Unable to enable Aero - tried everything, no success, absolute blood hate at LogMeIn

[Cerulean]

I have tried going into LogMeIn --> Preferences --> disable mirror driver & video acceleration. disable turning off user wallpaper and visual effects

I have tried disabling the LogMeIn Mirror Driver in Device Manager.

I have tried uninstalling LogMeIn Mirror Driver in Device Manager.

I have tried adding registry keys NoMachineCheck, Blur, and Animations (D-WORD) with a value of 0, with regedit launched via "Run as Administrator"

I have tried 'net stop uxsms' and 'net start uxsms' several times through my entire trial, with cmd launched via "Run as Administrator"

I have verified that the uxsms service is set to Automatic and not Manual or Disabled.

I have tried completely uninstalling LogMeIn and repeating above steps

I have tried completely wiping out AMD from existence, downloading latest drivers, installing latest drivers, and repeating above steps (without LogMeIn installed)

Through all my attempts and trials I would also try switching between "Windows 7" theme (that has Aero enabled) and "Windows Classic" theme

I have also tried going Computer --> Properties --> Advanced system settings --> Advanced --> toggling between "Adjust for best appearance" and "Adjust for best performance"

The Windows Aero Automatic Troubleshooter couldn't detect any issues or problems / nothing to fix it says.

Guys, I am ready to start a nuclear war I am so frustrated. I cannot use Fraps' screen capture capability without Aero. I have an i7-3930K @ 4.2GHz, an HD 6850, 32GB DDR3-1600 RAM, 6TB-usable RAID6 with Enterprise-grade HDDs, and this is BS.

EDIT: More information (2013/6/28 @ 1256)

I am a rockstar. I get 7.7 overall on Windows Experience Index

Processor = Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz
Subscore = 7.8

Memory (RAM) = 32.0 GB
Subscore = 7.9

Graphics = AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Subscore = 7.7

Gaming graphics = 17128 MB Total available graphics memory
Subscore = 7.7

Primary hard disk = 54GB Free (119GB Total)
Subscore = 7.9

winsat dwm

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>winsat dwm
Windows System Assessment Tool
> Running: Feature Enumeration ''
> Run Time 00:00:00.00
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname DWM -time 10 -fbc 10 -disp off -no
rmalw 12 -width 1280 -height 1024 -winwidth C(1144) -winheight C(915) -rendertot
ex 6 -rtdelta 3 -nolock'
> Assessing Desktop Graphics Performance
> Run Time 00:00:11.39
> Video Memory Throughput 51436.30 MB/s
> Total Run Time 00:00:12.00

C:\Windows\system32>

EDIT2: More information (2013/6/28 @ 1310)

I am using Fraps 3.5.99 (latest version, registered)

I have run sfc /scannow with cmd being "Run as Administrator"; it made some repairs (such as restoring the original Windows 7 mspaint, because I replaced mspaint with the classic version), so I rebooted and tried things again but no success. I am still without Aero

Ran "winsat dwm" with cmd being "Run as Administrator" again:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>winsat dwm
Windows System Assessment Tool
> Running: Feature Enumeration ''
> Run Time 00:00:00.00
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname DWM -time 10 -fbc 10 -disp off -no
rmalw 12 -width 1280 -height 1024 -winwidth C(1144) -winheight C(915) -rendertot
ex 6 -rtdelta 3 -nolock'
> Assessing Desktop Graphics Performance
> Run Time 00:00:11.36
> Video Memory Throughput 51615.00 MB/s
> Total Run Time 00:00:12.28

C:\Windows\system32>

 

[CrimsonKnight13]

Have you tried running a Windows experience index test?

 

[Snowknight26]

winsat dwm

 

[Cerulean]

I am a rockstar. I get 7.7 overall on Windows Experience Index

Processor = Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz
Subscore = 7.8

Memory (RAM) = 32.0 GB
Subscore = 7.9

Graphics = AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Subscore = 7.7

Gaming graphics = 17128 MB Total available graphics memory
Subscore = 7.7

Primary hard disk = 54GB Free (119GB Total)
Subscore = 7.9

winsat dwm

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>winsat dwm
Windows System Assessment Tool
> Running: Feature Enumeration ''
> Run Time 00:00:00.00
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname DWM -time 10 -fbc 10 -disp off -no
rmalw 12 -width 1280 -height 1024 -winwidth C(1144) -winheight C(915) -rendertot
ex 6 -rtdelta 3 -nolock'
> Assessing Desktop Graphics Performance
> Run Time 00:00:11.39
> Video Memory Throughput 51436.30 MB/s
> Total Run Time 00:00:12.00

C:\Windows\system32>

 

[CrimsonKnight13]

Looks like "winsat dwm" failed to run. Have you tried doing "sfc /scannow" from an admin cmd session to verify that you don't have any corrupt system files?

 

[Cerulean]

Looks like "winsat dwm" failed to run. Have you tried doing "sfc /scannow" from an admin cmd session to verify that you don't have any corrupt system files?

Yes, it made some repairs --> I rebooted --> reran "winsat dwm"

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>winsat dwm
Windows System Assessment Tool
> Running: Feature Enumeration ''
> Run Time 00:00:00.00
> Running: WinSAT Direct3D Assessment '-aname DWM -time 10 -fbc 10 -disp off -no
rmalw 12 -width 1280 -height 1024 -winwidth C(1144) -winheight C(915) -rendertot
ex 6 -rtdelta 3 -nolock'
> Assessing Desktop Graphics Performance
> Run Time 00:00:11.36
> Video Memory Throughput 51615.00 MB/s
> Total Run Time 00:00:12.28

C:\Windows\system32>

Still without Aero.

 

[Snowknight26]

That's normal output for 'winsat dwm.' Aero should be enablable now if you choose 'Windows 7' under Aero Themes in the Personalization section of the Control Panel.

 

[Cerulean]

That's normal output for 'winsat dwm.' Aero should be enablable now if you choose 'Windows 7' under Aero Themes in the Personalization section of the Control Panel.

It isn't. I switch between Windows Classic then back to Windows 7 and still no Aero.

 

[Snowknight26]

Under Personalization, select Window Color. Is 'Enable transparency' shown/checked?

Start, 'transparency', select 'Find and fix problems with transparency and other [...]', run the troubleshooter, click 'view additional details' at the end. See which issue you have.

 

[Cerulean]

Under Personalization, select Window Color. Is 'Enable transparency' shown/checked?

Start, 'transparency', select 'Find and fix problems with transparency and other [...]', run the troubleshooter, click 'view additional details' at the end. See which issue you have.

There is no "transparency" checkbox/radio/button.

 

[Snowknight26]

Did you install Windows 7 Home Basic?

Do you have any mirror drivers listed under Display Adapters in the Device Manager?

What's your display's color depth set to?

 

[Cerulean]

Did you install Windows 7 Home Basic?

Do you have any mirror drivers listed under Display Adapters in the Device Manager?

What's your display's color depth set to?

I use Windows 7 Professional x64, and this installation has existed on my SSD for 2-3 years now. I have latest Windows Updates.

Only the one for RealVNC, but I know for certain that it isn't the cause of this. The problems started when I installed LogMeIn. Before LogMeIn, I used RealVNC over LAN a lot and never had any problems with Aero showing in the VNC connection; there has been no change in the installation of RealVNC either -- it is the same as it was the day I installed it, and I have not performed any updates to it.

32-bit.

For your pleasure, I have uninstalled RealVNC completely. Still no Aero.