How to Enable Hidden “Aero Lite” Theme in Windows 8 RTM?

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"Aero Lite" theme was introduced in Windows 8 testing builds to replace "Windows Basic" theme present in Windows Vista and Windows 7. Aero Lite theme doesn't provide Aero glass and other eye candy effects such as reflection, blur, etc. Its a clean and simple theme created for low-end computers which don't have compatible hardware to support the main Aero theme of Windows 8.
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    Windows 10 Home x64
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    Custom
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    INTEL Core i5-750
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    ASUS P7P55D
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    Avast
Thanks, Bill.

I just performed this. Very cool! :)
 

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    8.1 Pro X64
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    Acer T690
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    Intel Pentium D Dual Core
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    Acer/Intel E946GZ
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    2GB (max upgrade)
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    Wireless Microsoft Arc
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    IE11
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This is actually wrong, aero lite is used for high contrast themes, because it doesn't contain any images and therefore colors of system can be easly changed through it. It's not "basic" replacement. the basic is there still (win7 one) but even tho if hardware doesn't support it windows 8 uses software render for dwm
 

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    8
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    Kala Computer Labs (built myself)
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    Celeron G440, 1core, 1.6ghz, Sandy Bridge
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    Gigabyte GA-H61-S2V-B3
    Memory
    4GB Corsair Value series
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    Intel HD1000
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    Integrated
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    LG Flatron W2242T
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    1680X1050
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    160GB TOSHIBA 5400RPM
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    FSP 350W
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    Codegen....
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    Stock
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    Logitech Internet Keyboard 350
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    Logitech...
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    Not dial up
Cool stuff Bill :) Thanks.
 

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    Windows 10.0.10122
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    PC/Desktop
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    My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
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    Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
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    ASUS Z87-Plus
    Memory
    32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
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    Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
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    7.1 HDA
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    LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
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    1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
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    1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
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    ThermalTake 1000W PSU
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    Corsair Carbide R300
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    Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
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    Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
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    Microsoft Wireless Mouse
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    60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
    Browser
    IE, FF, Chrome
    Antivirus
    AVG Internet Security 2015
    Other Info
    Some wired stuff
cool.. Worked perfectly. Loved that theme.. :)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 32 Bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Alienware X51 Desktop
    CPU
    3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3770 Processor (3.4GHz, 8MB Cache, with Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)
    Motherboard
    Mini-ITX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB5 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 555
    Sound Card
    Internal High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio with WAVES MAXX Audio (Standard)
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    1
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
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    1000GB5 SATA hard drive
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    Alienware™ 330 Watt Power Supply
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    Alienware™ X51 Case
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    Alienware™ High-Performance Air Cooling
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    Alienware™ TactX Keyboard
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    Alienware™ TactX Mouse
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    1 MBPS
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    Windows 8 Pro on Alienware X51!!! Really Nice!! :-)
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