Windows Vista comes with much type of interfaces, designed for system with different levels of graphics processing power. These color schemes interfaces are selected from the Appearance setting dialog box, which is accessed from the Vista Control panel. The Aero interface, features three dimensional windows and sophisticated animation effects. To display the aero interface, your computer video card must support video drivers based on Microsoft’s latest Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM).
Microsoft offers the Windows Vista Basic interface and less powerful video cards. This interface feature non translucent windows that retain the basically aero look and feel without 3D effect. Vista Basic also lacks new window animations and features some changes start menu. In most notebook computers lack adequate video processing, this is the interface that most portable system users will see. Vista users can also used to display the Windows Classic Interface, which mimics the Past windows 2000 interface, with none of Aero 3D effects and animations.
