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Upgrading to Win 7?
Running the Win 7 Upgrade Advisor it tells me that:
1. Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is available. Graphics card is an Nvidia AGP Geforce 6600 with 512MB RAM. There are Win 7 drivers available for this card but will they solve the Aero problem or is the card incompatible from a hardware point of view? Is Aero purely cosmetic and could I live without it? 2. Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) Creative Technology, Ltd. Creative Game Port Not compatible The driver installed for this device is not compatible with Windows 7. This is a Soundblaster Live 5.1 soundcard. Win 7 drivers are available for this so I'm assuming it will work OK. . 3. hp deskjet 840c series Hewlett-Packard Unknown We don't have compatibility information about this device. HP Support says Win 7 will install a basic driver with limited functions, it's a fair age now so maybe it's time to break out and buy a new one. Any advice appreciated Kenny |
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Upgrading to Win 7?
Kenny wrote:
Running the Win 7 Upgrade Advisor it tells me that: 1. Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is available. Graphics card is an Nvidia AGP Geforce 6600 with 512MB RAM. There are Win 7 drivers available for this card but will they solve the Aero problem or is the card incompatible from a hardware point of view? Is Aero purely cosmetic and could I live without it? 2. Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) Creative Technology, Ltd. Creative Game Port Not compatible The driver installed for this device is not compatible with Windows 7. This is a Soundblaster Live 5.1 soundcard. Win 7 drivers are available for this so I'm assuming it will work OK. . 3. hp deskjet 840c series Hewlett-Packard Unknown We don't have compatibility information about this device. HP Support says Win 7 will install a basic driver with limited functions, it's a fair age now so maybe it's time to break out and buy a new one. Any advice appreciated Kenny In the Vista era, Aero was supported by PS/VS shader 2.0 and a card having a minimum of 128MB of RAM. Looking at the particulars here, I'd say your card passes the Aero test. http://www.gpureview.com/GeForce-6600-AGP-card-191.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero "...a DirectX 9 compatible graphics processor with a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver, Pixel shader 2.0 in hardware, and a minimum of 128 MB of Video RAM" The requirements listed here for Win 7, remain the same as for Vista. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...top-experience HTH, Paul |
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Upgrading to Win 7?
Kenny wrote:
Running the Win 7 Upgrade Advisor it tells me that: 1. Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is available. Graphics card is an Nvidia AGP Geforce 6600 with 512MB RAM. There are Win 7 drivers available for this card but will they solve the Aero problem or is the card incompatible from a hardware point of view? Is Aero purely cosmetic and could I live without it? 2. Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) Creative Technology, Ltd. Creative Game Port Not compatible The driver installed for this device is not compatible with Windows 7. This is a Soundblaster Live 5.1 soundcard. Win 7 drivers are available for this so I'm assuming it will work OK. . 3. hp deskjet 840c series Hewlett-Packard Unknown We don't have compatibility information about this device. HP Support says Win 7 will install a basic driver with limited functions, it's a fair age now so maybe it's time to break out and buy a new one. Any advice appreciated Kenny In the Vista era, Aero was supported by PS/VS shader 2.0 and a card having a minimum of 128MB of RAM. Looking at the particulars here, I'd say your card passes the Aero test. http://www.gpureview.com/GeForce-6600-AGP-card-191.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero "...a DirectX 9 compatible graphics processor with a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver, Pixel shader 2.0 in hardware, and a minimum of 128 MB of Video RAM" The requirements listed here for Win 7, remain the same as for Vista. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...top-experience HTH, Paul |
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Upgrading to Win 7?
