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OpenGL not supported in Windows Vista?
Argent Stonecutter
Emergency Mustelid
Join date: 20 Sep 2005
Posts: 20,263
03-22-2006 10:13
DirectX will be the only supported graphics package for Windows Vista.

This isn't good news.
Mack Echegaray
Registered Snoozer
Join date: 15 Dec 2005
Posts: 145
03-22-2006 10:41
Last I heard about this, the video card makers had found a way to support GL ICDs that didn't disable Aero Glass, so it wouldn't make much difference anyway.

Bear in mind that OpenGL has been "dead" on Windows ever since Direct3D was brought in, that is, Windows itself doesn't support any higher version than what was available at that time. Fortunately GL has a good extensions mechanism that let people work around that ....