Why are some visual elements being automatically turned off?

Almost every day, I get a message that, because of memory, the theme
has been changed to Basic. I have an I7 desktop with 8G memory. 64
bit Windows 7 HP.

I have read the help and support the notification box links too. How
can I find out why this is happening? (Aero troubleshooter doesn't
find anything)

I am running several instances of Firefox and Agent 4.2 once and VLC
playing one AVI off my XP network drive using my TV as second monitor.
I also keep a Windows Explorer window open to the network drive.

On 3/28/2012 11:26 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
> Almost every day, I get a message that, because of memory, the theme
> has been changed to Basic. I have an I7 desktop with 8G memory. 64
> bit Windows 7 HP.
>
> I have read the help and support the notification box links too. How
> can I find out why this is happening? (Aero troubleshooter doesn't
> find anything)
>
> I am running several instances of Firefox and Agent 4.2 once and VLC
> playing one AVI off my XP network drive using my TV as second monitor.
> I also keep a Windows Explorer window open to the network drive.

I've gotten that message a couple of times but only when I was changing
some settings on my graphics card. If you haven't already, the next
time the message comes up, you need to find whether the system or
another source (such as the graphics card's program) generated the message.

On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:09:49 +0900, BobbyM <>
wrote:

>On 3/28/2012 11:26 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
>> Almost every day, I get a message that, because of memory, the theme
>> has been changed to Basic. I have an I7 desktop with 8G memory. 64
>> bit Windows 7 HP.
>>
>> I have read the help and support the notification box links too. How
>> can I find out why this is happening? (Aero troubleshooter doesn't
>> find anything)
>>
>> I am running several instances of Firefox and Agent 4.2 once and VLC
>> playing one AVI off my XP network drive using my TV as second monitor.
>> I also keep a Windows Explorer window open to the network drive.
>
>I've gotten that message a couple of times but only when I was changing
>some settings on my graphics card. If you haven't already, the next
>time the message comes up, you need to find whether the system or
>another source (such as the graphics card's program) generated the message.
>
Where would that be reported?

On 3/28/2012 12:26 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:09:49 +0900, BobbyM<>
> wrote:
>
>> On 3/28/2012 11:26 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
>>> Almost every day, I get a message that, because of memory, the theme
>>> has been changed to Basic. I have an I7 desktop with 8G memory. 64
>>> bit Windows 7 HP.
>>>
>>> I have read the help and support the notification box links too. How
>>> can I find out why this is happening? (Aero troubleshooter doesn't
>>> find anything)
>>>
>>> I am running several instances of Firefox and Agent 4.2 once and VLC
>>> playing one AVI off my XP network drive using my TV as second monitor.
>>> I also keep a Windows Explorer window open to the network drive.
>>
>> I've gotten that message a couple of times but only when I was changing
>> some settings on my graphics card. If you haven't already, the next
>> time the message comes up, you need to find whether the system or
>> another source (such as the graphics card's program) generated the message.
>>
> Where would that be reported?

Task manager might show the source (as long as you leave it running
before checking); otherwise, check event viewer.

Metspitzer wrote:

> Almost every day, I get a message that, because of memory, the theme
> has been changed to Basic.
> I am running several instances of Firefox and Agent 4.2 once and VLC

My money is on a VLC setting for the video output method, try changing
between openGL/directX/default etc.

On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:23:29 +0900, BobbyM <>
wrote:

>On 3/28/2012 12:26 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
>> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:09:49 +0900, BobbyM<>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/28/2012 11:26 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
>>>> Almost every day, I get a message that, because of memory, the theme
>>>> has been changed to Basic. I have an I7 desktop with 8G memory. 64
>>>> bit Windows 7 HP.
>>>>
>>>> I have read the help and support the notification box links too. How
>>>> can I find out why this is happening? (Aero troubleshooter doesn't
>>>> find anything)
>>>>
>>>> I am running several instances of Firefox and Agent 4.2 once and VLC
>>>> playing one AVI off my XP network drive using my TV as second monitor.
>>>> I also keep a Windows Explorer window open to the network drive.
>>>
>>> I've gotten that message a couple of times but only when I was changing
>>> some settings on my graphics card. If you haven't already, the next
>>> time the message comes up, you need to find whether the system or
>>> another source (such as the graphics card's program) generated the message.
>>>
>> Where would that be reported?
>
>Task manager might show the source (as long as you leave it running
>before checking); otherwise, check event viewer.

Thanks

On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:07:44 +0100, Andy Burns
<> wrote:

>Metspitzer wrote:
>
>> Almost every day, I get a message that, because of memory, the theme
>> has been changed to Basic.
>> I am running several instances of Firefox and Agent 4.2 once and VLC
>
>My money is on a VLC setting for the video output method, try changing
>between openGL/directX/default etc.

Thanks