Thanks for the reply, did a bit of Googling and it seems Win 7 will
automatically disable Aero if it's not supported and works perfectly without it. Aero has also been described as eye candy by an MS MVP. Kenny "Paul" wrote in message ... Kenny wrote: Running the Win 7 Upgrade Advisor it tells me that: 1. Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is available. Graphics card is an Nvidia AGP Geforce 6600 with 512MB RAM. There are Win 7 drivers available for this card but will they solve the Aero problem or is the card incompatible from a hardware point of view? Is Aero purely cosmetic and could I live without it? 2. Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) Creative Technology, Ltd. Creative Game Port Not compatible The driver installed for this device is not compatible with Windows 7. This is a Soundblaster Live 5.1 soundcard. Win 7 drivers are available for this so I'm assuming it will work OK. . 3. hp deskjet 840c series Hewlett-Packard Unknown We don't have compatibility information about this device. HP Support says Win 7 will install a basic driver with limited functions, it's a fair age now so maybe it's time to break out and buy a new one. Any advice appreciated Kenny In the Vista era, Aero was supported by PS/VS shader 2.0 and a card having a minimum of 128MB of RAM. Looking at the particulars here, I'd say your card passes the Aero test. http://www.gpureview.com/GeForce-6600-AGP-card-191.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero "...a DirectX 9 compatible graphics processor with a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver, Pixel shader 2.0 in hardware, and a minimum of 128 MB of Video RAM" The requirements listed here for Win 7, remain the same as for Vista. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...top-experience HTH, Paul |
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Upgrading to Win 7?
Thanks for the reply, did a bit of Googling and it seems Win 7 will
automatically disable Aero if it's not supported and works perfectly without it. Aero has also been described as eye candy by an MS MVP. Kenny "Paul" wrote in message ... Kenny wrote: Running the Win 7 Upgrade Advisor it tells me that: 1. Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is available. Graphics card is an Nvidia AGP Geforce 6600 with 512MB RAM. There are Win 7 drivers available for this card but will they solve the Aero problem or is the card incompatible from a hardware point of view? Is Aero purely cosmetic and could I live without it? 2. Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) Creative Technology, Ltd. Creative Game Port Not compatible The driver installed for this device is not compatible with Windows 7. This is a Soundblaster Live 5.1 soundcard. Win 7 drivers are available for this so I'm assuming it will work OK. . 3. hp deskjet 840c series Hewlett-Packard Unknown We don't have compatibility information about this device. HP Support says Win 7 will install a basic driver with limited functions, it's a fair age now so maybe it's time to break out and buy a new one. Any advice appreciated Kenny In the Vista era, Aero was supported by PS/VS shader 2.0 and a card having a minimum of 128MB of RAM. Looking at the particulars here, I'd say your card passes the Aero test. http://www.gpureview.com/GeForce-6600-AGP-card-191.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero "...a DirectX 9 compatible graphics processor with a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver, Pixel shader 2.0 in hardware, and a minimum of 128 MB of Video RAM" The requirements listed here for Win 7, remain the same as for Vista. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...top-experience HTH, Paul |
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Upgrading to Win 7?
Your GeForce card should support Aero.
But you can live without it. -- JS http://www.pagestart.com "Kenny" wrote in message ... Running the Win 7 Upgrade Advisor it tells me that: 1. Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is available. Graphics card is an Nvidia AGP Geforce 6600 with 512MB RAM. There are Win 7 drivers available for this card but will they solve the Aero problem or is the card incompatible from a hardware point of view? Is Aero purely cosmetic and could I live without it? 2. Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) Creative Technology, Ltd. Creative Game Port Not compatible The driver installed for this device is not compatible with Windows 7. This is a Soundblaster Live 5.1 soundcard. Win 7 drivers are available for this so I'm assuming it will work OK. . 3. hp deskjet 840c series Hewlett-Packard Unknown We don't have compatibility information about this device. HP Support says Win 7 will install a basic driver with limited functions, it's a fair age now so maybe it's time to break out and buy a new one. Any advice appreciated Kenny |
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Upgrading to Win 7?
Your GeForce card should support Aero.
But you can live without it. -- JS http://www.pagestart.com "Kenny" wrote in message ... Running the Win 7 Upgrade Advisor it tells me that: 1. Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is available. Graphics card is an Nvidia AGP Geforce 6600 with 512MB RAM. There are Win 7 drivers available for this card but will they solve the Aero problem or is the card incompatible from a hardware point of view? Is Aero purely cosmetic and could I live without it? 2. Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) Creative Technology, Ltd. Creative Game Port Not compatible The driver installed for this device is not compatible with Windows 7. This is a Soundblaster Live 5.1 soundcard. Win 7 drivers are available for this so I'm assuming it will work OK. . 3. hp deskjet 840c series Hewlett-Packard Unknown We don't have compatibility information about this device. HP Support says Win 7 will install a basic driver with limited functions, it's a fair age now so maybe it's time to break out and buy a new one. Any advice appreciated Kenny |
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Upgrading to Win 7?
