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    vista on old video cards?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by boon27, May 7, 2006.

  1. boon27

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    will vista run ON A non 64MB video card? even with aero disabled...
     
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    According to microsoft that is the minimum anything less is just not gonna work and I think they said that will run aero but am not sure. I have a machine with 64mb so it would be nice to know. It will run without aero for sure (make sure you have 512mb or more ram and a "newer" CPU)
     
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    The min. requirements suggested for Vista to run AeroGlass is a 64MB GPU and 512MB RAM, so you're pretty much set. I'd upgrade your notebook's RAM otaku said, to about 1GB or so if you haven't already (to ensure everything runs smoothy - no system bottlenecks from the RAM), and you should be good to go.
     
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    With areo disabled, vista should run fine on most video cards.
     
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    cause i planned to get an old thinkpad x30...its pentium 3-m 512 kb cache...but uses the old integrated card intel 830m or something...

    now i can get 1gb ram max on that thing and i heard you can put windows classic mode i heard, just like in winxp...but dunno if that would help...
     
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    It should work. Vista will have a stripped down GUI setting.
     
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    Hmm...

    Vista won't run as fast as XP would though, even with 1GB of RAM and Aero disabled - a P3 is pretty old (also, please disreguard my other statement about the GPU - I was unaware that you were using integrated graphics). I would probably keep XP if you want faster performance.
     
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    Exactly. Many consumers this because Vista will be newer it will be better for them. Unfortunately in the early months of an operating system it is plagued by maladies and its best just to stay away until its reasonably secure. Some linux junkies will claim this is never.

    Windows XP gives 99% of the people all the power they will ever need. I tend to stay very up to date in technology but from what I see it will be some time before I will make any changes in OS. Does anyone really need a 3d start button to make their day more efficient? I think not.
     
    Jefe314159, May 9, 2006
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