HI, I have done some reading about enabling Windows Aero during the OSD however I have no luck with it Things I have tried: modified the unattend.xml to use the custom theme -> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766495(WS.10).aspx used custom script to enable it when logon -> http://blog.chaucery.com/2007/02/set-windows-theme-on-logon.html I'm now trying do it in group policy but no luck can anyone show me exactly how to configure in GP? Cheers Andy

does this help http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/339427bc-efd8-480f-945a-c130c1e7c702 Michaelhttp://kongkuba1.spaces.live.com

nope

Check that your computer meets the minimum hardware requirements for running Aero: 1-gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 gigabyte (GB) of random access memory (RAM) 128-megabyte (MB) graphics card Aero also requires a DirectX 9 class graphics processor that supports a Windows Display Driver Model Driver, Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware, and 32 bits per pixel. For best results, you might also want to follow these graphics processor recommendations: 64 MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor with a resolution that is less than 1,310,720 pixels (for example, a 17–inch flat panel LCD monitor that has a 1280 × 1024 resolution) 128 MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor with a resolution from 1,310,720 to 2,304,000 pixels (for example, a 21.1–inch flat panel LCD monitor that has up to a 1600 × 1200 resolution) 256 MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor with a resolution greater than 2,304,000 pixels (for example, a 30–inch wide-screen flat panel LCD monitor that has up to a 2560 × 1600 resolution) Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

oh I didn't make it clear yes, the hardwares I tested all meet the minimum requirement and yes again, I could enable AERO after the OSD is completed and when I logged in to the system

So, your problem is Windows cannot enable AERO automatically after OSD or you need AERO during OSD?Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Add a Run Command Line step towards the end of your task sequence and run the following command winsat dwm This will run the Windows System Assessment Tool for the graphics card and enable aero if the card supports it