WDDM driver for Intel GMA 900 to enable Vist

[ultrasoul]

For those of you who are not familiar with the Intel GMA 900, it is compatible with Vista Aero?s basic requirements (32bits per pixel, Pixel Shader 2.0, at least 128MB of VRam, and DirectX 9.0 compatibility). In fact, Window's own Vista Upgrade Advisor, albeit an earlier version, even states that the GMA 900 would run Aero. This has changed in the newer version of the Upgrade Advisor.

The reason? No WDDM driver has been written for the GMA 900. And Intel is refusing to do so. Is there any way one could author such a driver for the GMA 900 (using Intel's written one for its GMA 950 sibling)? This should not be too much of a difficult feat in my mind as those basic requirements of Aero I had earlier pointed out are supported by the GMA 900. If I'm not mistaken, there are tons and tons are laptops out there from late 2003 till early this year mid-2006 being sold with Intel GMA 900 as a graphic option. Heck, Dell is still shipping laptops with them.

If anyone should shed some light on this issue, I'd be really more than thankful. Cheers.

EDIT:> Can a mod please rename the title's 'vist' to 'aero'. Thanks:))

[Jordan M.]

agreed they should have support for glass im using 915 on my laptop

[Ambroos]

The Drivers for the Intel GMA's are in the 5308 build... Not sure if you can rip drivers from vista... Maybe some CAB file...

[andrewhaji]

I agree that Intel should make these drivers. Way too many laptop owners have the GMA 900 in their systems and will be very disappointed to learn their machines don't support the full experience.

[acido00]

I think GMA 900 will be possible enable the aero glass...

But friend, maybe the new skin for vista.. can be great!

Maybe is a Simple Glass = windowsblinds technology

[nekrosoft13]

for aero you need Pixel Shader 2.0, GMA 900 doesn't support it

[RadishTM Veteran]

for aero you need Pixel Shader 2.0, GMA 900 doesn't support it

http://www.intel.com/design/graphics/gma900/

Look under High-performance 3D.

I'd also like to have Glass on my Vaio as well.

Radish?

[XP1]

I need the GMA 900 WDDM driver for Vista too.

[M118LR]

Intel isn't the only company denying Aero. Look at Nvidia.

[dirka]

what a joke intel...a card that can play every 3D game just fine can't run aero??? I could maybe understand if this was just another random video card that was 3 years old and only sold into the thousands, but this card is in a million different laptops, and there is no way to upgrade it (because I would upgrade to some card other than intel so fast it would make their piece of crap card's head spin)...so cut us a break and let us choose whether our laptops can run aero decently or not.

[Brian M. Veteran]

Considering intel promised these drivers, everyone is a bit annoyed.

i believe that the lakeport drivers in earlier builds will allow you to use aero on gma 900/910/915, but of course, using beta drivers is always risky.