Hack: Vista Aero in Home Basic
Vista Aero, that glassy effect on your Vista, is not available on Home Basic version.
There is a work around to that. I cannot test this, since I do not have the Home Basic version. But, you my dear reader can test and let me know if you have Home Basic version of Vista.
Workaround:
Change the values of two registry keys and restart Windows Vista.
- Open the registry by pressing Windows + R,
- Type regedit, press enter
- Navigate to the key Hkey_Current_User \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ DWM \ and change the value of the entry Composition to 1 and the value of CompositionPolicy to 0.
- Restart
- Select the Aero interface by right-clicking on the desktop
- Select Personalize from the menu.
- Switch to Colors and Appearance
- Click on Classic Appearance Properties
- Choose Windows Vista Aero from the menu.
That’s it!
Vista, Aero, MSTalkOnline, Alpesh Nakar
Vista, Aero, MSTalkOnline, Alpesh Nakar


July 6th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
This hack works but the Live Thumbnails and 3D Flip dont work witht this hack …
If you can Find a work around for that then please post it soon
July 27th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
that does not work
i downloaded a thing called vista glazz and made the gass work when maximised
is there a way to make it work when the windows is restored down
and tell me how to make the live thumbnailes and flip 3d work aswell
August 1st, 2007 at 9:17 pm
I will snoop around. I don’t have home version anymore!
Stay tuned
September 30th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
doesnt work. probly because of a win update
no transparent windows, nothing!
March 30th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
this method is stupid. this person is unnecessary trying to gain attention.
April 30th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
doesnt work i tryed it what doas “…value of the “ENTRY” Composition to 1 and the value of Composition Policy to 0.”