Vista - Will vista take video card memory from games?

When you start a game full screen. Will the game have all available
memory.

So for example you have a 256mb card. When running a game will the game
have all 256mb of ram. Or will the desktop since it uses 3D be using a
portion of that 256mb of ram

Yes, the game will have all VRAM available to it.

When another application wants to use the video card, Aero shuts off.

"Galvin" <nospam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> When you start a game full screen. Will the game have all available
> memory.
>
> So for example you have a 256mb card. When running a game will the game
> have all 256mb of ram. Or will the desktop since it uses 3D be using a
> portion of that 256mb of ram

Essentially yeh. Windows will recognise that certain desktop features won't
be needed or used, so it'll take away the Glass (essentially, bit more
in-depth than that) and depending on your driver settings (in Device
Manager) and the game settings, it should take full advantage of your card
)

Even if it doesn't right now (depending on the build of Vista you have), it
should do by the end product.

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"RA" <Idon'thaveemail@yaucky.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, the game will have all VRAM available to it.
>
> When another application wants to use the video card, Aero shuts off.
>
> "Galvin" <nospam@spam.com> wrote in message
> news:uUFnUwhbGHA.864@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> When you start a game full screen. Will the game have all available
>> memory.
>>
>> So for example you have a 256mb card. When running a game will the game
>> have all 256mb of ram. Or will the desktop since it uses 3D be using a
>> portion of that 256mb of ram
>