I'm sure I read that you could tweak vista to look like the aero was running?
I'll see if I can find the article and then post back...

This is one I found by googling:
TweakVista.com - Enable Vista Glass on Compatible Hardware

Here's another :
Windows Vista Aero UI Registry Tweaks

and another :
Enable Vista Aero in Windows Vista Home Basic

Hope these are a help superbill

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