Dear JustinL,
Intel 945G with GMA950 will be the only Build-in graphic chipset that able
to run Aero.
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Hope this help and welcome to reply the testing result.
Regards
Ken Lin, Kam Hung
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"Pablo Fernicola [MS]" <pablo@fernicola.org> wrote in message
news:uQxijDEkGHA.4304@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Intel's 915G chipset (I believe this was codename Grantsdale) will not
have
> a WDDM driver (this is the new video driver architecture in Windows
Vista).
> A WDDM driver is require for you to be able to run Aero. Your only option
> would be to add a discrete graphics card.
>
> Since you were already using integrated graphics, I would suggest buying a
> card around $90.00, with 128 Megs of video memory. I believe your
> motherboard is PCI Express (PCI-E) so, something like an ATI X600 or a
> nVidia GeForce Fx 5500 (these are just examples - I use a lot of different
> cards at work and at home, but can not recommend any in specific because
of
> my working relationship with all the graphics companies). Check the
> manufacturers web sites to make sure that they will develop WDDM drivers
for
> the model you pick:
>
> http://www.ati.com/technology/window.../Products.html
> http://www.nvidia.com/page/technology_vista_home.html
>
> -Pablo
>
> You best option is to get a
> "JustinL" <JustinL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:28B7AB6C-E9E0-4E33-9298-401D39254B0D@microsoft.com...
> > I've heard that you have to have a rating of 3 or more for the glass to
be
> > enabled. all my ratings except the graphics are above 3. My graphics
> > (Intel 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset family) have a rating of 2. Is
> > there
> > anything i could do to upgrade those graphics to perhaps get them to a
> > rating
> > of 3. Thanks
> >
> > "Zack Whittaker" wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry... let me try that again...
> >>
> >> Minimum requirements for Windows Aero:
> >> http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.p...inimumreqglass
> >>
> >> Nvidia drivers:
> >> http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.p.../nvidiadrivers
> >>
> >> ATI drivers:
> >> http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.p...ics/atidrivers
> >>
> >> Enable Windows Aero in 5381 and above:
> >> http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.p...cs/glassin5381
> >>
> >> --
> >> Zack Whittaker
> >> ?ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> >> ?MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> >> ?Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> >> ?This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so,
and
> >> not
> >> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
cleared
> >> that up!
> >>
> >> --: Original message follows :--
> >> "JustinL" <JustinL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:75BD20AC-4B4A-4C79-B4B6-018C47EC66EE@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello, i recently used the windows vista upgrade advisor beta, and it
> >> > told
> >> > me
> >> > that i would be able to use aero on my pc. I installed vista beta 2,
> >> > and
> >> > there's no aero. Is there anything i can do? Aero is the best part
of
> >> > vista!!! 
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>