.bat file

areksnumbr1sxylady · 30 Jul 2012 at 17:28

Guys windows 7 AERO is being a bit silly and crashes after 4 seconds after boot It is fixable with cmd command to start and stop service.

Any idea how to fix aero problem, windows automatic problem solution thing does not work...

If it cant be fixed, how can I delay .bat file start up by about 5 seconds?

m4cc45 · 30 Jul 2012 at 17:34

Easier and quicker to reinstall Windows than try and fix the problem to be honest.

M.

SoundsGood · 30 Jul 2012 at 19:00

ping 127.0.0.1 -n 300

smogsy · 30 Jul 2012 at 19:13

easier answer

create a batch file
rundll32.exe dwmApi #104

put in your startup folder. will force AERO off

then you can turn it off full stop

BloodyL · 30 Jul 2012 at 19:31

@Echo off
sleep 5
<rest of batch code here>

LizardKing · 30 Jul 2012 at 20:20

ping 10.10.10.10 -w 5000 -n 1

will pause the batch file for 5 seconds, (as long as the ip in invalid)

BloodyL said:
@echo off
sleep 5
<rest of batch code here>

unfortunately sleep hasnt been included since Win98 afaik

smogsy · 31 Jul 2012 at 19:18

LizardKing said:
Originally Posted by BloodyL
@echo off
sleep 5
<rest of batch code here>

unfortunately sleep hasnt been included since Win98 afaik

requires a downloaded .dll for it to work from microsoft

SourChipmunk · 13 Aug 2012 at 13:06

Set the service itself for a delayed start? Sorry, I'm not familiar with the AERO app or how it starts up.

NealR · 13 Aug 2012 at 13:12

Just choose a non-aero theme from the Personalize menu off the desktop? ...

Snograt · 13 Aug 2012 at 14:15

These are all workarounds that ignore the question as to why Aero is crashing in the first place...

pitchfork · 13 Aug 2012 at 14:35

m4cc45 said:
Easier and quicker to reinstall Windows than try and fix the problem to be honest.

M.

Install windows - 30-45 minutes if you've got a decent rig
Find and install drivers - about 30 minutes, maybe more
Reinstalling every software package on the system - forever and a day

I try and avoid reinstalling windows for this very reason.

m4cc45 · 13 Aug 2012 at 18:54

pitchfork said:
Install windows - 30-45 minutes if you've got a decent rig
Find and install drivers - about 30 minutes, maybe more
Reinstalling every software package on the system - forever and a day

I try and avoid reinstalling windows for this very reason.

Install Windows 7 - 15 minutes on my rig - it's certainly not top end
Install Drivers (Windows Update is pretty good and on 100Mb Virgin connection takes around 10-15 minutes to download and the same to install)
Install Software - depends what you have - takes me about 15 minutes for Office / etc. though I use Virgin Backup and Restore program and once that's installed it drags down the rest of my gubbins and I install from there

If you do have a lot then I'd seriously recommend you image it up (loads of free 'ghost' like utiilities out there - I still have my ghost licence which takes around 15 minutes to restore from). Just install all your stuff and latest drivers and whilst the operating system is setup how you want it and 'clean' make a quick image.

M.

R088ieS86 · 13 Aug 2012 at 19:04

LizardKing said:
unfortunately sleep hasnt been included since Win98 afaik

It was replaced with "timeout" in Win7

randal · 13 Aug 2012 at 19:04

Snograt said:
These are all workarounds that ignore the question as to why Aero is crashing in the first place...

This, all day long.

Reinstall graphics drivers first and foremost, or if you're running an overclock on your GPU then back it off to stock.