So, I wonder if that is a "defective motherboard" in regards the OEM license
activation?
Dale
"Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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> It's not just laptops that have the Intel 915 video chipsets. IBM
> ThinkCentre (desktop towers) have them on the motherboard also - we
> purchsed those last year.
>
> The XP driver supports multiple monitors, but the in-box one in Vista does
> not - can not Extend the desktop to a second monitor on a second adapter
> with the same chiplset.
>
> I've worked around this problem by installing the XP driver in Vista -
> works OK so far.
>
> The reading I did suggested that the Intel 82915G/GL video chipset does
> not meet XDDM specs, but perhaps I missed something.
>
> Not being able to extend the Desktop to a second monitor (on a PCI plug in
> adapter) is more of an issue for me than lack of Areo.
>
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> "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:eWDUV2wRHHA.5040@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> The problem is not that simple. The 915 was used in tens of millions
>> (perhaps hundreds of millions) of laptops, where there is no option to
>> get a new video card. Dell was still selling NEW laptops with 915 video
>> in DECEMBER 2006 (less than 60 days ago). Toshiba was manufacturing and
>> selling laptops with the 915 in the first half of 2006. The chip was
>> ubiquitous; it was probably used in most of the laptops made from
>> mid-2005 to early 2006. It's a HUGE quantity of very late model
>> machines, Centrino, Pentium-M and even some "Core" and "Core Duo" models.
>>
>> The 915 is hardware capable of running Aero Glass. It meets all of the
>> hardware specs (Pixel Shader 2, 128MB of RAM, etc.). It was explicitly
>> identified by the Windows Vista Advisor that it WOULD run Aero Glass
>> (until they changed the Advisor in summer 2006). It DID run Aero Glass
>> in some of the very early beta versions of Vista. The only reason it
>> won't run Aero in the later versions (and RTM) is apparently because
>> Intel hasn't released a driver. But given the number of systems made
>> with the 915GM and how recently they were made, this is really
>> inexcusable.
>>
>> Also, I think your view of chipset video is dated. Intel GMA900 (which
>> is what we are talking about when we talk about the 915 chipset), GMA950
>> (the 945 chipset) and GMA3000 (the versions of the Core 2 Duo 965 chipset
>> with onboard video) are ***NOT*** by any means "basic" video systems. In
>> fact they are quite powerful, although I'm not suggesting that gamers
>> would be happier with them than with a $300 to $500 discreet video card.
>>
>> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>>> Go out and purchase a good 256MB video card that is WDDM compliant
>>> and install it. Onboard video is just basic and consumes system
>>> resources
>>> that could be better utilized running applications.
>>>
>