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Originally Posted by frau kaleun
The suggestion was to temporarily disable Aero while your game/app is running - Windows will revert to a Classic desktop and then back to Aero when the app closes.
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I don't use the Res Fix, but I do run an app that shuts down Aero during gaming sessions. My issue wasn't with screen shots, but rather with the amount of ram being gobbled up by background applications in general.
While Aero adds all kind of cool looking effects to the GUI, it also eats up a fair bit of ram for all those eye-catching bells and whistles. They're great if you're working off the desktop, but completely unnecessary once you start to scratch the hardcore gaming itch. This being the case, I decided to tweak my system so I could flip a switch at any time and fully optimize for gaming.
As I'm running an AMD processor, I installed a freeware utility (published by AMD) suitably entitled AMD Fusion. While it has a number of functions, such as overclocking and hard drive acceleration, it really excels at optimizing performance by shutting down all non-essential applications.
I use it routinely now whenever I start a gaming session and I must say I do notice a marked improvement in response time. That being said, I really like your idea of editing the shortcut properties to temporarily disable Aero.
Seems a great first step, and I would only add the suggestion of a 'fusion' type utility for those who may be interested in taking it a step further.
