Noob: Hey. Can I enable Aero on Vista Home Basic?
Me : Windows Vista Home Basic does not have Aero.
Noob: Can I enable it? I mean, I got it last time, but it's gone when I sent my computer to the shop for fixing.
Me :
Enable Aero in Vista Home BasicIt's actually a hack, and I got that from the first result in Google. Next time, ask Google before you waste a person's time.
Noob: I did, but I can't find one. Well, I found one but I couldn't understand it.
Me : [while he was typing the previous message] You need to Google the right term. "vista home basic aero"
Noob: I don't understand this: "All you need to do is to change the values of two registry keys and restart Windows Vista afterwards. Open the registry by pressing Windows + R, typing regedit and hitting enter afterwards."
Me : Windows key. Don't you know?
Noob: Nope. Where can I find it?
Me : It's between the Ctrl and Alt key on the lower left side on the keyboard.
Noob: Got it. Now what?
Me : Just read the article and do what it says.
Noob: I don't understand the article. Can you teach me?
Me : [twitch] Just hit the Windows Key + R, type regedit in it and press enter. Then on the left side go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\. Look for Composition, double-click it, and change the value to 1 then change the value for CompositionPolicy to 0.
Noob: Wait... How do I find HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\?
Me : [tension broke] You [erase]god damn fagly[/erase] expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder, then Software, then Microsoft, then Windows and then DWM.
Noob: Okay found it. Now what?
Me : Just [erase]hit your head on the ceiling[/erase] scroll up and read.
In the end, it didn't work and I had to give remote assistance to fix it up.