May 01

FastAero is a freeware program, which you can download and run to enable Aero-like effects in Windows XP. Download the 7z file, extract it (you can use 7zip), and run the exe. FastAero does not need to be installed; the program sits in your system tray.
Note: I didn’t think it was working at first, but all currently open windows should be closed and opened again to enable the Aero effect.
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3 Responses to FastAero Gives Aero Effects in Windows XP
GoodBytes
When people will understand…
CPU is not designed to draw. I trued your tool just to confirm and the CPU spikes at very high levels.
To top things over, you can’t maximize a window when double clicking on the taskbar, the redraw is slow when you move a window and when you maximize a window it’s so very slow.
Rich
GoodBytes — This works fine on my PC, which is 3 years old.
deathb4vista
I’m with goodbytes; didn’t really seem to push cpu, but it [the app] sure freezes up (not responding) and leaves ghosts on the screen for several seconds after closing a window.
Pretty, but not worth the side-effects, imho.
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