On Nov 21, 1:43*pm, "Kenny" wrote:
Thanks for the reply, did a bit of Googling *and it seems Win 7 will automatically disable Aero if it's not supported and works perfectly without it. Aero has also been described as eye candy by an MS MVP. Kenny "Paul" wrote in ... Kenny wrote: Running the Win 7 Upgrade Advisor it tells me that: 1. Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is available. Graphics card is an Nvidia AGP Geforce 6600 with 512MB RAM. *There are Win 7 drivers available for this card but will they solve the Aero problem or is the card incompatible from a hardware point of view? Is Aero purely cosmetic and could I live without it? * * * 2. Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) * * * Creative Technology, Ltd. Creative Game Port *Not compatible The driver installed for this device is not compatible with Windows 7. * * * This is a Soundblaster Live 5.1 soundcard. * * * Win 7 drivers are available for this so I'm assuming it will work OK. * * * . 3. hp deskjet 840c series * * * * * * Hewlett-Packard Unknown We don't have compatibility information about this device. HP Support says Win 7 will install a basic driver with limited functions, it's a fair age now so maybe it's time to break out and buy a new one. Any advice appreciated Kenny In the Vista era, Aero was supported by PS/VS shader 2.0 and a card having a minimum of 128MB of RAM. Looking at the particulars here, I'd say your card passes the Aero test. http://www.gpureview.com/GeForce-6600-AGP-card-191.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero * *"...a DirectX 9 compatible graphics processor with a Windows Display Driver * * Model (WDDM) driver, Pixel shader 2.0 in hardware, and a minimum of 128 MB * * of Video RAM" The requirements listed here for Win 7, remain the same as for Vista. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...-Aero-desktop-... HTH, * *Paul 1) Your nVidia 660 AGP "should" work correctly with the correct drivers from www.nvidia.com. 2) Creative would probably want to "sell" you the revised drivers from Windows 7. I was never able to download a "full" driver to install from their web sites. Their driver download expect a previous driver to have been installed 3) Replace the printer. Several manufacturers tend to "drop" their driver development from their older printer models, especially when newer Windows verisons are offered. |
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Upgrading to Win 7?
On Nov 21, 1:43*pm, "Kenny" wrote:
Thanks for the reply, did a bit of Googling *and it seems Win 7 will automatically disable Aero if it's not supported and works perfectly without it. Aero has also been described as eye candy by an MS MVP. Kenny "Paul" wrote in ... Kenny wrote: Running the Win 7 Upgrade Advisor it tells me that: 1. Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is available. Graphics card is an Nvidia AGP Geforce 6600 with 512MB RAM. *There are Win 7 drivers available for this card but will they solve the Aero problem or is the card incompatible from a hardware point of view? Is Aero purely cosmetic and could I live without it? * * * 2. Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) * * * Creative Technology, Ltd. Creative Game Port *Not compatible The driver installed for this device is not compatible with Windows 7. * * * This is a Soundblaster Live 5.1 soundcard. * * * Win 7 drivers are available for this so I'm assuming it will work OK. * * * . 3. hp deskjet 840c series * * * * * * Hewlett-Packard Unknown We don't have compatibility information about this device. HP Support says Win 7 will install a basic driver with limited functions, it's a fair age now so maybe it's time to break out and buy a new one. Any advice appreciated Kenny In the Vista era, Aero was supported by PS/VS shader 2.0 and a card having a minimum of 128MB of RAM. Looking at the particulars here, I'd say your card passes the Aero test. http://www.gpureview.com/GeForce-6600-AGP-card-191.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero * *"...a DirectX 9 compatible graphics processor with a Windows Display Driver * * Model (WDDM) driver, Pixel shader 2.0 in hardware, and a minimum of 128 MB * * of Video RAM" The requirements listed here for Win 7, remain the same as for Vista. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...-Aero-desktop-... HTH, * *Paul 1) Your nVidia 660 AGP "should" work correctly with the correct drivers from www.nvidia.com. 2) Creative would probably want to "sell" you the revised drivers from Windows 7. I was never able to download a "full" driver to install from their web sites. Their driver download expect a previous driver to have been installed 3) Replace the printer. Several manufacturers tend to "drop" their driver development from their older printer models, especially when newer Windows verisons are offered. |
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