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JoshJosh117
Mar 28, 2009, 09:58 AM
I think it worked at one point, but sometime around the point when I set up Fusion with the partition, Windows Aero turned off and is no longer an option in the display settings. I installed this driver (http://laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23475) with the modded INF to see if it would do anything, but Aero is still not an option. I also have issues playing some games in Fusion, while they work fine in Boot Camp. How can I resolve these issues?


jmpage2
Mar 28, 2009, 03:34 PM
I think it worked at one point, but sometime around the point when I set up Fusion with the partition, Windows Aero turned off and is no longer an option in the display settings. I installed this driver (http://laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23475) with the modded INF to see if it would do anything, but Aero is still not an option. I also have issues playing some games in Fusion, while they work fine in Boot Camp. How can I resolve these issues?

Your post is pretty confusing.

Is it that Aero does not work in VMWare Fusion or that Aero does not work in Boot Camp or both? Generally the drivers you need and should use are the ones on the Leopard OS X disc.

As to gaming performance in Fusion, it will not be good, because it's a virtual machine. If you want good gaming performance for Windows you will want to play your games in Boot Camp.
JoshJosh117
Mar 28, 2009, 04:07 PM
Sorry about that.

Aero does not work in either. The game doesn't work in Fusion but does in Boot Camp.
minik
Mar 28, 2009, 04:11 PM
Under VM, you'll not be able to see the Aero UI. I will stick with the video driver from the Leopard DVD/BootCamp/Fusion update.
JoshJosh117
Mar 28, 2009, 04:13 PM
Yes, but it doesn't work in Boot Camp either, should I try reinstalling the drivers from the OSX install DVD?
jmpage2
Mar 28, 2009, 05:34 PM
Yes, but it doesn't work in Boot Camp either, should I try reinstalling the drivers from the OSX install DVD?

Yes, you should use the driver on the CD, the problem also is that if you don't use a utility that scrubs the driver from the system then it's possible that the driver is still installed, even if you install the correct one.
Sharangad
Mar 28, 2009, 06:28 PM
Yes, but it doesn't work in Boot Camp either, should I try reinstalling the drivers from the OSX install DVD?

When you're in boot camp re-run the performance evaluation in control panel. I suspect it's changed to the Fusion peformance levels for the GT130 and won't let you enable Aero unless it goes above a certain level.
JoshJosh117
Mar 28, 2009, 09:13 PM
I found out that having Fusion AND Service Pack 1 causes Aero to disappear. I uninstalled VMware Fusion and am using Parallels now, and Aero came back (in Boot Camp) and the game still doesn't work. I think I'll have to wait for the game developers to solve that issue, but for now, I'm okay! Thanks!