512MB Graphics Card needed that does this!! ideas?

[Waynester]

Hi everyone

just joined this Forum today :D

i have this Graphics Card installed in my Machine
Inno3D Geforce 8500GT 800MHz 512MB Graphics Card: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

i installed VISTA HOME PREMIUM today and the Aero Windows dont work and dont give me the nice display settings, everything works ok apart from the "eye candy" features

apparently i need a Graphics Card that can do this!

a Windows Aero-capable graphics card is a graphics card that meets the following requirements: • Supports a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver
• Has a DirectX 9-class graphics processor unit (GPU) that supports Pixel Shader 2.0
• Supports 32 bits per pixel
• Passes the Windows Aero acceptance test in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK)


does this one meet the above requirements?
Inno3D nVIDIA GeForce 9500GT Graphics Card - 512MB: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo
it doesnt say when you look at technical info for graphics cards IF it has all these things needed to run Vista Properly!


i have this PC but with 4GB of Ram
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/PDF/c00592575.pdf

do i need a more powerful power supply to run this graphics card aswell?



Thanks for your advice

 

[MrNeeds]

Hi everyone

just joined this Forum today :D

i have this Graphics Card installed in my Machine
Inno3D Geforce 8500GT 800MHz 512MB Graphics Card: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

i installed VISTA HOME PREMIUM today and the Aero Windows dont work and dont give me the nice display settings, everything works ok apart from the "eye candy" features

apparently i need a Graphics Card that can do this!

a Windows Aero-capable graphics card is a graphics card that meets the following requirements: • Supports a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver
• Has a DirectX 9-class graphics processor unit (GPU) that supports Pixel Shader 2.0
• Supports 32 bits per pixel
• Passes the Windows Aero acceptance test in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK)


does this one meet the above requirements?
Inno3D nVIDIA GeForce 9500GT Graphics Card - 512MB: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo
it doesnt say when you look at technical info for graphics cards IF it has all these things needed to run Vista Properly!


i have this PC but with 4GB of Ram
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/PDF/c00592575.pdf

do i need a more powerful power supply to run this graphics card aswell?



Thanks for your advice

your graphics card is fine and supports the aero theme, im confused at why it doesnt.
have you installed the latest drivers here www.nvidia.co.uk
here is your drivers that are needed to run the aero theme http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/winvista_x86_181.22_whql_uk.html

 

[Waynester]

OH MY GOD !

HOW DUMB AM I ??

it wasnt my Graphics Card. it was simply because i hadnt changed the Vista "Theme" to the Aero Setting!! ha ha ha

now it works like a dream!

thanks anyway guys :D

 

[AstaLaVista]

Well, I was just going to suggest your last post but I see you got it going...