I'm reading about WARP 10 & 11 on a few different sites. What's not
clear, so far, is if this is better to try than 3D Analyze? The claims
seem potentially helpful for certain games - and it says WARP 11 is
also for Windows Vista. Reading that it's possible to play Crysis with
this - but Blue Mars has higher specs (it uses the CryEngine also).

Upgrading to Windows 7: Would this change the internal integrated
graphics limitation somehow?  Someone said  - or rather wrote (and
I've requested clarification) - that upgrading to 7 would possibly
help in this regard. He said in Vista that I can only run one graphics
driver. And that it's possible to run an Nvidia card with a Nvidia
internal graphics - or an ATI card with ATI graphics.This was related
to the Vidock question and the Expresscard slot issue. But if my
laptop has Intel integrated graphics there's not an option compatible
with my system under Vista. That I need Windows 7 for that to work.

Just the way he worded it I wasn't sure if he meant the Intel graphics
would always be an issue. Or if the upgrade to 7 would fix that.  It's
the part about the driver. Because it sounds like Windows 7 might open
some doors there?  Re: the one driver only situation. Still might be
more reasonable, cost-wise, to get a new computer.  But understanding
this could still help a lot.

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On Sep 15, 11:56 pm, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote:
> yup, jeremy's right...
>
> nonetheless, we still can use dx 10 or even dx 11 rendering via
> DirectX WARP...(software renderer from M$)
>
> On Sep 16, 2:01 pm, Jeremy Shaw <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > We don't have directx10.
>
> > DirectX 10 needs Unified shaders, which the gma 950 lacks.
>
> > It may show it installed (windows 7 shows directx 11!), but in dxdiag (run
> > command), the display tab will show only DX9Ex is usable.
>
> > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Miri <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > I think I was just misunderstanding what that particular instruction
> > > meant - or rather thought it might mean something that it does not.
> > > But I think I got the meaning intended by the instructions. Gaming
> > > *wordage* is still new for me - like when I was learning a whole new
> > > 'language' in nursing school. But learning bit by bit, as I go. Just
> > > like with the internet & computers, in general.  (o;
>
> > > Result: I've been testing out the Vendor & Device Id's provided.  Also
> > > checking out various tutorials, playing around with other settings.
> > > Mentioned in the other topic post, too: I got to the login screen. A
> > > tiny but oddly satisfying experience. And either way, 3D Analyze will
> > > be a good bit of software to have on board.
>
> > > On Sep 15, 12:45 am, Miri <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > How do I change the Direct X Device ID to zero?  Google, so far,
> > > > yields no answer. Maybe I'm overthinking this or not using the correct
> > > > keywords in the search.
>
> > > > Have Intel Integrated Graphics 945 GM  (Windows Vista) - so is this a
> > > > step I can make or is it for a different kind of system entirely?
>
> > > > Because the 3D Analyze Interface says above the list of 4 Graphics
> > > > Cards information:
>
> > > > Direct X Device ID's [set it to 0 to use your hardware ID's]
>
> > > > I know I have Direct X 10 and the diagnostic tool says there are no
> > > > problems with it.
>
> > > > Thanks~
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