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Bug with the new graphic driver & WPF applications posted: Oct 29, 2009 3:32 PM

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NakahVirtual
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Oct 29, 2009
Hi,
I've installed VMware Player 3.0 today and it works perfectly with my Windows 7 Ultimate 32bits (Aero enabled).
But I have issues with WPF applications. I've installed Visual Studio 2010 beta 2 (which uses a full WPF interface) and menus are blurry.
I have to use "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Avalon.Graphics\DisableHWAcceleration" registry key to disable hardware acceleration on my virtual machine.
This registry key is used when there are issues with graphic drivers as seen here :
MSDN
Tags: windows, 7, visual, studio, 2010, wpf

Re: Bug with the new graphic driver & WPF applications

1. Nov 3, 2009 11:12 AM in response to: NakahVirtual
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rajatgoel
15 posts since
Aug 22, 2008

Hi. Sorry to hear that.

This maybe related to an issue we are aware of, but just want to confirm. Can you tell us what your host operating system is?


Re: Bug with the new graphic driver & WPF applications

2. Nov 4, 2009 2:01 AM in response to: rajatgoel
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NakahVirtual
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Oct 29, 2009

Hi,

My host operating system is Windows 7 Ultimate 64bits on a Dell Latitude D620.

Re: Bug with the new graphic driver & WPF applications

3. Nov 4, 2009 10:17 AM in response to: NakahVirtual
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rajatgoel
15 posts since
Aug 22, 2008
\Would you mind posting a screenshot of the blurry menus alongside of what they should look like (when not blurry)?

Re: Bug with the new graphic driver & WPF applications

4. Nov 6, 2009 1:44 AM in response to: rajatgoel
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NakahVirtual
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Oct 29, 2009

Hi,

Here is a screenshot when hardware acceleration is disabled for WPF

WPFBug.png

Re: Bug with the new graphic driver & WPF applications

5. Nov 9, 2009 5:34 AM in response to: rajatgoel
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dcrobinson
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Nov 9, 2009
FYI, I see the same issue with blurry fonts in WPF applications using Fusion 3.0 on Mac OS 10.6.1.

Re: Bug with the new graphic driver & WPF applications

6. Nov 9, 2009 10:19 AM in response to: dcrobinson
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NakahVirtual
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Oct 29, 2009
This is strange because I'm using Fusion 3.0 on my Unibody MacBook Pro and I don't have this issue.

Re: Bug with the new graphic driver & WPF applications

7. Nov 10, 2009 12:26 AM in response to: NakahVirtual
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dcrobinson
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Nov 9, 2009
I have the fuzzy fonts problem in Expression Web 3, and Visual Studio 2010 beta 2 (in fact, in VS, most of the user interface is blurred to the point of being unpleasant to use!!)

Do you have the model with the 9600 graphics rather than the 9400? Could that be the difference?

Re: Bug with the new graphic driver & WPF applications

8. Nov 10, 2009 10:56 AM in response to: dcrobinson
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dcrobinson
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Nov 9, 2009
Disabling WPF hardware acceleration removes the fuzziness (as reported elsewhere).
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa970912.aspx

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