Many motherboards with integrated graphics still have a 16-bit PCI-X slot or
AGP slot that will take an add-in graphics card. If you really want to run
Vista on that PC, you should open the case and check.

Dale

"Mark S-123" <MarkS123@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0699B0D8-DA8D-4213-B3CF-22D9BB4F7E06@microsoft.com...
> Hi Carey,
>
> Please don't take this the wrong way but I see your response a lot in the
> user groups. I would replace the Graphics chip if I could but, Dell and so
> many other manufacturers have gone with integrated (cheap) soultions.
>
> My 915 graphics chip (like millions of others) is soldered into the mother
> board. I would have to replace the motherboard to get a new graphics chip.
>
> Of course going forward I will never buy another LapTop or DeskTop that
> does
> not have an "upgradeable" graphics board. I am also telling everyone I
> know
> that is looking at a new PC, if you can't upgrade the graphics board,
> "Just
> say NO".
>
>
> Mark
>
>
> "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.
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows - Shell/User
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> "Julie" wrote:
>>
>> Since Intel is being ignorant and refusing to create WDDM drivers for the
>> millions of us who have the standard Intel 915 shared 128mb video card,
>> does
>> anyone know a good alternative to getting the aero transparency effects
>> on
>> the border? I'll even take a third party app. Because Lord knows I
>> didn't
>> pay for Home Premium to get stuck with Home Basic. This is really crap,
>> you
>> would think they'd make the driver and we would have the choice of
>> whether we
>> want to run Aero or not. If we're not happy with the performance we'll
>> just
>> disable it. But this way, noone gets to run Aero. I've got a score of
>> 4.0
>> on everything else except for my card because its not WDDM/ LDDM. Anyone
>> also know a way to override the settings and allow Aero to run? I've
>> tried
>> all the regedit cracks for the betas but they don't work. THERE MUST BE
>> A
>> WAY. I swear man, makes me wish I had a mac with all this upgrading bs.
>> No
>> computer can even last 6 months in the world of microsoft.
>>