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to: mike
from: Rich
date: 2007-01-26 20:01:38
subject: Re: ATI graphics cards and Vista

From: "Rich" 

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   Another stupid one.  While the drivers on ATI's web site are beta, =
there are shipping drivers included in Vista.  My very new ATI radeon =
adapter works like a champ with Vista.  Maybe the author should have =
tried the product before making such claims.

Rich

  "mike"  wrote in message =
news:3b8lr29mbsfa058gnu8k25cj5j0qgbjrb4{at}4ax.com...



  On the Advanced Micro Devices site, you can find information about =
Vista
  readiness of ATI graphics cards (AMD and ATI merged last year). Most =
are
  supported by a Catalyst Vista Software Driver, which is "beta," and =
are
  plagued by a long list of published "known issues." It also comes with
  the following warning: "ATI does NOT recommend installing these =
drivers
  in systems used for mission critical operations or where productivity =
of
  any kind is a concern."=20


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claims.
 
Rich
 

  "mike" <mike{at}barkto.com>">mailto:mike{at}barkto.com">mike{at}barkto.com>
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  the Advanced Micro Devices site, you can find information about=20
  Vistareadiness of ATI graphics cards (AMD and ATI merged last =
year). Most=20
  aresupported by a Catalyst Vista Software Driver, which is
"beta," =
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  areplagued by a long list of published "known
issues." It also =
comes=20
  withthe following warning: "ATI does NOT recommend installing =
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  driversin systems used for mission critical operations or where=20
  productivity ofany kind is a concern." =


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