Me1000 macrumors 68000 Original poster Jul 15, 2006 1,794 4 Nov 27, 2006 #1 Can you use areo on a macbook? Ive tried vista on several computers, (some new some older) and ive never seen areo work! Since the MB doesnt have a "real" GPU i didnt know...
Can you use areo on a macbook? Ive tried vista on several computers, (some new some older) and ive never seen areo work! Since the MB doesnt have a "real" GPU i didnt know...
psycoswimmer macrumors 65816 Sep 27, 2006 1,302 1 USA Nov 27, 2006 #2 If you have boot camp installed, you can go to microsoft's site eek: ) and download at "Windows Vista Upgrade Adviser" (very original). It'll tell you which of the many types of vista will be good for your computer. I've used it and I'm supposed to get Home Basic.
If you have boot camp installed, you can go to microsoft's site eek: ) and download at "Windows Vista Upgrade Adviser" (very original). It'll tell you which of the many types of vista will be good for your computer. I've used it and I'm supposed to get Home Basic.
Me1000 macrumors 68000 Original poster Jul 15, 2006 1,794 4 Nov 27, 2006 #3 1. I dont have my macbook yet 2. im not going to install bootcamp unless i know areo will work! There are a ton of people on here who have macbooks, and im sure one of them has installed vista!
1. I dont have my macbook yet 2. im not going to install bootcamp unless i know areo will work! There are a ton of people on here who have macbooks, and im sure one of them has installed vista!
6 66217 Guest Jan 30, 2006 1,604 0 Nov 27, 2006 #4 I have not installed Vista, but I can assure you it would work. There even is a video at YouTube of a MB running Vista with Areo. Roco,
I have not installed Vista, but I can assure you it would work. There even is a video at YouTube of a MB running Vista with Areo. Roco,
Elisha macrumors 6502a Nov 21, 2006 781 504 Nov 27, 2006 #5 i have it installed and AERO runs fine. Just can't get bluetooth to work.
retrospek macrumors 6502a Sep 28, 2004 678 406 UK Nov 28, 2006 #6 I have a Macbook and Aero works fine with the final release of Vista from MSDN. Mark
Me1000 macrumors 68000 Original poster Jul 15, 2006 1,794 4 Nov 28, 2006 #7 ok thanks,now i have to build up the courage to dump crap on my HDD! lol
clevin macrumors G3 Aug 6, 2006 9,095 1 Nov 28, 2006 #8 retrospek said: I have a Macbook and Aero works fine with the final release of Vista from MSDN. Mark Click to expand... ? weird according to wikipdeia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista aero needs 128MB VRAM?
retrospek said: I have a Macbook and Aero works fine with the final release of Vista from MSDN. Mark Click to expand... ? weird according to wikipdeia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista aero needs 128MB VRAM?
treblah macrumors 65816 Oct 28, 2003 1,286 15 29680 Nov 28, 2006 #9 clevin said: ? weird according to wikipdeia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista aero needs 128MB VRAM? Click to expand... 64MB is the minimum shared RAM used. The GMA 950 can use up to 224MB for the graphics if you have 2GB of RAM.
clevin said: ? weird according to wikipdeia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista aero needs 128MB VRAM? Click to expand... 64MB is the minimum shared RAM used. The GMA 950 can use up to 224MB for the graphics if you have 2GB of RAM.