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Come on Intel we want wddm drivers im sure it can be done..i have read up areo has worked on 915gm/gms,910gml on beta builds of vista..Thear is a hug cry out for WDDM Drivers...we got 2427 sig's on one petition (http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?intel915) and thats just the peeps who have found it and been looking into it just think of all the other peeps who hasn't!!
Come On Intel Please Try And Work On This!
Thanks For Ya Time Taylor!
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any luck on this i need this so bad, there are so many people in the same boat as us and we NEED this driver. Some of us have just paid out 300 for vista ultimate or home premium and now we cant even use the biggest feature, AERO.
Common do something to help us out!
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There's "Vista Ready" and "Vista Premium Capable". Microsoft decides which is which:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/capable.mspx
The 915 graphics chip is "Vista Ready". It runs Vista just fine. It is NOT "Vista Premium Ready". From the above Microsoft site:
Some Windows Vista Capable PCs have been designated Premium Ready. These PCs will provide an even better Windows Vista experience, including the Windows Aero user experience. Features available in specific premium editions of Windows Vista, such as the ability to watch and record live TV, may require additional hardware.
Confusing? Yes. Deceptive? Well, some people think so, and have brought a lawsuit against Microsoft for this exact issue:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2007/04/04/microsoft-accused-of-deceptive-marketing-bait-and-switch-tactics-over-vista
In fact, since that lawsuit, Microsoft has gone back and made a change to that paragraph I quoted. Read about what it used to say:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2007/04/09/microsoft-redefines-vista-capable
So.
To everyone who bought a laptop with Intel 915 graphics, because it was labelled "Vista Ready", you were NOT deceived. It IS "Vista Ready". It runs Vista just fine.
But.
If you somehow thought that "Vista Ready" meant that you could run the cool 3D tab flipper, and the fancy "Aero Glass" high end 3D interface, you were wrong.
I'm sorry you didn't understand what you were getting when you bought a system with an old, low end, legacy graphics chip. I'm sorry the Microsoft marketing material and logo labels confused you. I really am. I wish none of us had to deal with this.
Is Intel ever going to release a "beta"/unofficial driver for 915 graphics?
I'm not the "official" person to answer this, but I'd say "no".
Why?
Because it's an old, low end, "legacy" part. There aren't any people at Intel dedicated to writing new drivers for this part. Intel laid off 10% of its workforce last year - 10,000 people. Ten thousand. The rest of us that are left are trying to get all the work done. Obviously, we can't do the same amount of work. Some things have to get dropped. Decisions have to be made about what projects are going to happen, and which ones are going to get cut. Like I said, I'm not the "official" person to say, but my guess is that there just aren't people sitting around, collecting a paycheck, that could be thrown at writing an unofficial "beta" driver. Wouldn't it cool i f it happened? Of course. Would Intel like to do it if we had the resources? Certainly! But we live in the same reality that you do, and we have to make our budget balance just like you do. We can't always do everything that we'd like to do.
I hope this serves as a "final word" on this discussion. If you have more questions, please do continue to discuss it here, email me, whatever. But I'm hiding anything or holding anything back - I've laid it all out on the line, here, and I hope it helps you guys understand.
And if I could buy everyone a drink to make you feel better, or a brand new "Vista Premium Ready" computer to run the Vista eye-candy, I would. But there's that whole "reality" thing...
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My laptop is HP nx6120 and thw OS is Windows XP-Prof.
The Display is not clear.The Intel graphic card is showing and accepting maximun 1024*768 True color at 60 Htz display; I want to change the settings to 1280*1024. How can I do it and which software should I download from Intel Site so that I can change the display settings.
Rajesh
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Have you tried unchecking "Hide modes this monitor can't display"? If you have and 1280x1024 is still not showing up, try running MonInfo and reporting back the findings for that monitor.
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