I'm afraid that didn't help. Still no fancy effects.
I wonder why it's not working as both installations went without a hitch. I guess I'll have to work on it a bit more. Thanks for your help anyway.
I came across a thread which I missed before, and compiz is working now. it's http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766212 in case anybody comes here with the same problem as I did.
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