Shader 2.0" by checking the manufacturer's site.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Trent" <Trent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:18CFF739-F720-44FD-85B6-A618D8C1FDBE@microsoft.com...
Thanks for the help. I succesfully set the score to 400 (4.0) and the
controls appeared, but the themes Album, Collage, Frame, Glass, Spin, Stack
and Travel were nonexistent. I then set the score to 500 (5.0) and the themes
listed above didn't appear. I'm unceartain as to whether or not my graphics
card has "Vector Shader 2.0"....so that might have something to do with the
problem.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Hi Trent,
>
> WinSAT score of 3.0 should make the theme controls available. Perhaps you may try boosting the score virtually by setting it to 400 (4.0). See this blog entry:
>
> [Windows Vista] Slideshow Themes and the WinSAT score:
> http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/4...SAT-score.html
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com