desktop composition

I have the following configuration
CPU Amd X2 4200 RAM 2GB in dual channel configuration Nvidia 6800 ULTRA
When I use multiple windows in windows vista beta 2 I get the following message
"would you like to disable desktop composition ? "
why this message appears ? because its beta or i don't have a good gpu ?

It is not because it is beta for sure. The system realized that video subsystem uses too much resources, it is either a bug somewhere or gpu issues
-- Regards, Yuriy
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I have the following configuration
CPU Amd X2 4200 RAM 2GB in dual channel configuration Nvidia 6800 ULTRA
When I use multiple windows in windows vista beta 2 I get the following message
"would you like to disable desktop composition ? "
why this message appears ? because its beta or i don't have a good gpu ?

I just installed Vista today, and within minutes of the desktop loading and a few windows opening, I got a message saying that the system had determined it best to turn off Desktop Composition. When I do this, everything starts moving freely again without any sort of lag.
I tried to find a way to set this to always be disabled, and was unable to do so. I went into the Advanced Performance settings and set it to be for best performance, and now all my windows graphically look like Win95.
Is there a way to turn off this composition feature so that I can get the look back of having a more modern feel?

Depends on your graphics card.
"Jeremy" wrote in message

I just installed Vista today, and within minutes of the desktop loading and a few windows opening, I got a message saying that the system had determined it best to turn off Desktop Composition. When I do this, everything starts moving freely again without any sort of lag.
I tried to find a way to set this to always be disabled, and was unable to do so. I went into the Advanced Performance settings and set it to be for best performance, and now all my windows graphically look like Win95.
Is there a way to turn off this composition feature so that I can get the look back of having a more modern feel?

Hello,
You can try turning off Transparency and see if that helps. To do this, right-click the desktop, click Personalize, click Visual Appearance, then uncheck the Enable transparent glass option.
This will disable the transparency but keep all the other benefits of desktop composition.
If that doesn't help or you don't want to do that, you can force desktop composition to be permanently disabled:
- Click Start - Click Control Panel - Click System and Maintenance - Click Administrative Tools - Double-Click Services - Right-click the service named "Desktop Window Manager Session Manager" and click Properties - If the service is running, click Stop - Click the startup type drowdown box, and choose disabled - Click OK
This will give you the "basic" theme, which is more updated than the classic "win95" era theme, but still pretty ugly in beta 2 (IMHO). :)
- JB