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The Desktop Window Manager, is primarily responsible for the aero graphical interface. &nbsp;If you've installed a theme or some other graphics mod, it could be causing the DWM to crash/fail.
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The Desktop Window Manager, is primarily responsible for the aero graphical interface.  If you've installed a theme or some other graphics mod, it could be causing the DWM to crash/fail.

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I want Aero stuff disabled and all of the other fancy-useless video crap as well. I did not install any themes or graphic mods. I have widows classic theme set. I cannot find where to disable Aero.
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I want Aero stuff disabled and all of the other fancy-useless video crap as well. I did not install any themes or graphic mods. I have widows classic theme set. I cannot find where to disable Aero.

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In the application part event viewer I am getting<br />
&quot;The Desktop Window Manager was unable to start because a composited theme is not in use&quot;<br />
I have Windows Vista Home Premium
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In the application part event viewer I am getting
"The Desktop Window Manager was unable to start because a composited theme is not in use"
I have Windows Vista Home Premium

The Desktop Window Manager

Windows Vista is an operating system created by Microsoft as the successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. New features included an updated graphical user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems, and new multimedia tools. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs.

Windows Vista

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.