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    is this graphics card compatible with vista ultimate?

    hey. i currently have vista home basic, and i'm getting ready to upgrade to vista ultimate. can somebody check to see if the mobile intel(r) 4 series express chipset family graphics card is compatible with windows vista ultimate? thanks.


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    Re: is this graphics card compatible with vista ultimate?

    ok laptop?
    and should be

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    Re: is this graphics card compatible with vista ultimate?

    It's compatible. All integrated graphics cards will "work" on Windows Vista, unless you're running a laptop that's 5+ years old.

    This should help you out a little:
    http://www.intel.com/support/graphic.../CS-029450.htm

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    Re: is this graphics card compatible with vista ultimate?

    that's good. only one problem though. when i ran the windows vista upgrade advisor, everything else checked out except for the graphics card. if it's compatible, then there's got to be a problem. i while back i was trying to uninstall and reinstall the graphics driver and i may have messed something up in the process. if there's a problem, is there some way i can fix it? oh, yeah. heres my laptop:

    toshiba satellite L305 S5915

    and my graphics driver:

    intel(r) graphics media accelerator driver for mobile

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    Re: is this graphics card compatible with vista ultimate?

    The upgrade adviser just lets you know if your GPU is powerful enough to run Aero, yours is not so you'll be forced to run the Windows Vista "Basic" theme. You can still install and use Windows Vista, though it may not be recommended.

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    Re: is this graphics card compatible with vista ultimate?

    my gpu is powerful enough to run vista. i just need to know why the upgrade advisor is saying that my graphics card won't work on any version of vista despite the fact that it's running on vista home basic.

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    Re: is this graphics card compatible with vista ultimate?

    because windows aero takes more gpu yo run your laptops card will prolly not be able to handle it

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    Re: is this graphics card compatible with vista ultimate?

    but freelancer said the mobile intel(r) 4 series express chipset family graphics card was compatible. therefore, it should be able to run vista if not aero. what i'm trying to figure out is if it's compatible, how come the upgrade advisor is saying that it won't work with vista despite the fact that it's on a computer that already has vista on it?

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    Re: is this graphics card compatible with vista ultimate?

    anybody there? i'm still trying to figure out why my vista upgrade advisor is saying my
    mobile intel(r) 4 series express chipset family graphics card won't work on vista despite the fact that my computer already has vista on it. can somebody please help me with this?

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