Vista - Aero Glass?

What are the requirements for AeroGlass to work, i have seen so many
different requirements i havnt seen a specific one yet. And if i get a new
video card and intall it, do i have to re-install Vista to get Aero Glass, or
will it automatically show up?

Thanks,
habs6091

Windows AERO Glass requires that you have a minimum of 64 MBs video RAM that
is Direct X 9 compliant and supports the Windows Display Driver Model
(WDDM), formerly (LDDM). If your video card does not meet these
requirements, its the likely cause why you are not seeing it. For
onboard/integrated cards, you need to have 1 GB of dual channel memory
installed with 512 MBs of RAM allocated to the system.
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"habs6091" <habs6091@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> What are the requirements for AeroGlass to work, i have seen so many
> different requirements i havnt seen a specific one yet. And if i get a new
> video card and intall it, do i have to re-install Vista to get Aero Glass,
> or
> will it automatically show up?
>
> Thanks,
> habs6091

would this card work?
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0052920&catid=

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:

> Windows AERO Glass requires that you have a minimum of 64 MBs video RAM that
> is Direct X 9 compliant and supports the Windows Display Driver Model
> (WDDM), formerly (LDDM). If your video card does not meet these
> requirements, its the likely cause why you are not seeing it. For
> onboard/integrated cards, you need to have 1 GB of dual channel memory
> installed with 512 MBs of RAM allocated to the system.
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
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>
> "habs6091" <habs6091@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6108BE80-4765-4599-8CD9-4A69F1B14919@microsoft.com...
> > What are the requirements for AeroGlass to work, i have seen so many
> > different requirements i havnt seen a specific one yet. And if i get a new
> > video card and intall it, do i have to re-install Vista to get Aero Glass,
> > or
> > will it automatically show up?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > habs6091
>
>
>

What does the ATI website say about it? It should but you should do the
research to be sure.

"habs6091" <habs6091@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> would this card work?
> http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0052920&catid=
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>
>> Windows AERO Glass requires that you have a minimum of 64 MBs video RAM
>> that
>> is Direct X 9 compliant and supports the Windows Display Driver Model
>> (WDDM), formerly (LDDM). If your video card does not meet these
>> requirements, its the likely cause why you are not seeing it. For
>> onboard/integrated cards, you need to have 1 GB of dual channel memory
>> installed with 512 MBs of RAM allocated to the system.
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>
>> "habs6091" <habs6091@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6108BE80-4765-4599-8CD9-4A69F1B14919@microsoft.com...
>> > What are the requirements for AeroGlass to work, i have seen so many
>> > different requirements i havnt seen a specific one yet. And if i get a
>> > new
>> > video card and intall it, do i have to re-install Vista to get Aero
>> > Glass,
>> > or
>> > will it automatically show up?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > habs6091
>>
>>
>>

Here is a list of all the supported ATI Cards:
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...estionID=19933
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"habs6091" <habs6091@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BB27F359-F94C-45A5-844D-965B789931F7@microsoft.com...
> would this card work?
> http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0052920&catid=
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote:
>
>> Windows AERO Glass requires that you have a minimum of 64 MBs video RAM
>> that
>> is Direct X 9 compliant and supports the Windows Display Driver Model
>> (WDDM), formerly (LDDM). If your video card does not meet these
>> requirements, its the likely cause why you are not seeing it. For
>> onboard/integrated cards, you need to have 1 GB of dual channel memory
>> installed with 512 MBs of RAM allocated to the system.
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>
>> "habs6091" <habs6091@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6108BE80-4765-4599-8CD9-4A69F1B14919@microsoft.com...
>> > What are the requirements for AeroGlass to work, i have seen so many
>> > different requirements i havnt seen a specific one yet. And if i get a
>> > new
>> > video card and intall it, do i have to re-install Vista to get Aero
>> > Glass,
>> > or
>> > will it automatically show up?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > habs6091
>>
>>
>>

Try the Vista Upgrade Advisor - download at:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...r/default.mspx

That will tell you whether your current card will support Aero... and you
can buy a new card, run the upgrade advisor on it, and if it doesn't meet
the requirements, return it. Forget the minimum requirements... you want at
miniumum 128MB on the card, DirectX 9 and WDDM support (which I take to mean
Pixel 2 Shading...). The main problem with identifiying a video card NOW is
driver support. The upgrade advisor may tell you the card has the hardware
necessary to support Aero but the drivers are the main issue after that...
sorry, late at night, rambling... one would think it's safe to assume most
mainstream video cards are going to offer Vista support.

Good luck!


"habs6091" <habs6091@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> What are the requirements for AeroGlass to work, i have seen so many
> different requirements i havnt seen a specific one yet. And if i get a new
> video card and intall it, do i have to re-install Vista to get Aero Glass,
> or
> will it automatically show up?
>
> Thanks,
> habs6091

On top of the requirements listed below from Andre's post, the card also
needs to support pixel shading 2.0

"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Windows AERO Glass requires that you have a minimum of 64 MBs video RAM
> that is Direct X 9 compliant and supports the Windows Display Driver Model
> (WDDM), formerly (LDDM). If your video card does not meet these
> requirements, its the likely cause why you are not seeing it. For
> onboard/integrated cards, you need to have 1 GB of dual channel memory
> installed with 512 MBs of RAM allocated to the system.
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
> "habs6091" <habs6091@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6108BE80-4765-4599-8CD9-4A69F1B14919@microsoft.com...
>> What are the requirements for AeroGlass to work, i have seen so many
>> different requirements i havnt seen a specific one yet. And if i get a
>> new
>> video card and intall it, do i have to re-install Vista to get Aero
>> Glass, or
>> will it automatically show up?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> habs6091
>
>

Where can i find a WDDM for the intel chipset 915gm/gms family?

Where can i find a WDDM for the intel chipset 915gm/gms family?

Just as a WILD guess, I would start with the
Intel web site!

www.intel.com


mkmaster78 wrote:
> Where can i find a WDDM for the intel chipset 915gm/gms family?