Has anybody installed Vista Beta 2 on a Intel GMA 950(945G Chipset

[Guest]

Could you please tell me if there is an WDDM update graphics driver available
for the current Windows Vista Beta 2 (5384 build) which can be applied to the
new Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel 945G chipset). A graphics
driver already exists for the Vista (5308) build. Microsoft launched Vista
Beta 2 away back in June. I would like to evaluate this Vista Beta 2 test
software on a Intel GMA 950 desktop. However, I can't seem to find a Intel
update driver for this Vista 2 operating system on Intel's website which
means I can't use it. According to Intel's website, the WDDM driver for the
Vista 5308 build can't be applied to any other Vista build. This is most
disappointing as it can't be used on the current Vista 2 5384 build.

I see from a web article @
http://slashstar.com/blogs/alex/archive/2006/06/13/M400VistaBeta2AeroGlassGMA950.aspx
that it may be possible to install Vista Beta 2 on a Intel GMA 950 PC by
simply activating the OS first and following the step by step procedure
outlined in this article.

I'm not sure about the validity of this article and would appreciate if
anybody out there could please tell if me if they have managed to install
windows Vista Beta 2 on a Intel GMA 950 PC? and how?

Thanks,

Martin

 

[JW]

If you run winupdate on Vista you should get the Vista Beta2 hardware
drivers for the 82945 graphics chip. That is the easiest way to get them
and they work fine fine on my Intel 945GT MOBO with Vista Beta 2. You
should also have the latest BIOS for your MOBO. However, the GMA
application which allows you to change parameters used by the actual
hardware driver does not curretly appear to be available for Vista as you
have found.

 

[Guest]

Hi!
I have Windows Vista Beta 2 on a PC based on a Intel 945GTP Motherboard with
GMA 950 graphics chipset and perfectly works with AERO using the default
driver installed by Vista.

Look in you BIOS if the Video Memory is set 256 MB, DVMT of FIXED, whatever...

PD: Sorry by my english, I speak spanish, but I trying ;-)
Calvin.

 

[Guest]

I just yesterday could activate Aero Glass in Windows Vista Beta 2 (5384)
using the default WDDM driver of Vista in my PC based on a Intel Desktop
945GTP with GMA 950 graphic chipset. Check the BIOS the amount of asigned
video memory on 256 MB, DVMT or FIXED, whatever...

PD: Sorry by my english, I speak spanish but I trying...

Tuany

 

[Guest]

I just yesterday could activate Aero Glass in Windows Vista Beta 2 (5384)
using the default WDDM driver of Vista in my PC based on a Intel Desktop
945GTP with GMA 950 graphic chipset. Check the BIOS the amount of asigned
video memory on 256 MB, DVMT or FIXED, whatever...

PD: Sorry by my english, I speak spanish but I trying...

Tuany

 

[wgd]

Could you please tell me if there is an WDDM update graphics driver available
for the current Windows Vista Beta 2 (5384 build) which can be applied to the
new Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel 945G chipset). A graphics
driver already exists for the Vista (5308) build. Microsoft launched Vista
Beta 2 away back in June. I would like to evaluate this Vista Beta 2 test
software on a Intel GMA 950 desktop. However, I can't seem to find a Intel
update driver for this Vista 2 operating system on Intel's website which
means I can't use it. According to Intel's website, the WDDM driver for the
Vista 5308 build can't be applied to any other Vista build. This is most
disappointing as it can't be used on the current Vista 2 5384 build.

You don't need an updated graphics driver. I did a clean install of Vista
Beta 2 (5384) on a Gigabyte i945G chipset motherboard. Vista Beta 2
automatically installed a driver for the integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics
controller (Lakeport driver). In the BIOS the memory size for graphics
memory was set to 128MB. The total system memory is 1 GB.

The driver supports the Vista Aero Glass UI perfectly with good
performance.

 

[Guest]

Many thanks for the helpful reply. I have taken all your comments on board.

Thanks Again,

Martin

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply. You mentioned that Vista installs the Intel 950 GMA
graphics controller (Intel 945 chipset) driver automatically. But according
to this web article @
http://slashstar.com/blogs/alex/archive/2006/06/13/M400VistaBeta2AeroGlassGMA950.aspx,
it mentions that you have to update it manually. Nevertheless, I accept what
you have said is true. Sometime in the future, Intel will probably launch
their own official Vista Beta2 updated driver on their website for this
chipset.

Thanks,

Martin

 

[JW]

The Link is out of date. Intel posted the Vista driver on its Website prior
to the release of Beta2, however, it had not yet been qualified by MS so was
not part of th Beta2 CD itself or of the oritional updates. My Vista
system was updated automatically by WinUpdate when MS qualified the version
released by Intel.

 

[Guest]

Thanks. I didn't realise that the link was out of date. After activating
Windows Vista beta 2, is it just a case of running windows updates and the
system will automatically install this update driver for the Intel 945
chipset?

Anyway, thanks again for clarifying that.

Martin

 

[JW]

As best I could tell Winupdate installed the "Lakview" drivers the last week
in June, although I had previously installed them from the Intel site. You
can always try running WinUpdate on Vista manually and see if you get any
driver updates.

 

[Guest]

Thanks once again. Just one final matter. How do you run windows update
manually in Vista. Is there any change from XP? In XP you could select
Windows Update by selecting All Programs and choosing Windows update from the
start menu or selecting windows update in control panel. I do realise
Windows Update is configured to run automatically but there might be times
when the manual option is best.

Regards,

Martin

 

[Zack Uribe]

Yes

Thanks once again. Just one final matter. How do you run windows update
manually in Vista. Is there any change from XP? In XP you could select
Windows Update by selecting All Programs and choosing Windows update from
the
start menu or selecting windows update in control panel. I do realise
Windows Update is configured to run automatically but there might be times
when the manual option is best.

Regards,

Martin

 

[Zack Uribe]

Whoops, correct answer, wrong question..
You click on the WIndows Update Application in Programs to run Windows
Update...if you are running Ultimate, you can just use Windows Ultimate
Extras(It includes Windows Update)