Aero Glass under Parallels

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop for Mac' started by mbernste, Oct 9, 2006.

  1. mbernste

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    Has anyone gotten Aero Glass working under Parallels on a MacBook Pro? Everything else seems to be working for me under Vista with the exception of Aero. Also, has anyone successfully done the performance rating without it erroring out? I know a MacBook w/Boot Camp (yes, I know its not a MacBook Pro) gets around a 3. I'm curious to see what a MBP gets under Parallels.
     
    mbernste, Oct 9, 2006
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  2. unused_user_name

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    Considering that Parallels is emulating a really crappy video card that is not directX complient I doubt it would pass any tests...
     
    unused_user_name, Oct 9, 2006
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  3. mbernste

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    The interesting thing is if Boot Camp is used, Aero works fine on the MacBook Pro.
     
    mbernste, Oct 9, 2006
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  4. hhwong

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    Not that interesting. Parallels has to do software emulation of a video card. Boot Camp allows native drivers to access hardware. Completely different.
     
    hhwong, Oct 9, 2006
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  5. plarusa

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    Not supported, but you don't need it. It is just fluff.
     
    plarusa, Oct 9, 2006
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  6. mbernste

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    When I was running it on my Dell, I had Aero and I liked it a lot. The 3D view of the running applications was quite useful.
     
    mbernste, Oct 9, 2006
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