Graphics
Intel® 82845G Graphics Controller
Are graphics drivers for the Intel® 845G Chipset Family DirectX* certified?

Microsoft* no longer requires that drivers be DirectX* certified (or "Stamped"). Microsoft now suggests that graphics drivers go through WHQL (Windows* Hardware Quality Labs) certification, which includes many DirectX-specific tests. In order to save time and deliver graphics drivers to our customers faster, we are no longer getting the graphics drivers DirectX stamped. This is why the DirectX Diagnostic Tool (DXDiag.exe) shows that the drivers are not DirectX certified.

All versions of the Intel® Extreme Graphics Drivers released on our Web site are WHQL certified.

This change in Microsoft's certification policy is documented on the Microsoft Web site*.


Related Topics:
Intel® Extreme Graphics Drivers Compatibility with DirectX*, OpenGL*, VESA/VBE*
Pixel shader and vertex shader support

This applies to:
Intel® 82845G Graphics Controller



Solution ID: CS-009074
Date Created: 03-Feb-2004
Last Modified: 17-May-2011
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