The following Link explains why the 915 does not support Aero.
http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/cs-023606.htm
"Teeravee Sirinapasawasdee"
<TeeraveeSirinapasawasdee@discussions.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> If you are using Intel 915 chipset without aonther graphic chipset
> onboard,
> goto http://www.petitiononline.com/intel915/petition.html and sign it. The
> owner of petition will send this list to Intel that we are in trouble.
>
> Cheers,
> Pound@Gestalt
>
>
> "AJT" wrote:
>
>> In spite of the "Upgrade Adviser" advising that my system and the
>> abovementioned display adapter would support AERO AND that an upgraded
>> display adapter device driver would be available on installing Vista, I
>> see
>> (1) that I cannot activete the transparency effects (the GUI just
>> freezes)
>> and (2) Vista tells me that a driver 6.14.10.4440 dated 2005/12/05 is the
>> latest updated driver! What gives? This is clearly misrepresenting the
>> facts.
>> --
>> IT guy in South Africa
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>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com... dware_devices