Is Hardware Acceleration enabled in the Beta versions of Windows Vista?

[xMax]

I want to try out Windows Vista for a reason i dont feel like getting into. But my concern is wether the overlay and VMR hardware accelerations in Windows Media Player in Windows Vista Betas will be enabled and functioning. Because if they are not, then the usual screen tearing and very slow playback will take place, and that will clearly deter me from downloading and installing this new OS.

I know that there is an Nvidia driver for the 7900GTX for the version of Vista Beta that i am intending on downloading, but Nvidia doesn't seem to put any emphasis on thier claim that hardware acceleration and performances are limited.

Thanks.

PS: And what's with this "built for Vista" logo on the 7900GTX? I know the 7900GTX does not have DirectX10, so is it really true that it is designed for Vista or is that just some marketing nonsense.

 

[InlineFive]

It won't make your porn run faster.

 

[xMax]

lol

 

[spyordie007]

But my concern is wether the overlay and VMR hardware accelerations in Windows Media Player in Windows Vista Betas will be enabled and functioning. Because if they are not, then the usual screen tearing and very slow playback will take place, and that will clearly deter me from downloading and installing this new OS.

When beta 2 is released you should give it a shot; if it doesnt work right bug it.

PS: And what's with this "built for Vista" logo on the 7900GTX? I know the 7900GTX does not have DirectX10, so is it really true that it is designed for Vista or is that just some marketing nonsense.

It's still draft, but that meets the logo requirements.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements.mspx

 

[xMax]

Thanks for the reply spyordie007.

Of course i should tell you that the reason i was considering Vista was because of some unusual problem that i was experiencing with XP and the 7900GX. But this problem, which i don't feel like explaining right now, just got fixed with a beta driver for the 7900GTX. So i will be passing on Vista at this moment in time.

But thanks anyways.

Max.