Specifications

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Release 191 Graphics Driver Version 191.07
NVIDIA Control Panel Rotate Display Page
TherotationradiobuttonlabelsarechangedslightlyunderWindows7tobe
consistentwiththeMicrosoftpanel:
OpenGL Application Issues
ThefollowingareknowncompatibilityissuesforOpenGLapplicationsdeveloped
underWindowsXP:
•MixedGDIandOpenGLrenderingdoesnotwork.
AnumberofapplicationsuseGDItorenderUIcomponentsandobject
highlighting.ThisisnotsupportedintheWindowsVistadrivermodel.
NVIDIArecommendsconvertingGDIrenderingtoOpenGL.
The
followingaresomeapplicationsthatareknowntohavethisissue:
• Maya7.01
• Applications,Tools,andBenchmarksnotSupportedUnderWindowsVista/
Windows7
• GLperf
• 3dsmax8(laterreleasesmaybesupported)
• CATIAV5R15(V5R16issupported)
• PTC’sCDRS2001
• Frontbufferedrenderingmaybeslow,especiallywhenDWMisenabled.
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Flushingtherenderingqueuewhilerenderingtothefrontbuffer maycausethe
windowmanagertorecomposite.Applicationsshouldthereforeminimizethe
frequencywithwhichtheyflushtherenderingqueue.
Application Issues
•WorldofWarcraft–ifyouhaverunthe3DVisionsetupwizard,thenthegame
automaticallyenables3Dstereoevenafteryoudisableit.
Toworkaroundthisissue,youmustuninstallthe3DVisiondriver.
Table 2.1 NVIDIA Control Panel Rotation Page Radio Buttons
Clockwise
Rotation Windows 7 Label Windows Vista Label
0 degrees Landscape No rotation (Landscape)
90 degrees Portrait 90 degrees to the right (Inverted Portrait)
180 degrees Landscape (flipped) 180 degree rotation (Inverted landscape)
270 degrees Portrait (flipped) 90 degrees to the left (Portrait)