Picture Gallery Slideshow Themes

Hey guys, not a complete problem but just a concern.

Alright, I read on Paul Thurrot's Windows SuperSite that when playing a
slideshow, there are a few themes that you are able to choose from.
Unfortunately, I can't use any of them. I consulted the help manual and it
said that the themes aren't available for PCs with lower-end graphics cards.

I am currently on a HP Pavilion DV6000Z with an AMD Turion 64x2, 1.8GHz, 2Gb
of RAM, and a 128mb Nvidia Go 6150. Now my friend who also has an HP but with
a 256mb graphics card can't play teh Slideshow Themes either.

So I was wondering if this is some kind of "fault" or do the themes REALLY
demand an 880GT or some other high-end GFX card to run ?

THANX
Jared

Jared,

Windows Experience Index score must be 3.0 or higher, in order for the Slideshow Themes to work. However, the Microsoft Photography Blog published a hack using which you can mimic a high WEI score.

Microsoft Photography Blog : Windows Vista Slideshow:
http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/archive/20...10/694724.aspx

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

As noted in the article, the hack does not come with any guarantees that it will work well.

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Regards,

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


"Jared" <Jared@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:328537D7-CC7C-442E-ACBE-DFD245685A1C@microsoft.com...
Hey guys, not a complete problem but just a concern.

Alright, I read on Paul Thurrot's Windows SuperSite that when playing a
slideshow, there are a few themes that you are able to choose from.
Unfortunately, I can't use any of them. I consulted the help manual and it
said that the themes aren't available for PCs with lower-end graphics cards.

I am currently on a HP Pavilion DV6000Z with an AMD Turion 64x2, 1.8GHz, 2Gb
of RAM, and a 128mb Nvidia Go 6150. Now my friend who also has an HP but with
a 256mb graphics card can't play teh Slideshow Themes either.

So I was wondering if this is some kind of "fault" or do the themes REALLY
demand an 880GT or some other high-end GFX card to run ?

THANX
Jared

Wow, saved the day again Ramesh.

<b>Note to other users:</b>
The hack works pretty decently IMO. It's not as smooth as the window
transitions but it's better than nothing and definitely worth giving it a
shot.

Thanks Again and much respect
Jared

You're welcome, Jared. The following article may be useful also.

Unable to access Theme controls in Photo Gallery Slideshow in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/150/1/

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Regards,

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


"Jared" <Jared@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C72B1D05-0ACA-441C-AF96-60CC03460331@microsoft.com...
Wow, saved the day again Ramesh.

<b>Note to other users:</b>
The hack works pretty decently IMO. It's not as smooth as the window
transitions but it's better than nothing and definitely worth giving it a
shot.

Thanks Again and much respect
Jared