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Framala Wooson  
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 More options Oct 29, 1:42 pm
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From: Framala Wooson <woo...@nospamemail.org>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:12:25 +0100
Local: Thurs, Oct 29 2009 1:42 pm
Subject: Don't believe Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
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I'm running Windows XP 32-bit Professional.  Just installed a new video
card last week, an ATI Radeon 4670 with 1GB of DDR3 memory.  The Windows 7
Upgrade Advisor says:

"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."

Total BS.  I tried updating the DirectX drivers, changing video drivers,
the report always came back saying Aero wouldn't work in Windows 7.

So I installed the Windows 7 RC on a spare HD, same hardware otherwise.
Aero was running fine, had beautiful transparent glass windows.  The
including benchmark gave the video card a 5.9.


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Toolpackinmama  
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 More options Oct 30, 4:44 am
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From: Toolpackinmama <philnbl...@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:14:07 -0400
Local: Fri, Oct 30 2009 4:44 am
Subject: Re: Don't believe Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
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Framala Wooson wrote:
> I'm running Windows XP 32-bit Professional.  Just installed a new video
> card last week, an ATI Radeon 4670 with 1GB of DDR3 memory.  The Windows 7
> Upgrade Advisor says:

> "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."

> Total BS.  

LOL I got the same message, installed anyway, and it runs beautifully,
Aero and all.

My games run better on Win 7 (32) than they did on XP Pro (32).  I am
playing AION and City of Heroes at the moment.  City of Heroes wanted an
updated driver, and the one for Vista works great.


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mac  
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 More options Oct 30, 10:41 am
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From: "mac" <a...@aaa.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:11:19 -0400
Local: Fri, Oct 30 2009 10:41 am
Subject: Re: Don't believe Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
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I had a similar experience:

two computers same graphics card - same memory.   One told me it didn't
support AERO and the other one was OK.  I installed any ways and both worked
great.   I don't know that the Upgrade advisor is not reliable.

mac


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DevilsPGD  
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 More options Oct 31, 3:53 am
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From: DevilsPGD <DeathToS...@crazyhat.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:23:39 -0700
Local: Sat, Oct 31 2009 3:53 am
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In message <gipGm.629$zr...@newsfe04.iad> "mac" <a...@aaa.com> was

claimed to have wrote:
>I had a similar experience:

>two computers same graphics card - same memory.   One told me it didn't
>support AERO and the other one was OK.  I installed any ways and both worked
>great.   I don't know that the Upgrade advisor is not reliable.

The upgrade advisor errs on the side of caution.  If it claims you're
compatible, odds are good you're compatible (and straight out of the
box, without driver updates from third parties)

Compare this to the situation where the upgrade advisor claims
compatibility, but after purchasing the product it doesn't work as
claimed?


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DustWolf  
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 More options Nov 4, 2:51 am
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From: DustWolf <jure....@bia.si>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:21:50 -0800 (PST)
Local: Wed, Nov 4 2009 2:51 am
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Hi,

And since when was ANY Microsoft software deemed reliable?

Warranty or not, it tends to not work and you can't do anything about
it, because you don't have a choice on what software you must use
anyway and the tech support isn't connected to the programmers in any
way.

LP,
Jure

On 30 okt., 17:23, DevilsPGD <DeathToS...@crazyhat.net> wrote:


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