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photostill · 19-05-12, 17:13

I never understood why M$ made Aero in the first place. It jacked up the computer requirements to at the time unheard of levels just to display Vista. Someone got in on the planning board that didn't understand to most, the computer is a tool. That means eye candy comes second if at all.

M$ went to the requirement of

1 gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86)
1 gigabyte (GB) of system memory (512 megabytes (MB) for Home Basic)
40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space (20 GB for Home Basic)
Support for DirectX 9 graphics with WDDM and 128 MB of graphics memory (32 MB for Home Basic)
DVD-ROM drive
Audio Output
Internet access (fees may apply)

What you see there are the basic minimums to run Vista, not for Areo display, just the hardware requirements to see and run Vista at it's lowest level. Compared to previous versions of Windows and their releases, this was quite a hike in hardware requirements.

Manufacturers and M$ are playing games with you on requirements. Hardware is an expense when making computers and selling them has always had razor thin margins.

You only need 64 megs of vid ram to display Vista on it's lowest requirement. The trick is, higher resolutions require more. You really need 256 vid RAM if you are running a dedicated video card. Most computers come with only board Vid circuits, not dedicated cards. That means with a motherboard vid display using system RAM you need even more, 512 megs of Vid RAM. Remember these are the bare minimums needed, not what will work best.

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photostill The Enigma Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 9,977 Thanks: 3,009 Thanked 1,524 Times in 928 Posts	Re: Microsoft drops Aero Glass from Windows 8 I never understood why M$ made Aero in the first place. It jacked up the computer requirements to at the time unheard of levels just to display Vista. Someone got in on the planning board that didn't understand to most, the computer is a tool. That means eye candy comes second if at all. M$ went to the requirement of 1 gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) 1 gigabyte (GB) of system memory (512 megabytes (MB) for Home Basic) 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space (20 GB for Home Basic) Support for DirectX 9 graphics with WDDM and 128 MB of graphics memory (32 MB for Home Basic) DVD-ROM drive Audio Output Internet access (fees may apply) What you see there are the basic minimums to run Vista, not for Areo display, just the hardware requirements to see and run Vista at it's lowest level. Compared to previous versions of Windows and their releases, this was quite a hike in hardware requirements. Manufacturers and M$ are playing games with you on requirements. Hardware is an expense when making computers and selling them has always had razor thin margins. You only need 64 megs of vid ram to display Vista on it's lowest requirement. The trick is, higher resolutions require more. You really need 256 vid RAM if you are running a dedicated video card. Most computers come with only board Vid circuits, not dedicated cards. That means with a motherboard vid display using system RAM you need even more, 512 megs of Vid RAM. Remember these are the bare minimums needed, not what will work best. __________________ You can help this site, by clicking on the link below to buy a Premium Account. & Thank you for helping us. Click;