Enable Vista Glass on Intel GMA 950 Graphics Cards

[ßéár]

ok i have a dell E1505 i got vista sometime back and i wanted aero but sopsily my Intel GMA 950 Graphics Cards was not the right card today so but it works just fine if you want to do this heres how.

This is how I got Vista Glass to run on a GMA950:

First, I had to open up device manager. Click on the start menu and type in devmgmt.msc and Enter to load it up.

Once there, expand the Display Adapters section and right click on each device and select Uninstall.

Reboot the computer.

When it restarts, it should install a generic video driver so your screen will still work.

Go back into Device Manager, expand the Display Adapters section again and then right click on the device and select Update Driver.

This time select Browse My Computer for Driver and then Let me pick it from a list.

Go the the Intel section and select the Intel? Lakeport Graphics Controller.

Hit OK and install the new driver. Restart your computer.

Once you have rebooted, right click on your desktop and select Personalize again.

Click on Windows Colors and Appearance.

Click on Open classic appearance properties for more color options.

In the Color Scheme box, select Windows Vista Aero.

Hit OK and glass will now load.

If glass does not work for you, go back to Device Manager and ensure the new display driver is working.

it work on there chipset Mobile Intel? 915GM/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family i tryed it one my old labtop it work just fine

i sujest having 1 gb of ram i tryed it with 512 mb sysem ran slow with aero on with 1 gb of ram allmost as fast as it nomaly diok i changed it a bit so the screen should not go blank now follow the new onesb>

i got to give cretit to this guy Steve Sinchak

this is where i found it http://www.tweakvista.com/article38988.aspx

Edited July 1, 2006 by microsoftbetatester2007

[myst]

Wasn't the Intel GMA 950 designed to run AERO? Or is it the coming GMA965 chip?

[ßéár]

nope

[ArKaNiS]

Well, GMA950 can run Aero (at least in the betas) just fine.

I hope they won't drop support for it, I like Vista on my laptop (It's a Dell 6400/E1505 too).

I hope they will fix the hibernate/suspend issue too, it's kinda annoying :/

[ßéár]

i can hibernate/suspend just fine i use it all the time

[gn!uz]

Will this also work with an Intel GMA900?

[ßéár]

what chipset do u have the 855GME or the Mobile Intel? 915 Express Chipset Family if you have the Mobile Intel? 915 Express Chipset Family it should work

[gn!uz]

i have an intel gavl915 mainboard.. no laptop!

[MrWhistler]

hmmm, I have the Mobile Intel® 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family, has anyone tried this successfully using this particular chipset?? thanks ;)

[t3homni]

Any confirmation from other people about this actually working? =/

[ßéár]

ya im friend had this chipset i told him to try it he said ok and it worked:)

Edited June 30, 2006 by microsoftbetatester2007

[t3homni]

Same question as that other guy: Does it work with Mobile Intel? 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family?

[UncleSpellbinder]

I've not been able to get Aero working either. Looking into a new video card in the near future. Until then...

I'm using a Gateway DX200 S Desktop - Has this been tested with Intel 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family? Will it work?

Edited June 30, 2006 by Uncle Spellbinder

[ßéár]

my friend got it to work on a Mobile Intel? 915GM/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family

[MrWhistler]

wow, cool!!! thanks tester2007 man, great news!!! :)

[Evolution]

The 950 is the only intel integrated chip designed to handle the Aero UI since it supports DirectX 9, Pixel Shader 2.0, etc. However other DX9 intel chipsets might be capable of handling it.

Edited June 30, 2006 by Evolution

[ßéár]

ya but im friend got it to work

ps if you have any troble getting it to work e-mail me at [email protected]

Edited June 30, 2006 by microsoftbetatester2007

[UncleSpellbinder]

The 950 is the only intel integrated chip designed to handle the Aero UI since it supports DirectX 9, Pixel Shader 2.0, etc. However other DX9 intel chipsets might be capable of handling it.

I guess I'll have to save up and buy a compatible nVidia PCI Express video card. As I said in another thread, According to Windows Vista Beta 2 HARDWARE Compatibility List, this should work. It's not a 7 series, but it is less expensive.

NVIDIA? GeForce? 6600/b>

*Maximum Resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz

*Video Memory 256MB

*Memory Type 128-bit DDR

*Memory Bandwidth 8.0GB/sec.

*Interface Type PCI Express

*Connector(s) DVI, HDTV, VGA

[ßéár]

i got it to work on my old labtop it run fine with a gb of ram

[t3homni]

Again, does it work with Mobile Intel? 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family?:ss

[Long]

Again, does it work with Mobile Intel? 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family?:ss

Yes it does work. And I have video proof at http://www.istartedsomething.com/20060613/...ta-screencasts/

[UncleSpellbinder]

What about Intel 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family, Desktop??

Edited July 1, 2006 by Uncle Spellbinder

[Evolution]

What about Intel 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family, Desktop??

Why not try it yourself, since it seems to be a DX9 graphics chipset :) ?

[UncleSpellbinder]

Why not try it yourself, since it seems to be a DX9 graphics chipset :) ?

Just thought someone may have tried it with 910GL. Don't wanna screw things up. But you're right. I should give it a shot, I suppose. :D

[t3homni]

Okay, I'm trying it now... Hope it works! ;D