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One In Two PCs Won't Run Vista's Interface

Posted by Zonk on from the new-pcs-may-be-required dept.

ThinSkin writes "While integrated graphics seem to handle Windows XP and 2000 just fine, they won't be able to handle Vista's 3D 'Aero Glass' compositor, which will prevent roughly half of all PCs from running Microsoft's new OS. Performance class cards that can handle DirectX 9.0c are up for the challenge." From the article: "After years of delays and several feature revisions, one of Vista's main selling points is the Aero Glass interface. However, as Peddie notes, users already have the ability to start constructing a PC that should be Vista-ready before the OS even ships. Microsoft also said this week that it would reserve its Halo 2 videogame for Vista."

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  1. Re:Vista != Vista's 3D Interface by darkain · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    but if you cannot run Aero Glass, there is no way in hell you are going to be able to run Halo 2. simple as that.

  2. Re:Vista != Vista's 3D Interface by NetRAVEN5000 · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    "Back in 2004, Microsoft announced that Longhorn would automatically detect a computer's graphics capability and show one of three GUIs"


    Back in 2004 MS announced a lot of features that didn't make it into Longhorn. Maybe this isn't one of them, but still - with all the feature cuts, what's the benefit of upgrading other than looks?

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    www.linuxpenguin.net
  3. Bill Gates doesn't think you need Vista by gubachwa · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    "Nobody will ever need more than 640k RAM!" -- Bill Gates, 1981

    Windows Vista will require much more than 640k on the video card alone.

    Logical conclusion: Bill Gates believes nobody will ever need Windows Vista.

  4. Re:Switch by jbplou · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Yes why not switch to a fringe system that can't run any of your current software and won't run most the software you want to purchase in the future.