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 == On Windows ==
-All graphics features are blocked on drivers older than the following '''required driver versions''':
+All vendors other than AMD/ATI, NVIDIA, Intel are blocked. This was required primarily by various crashes on virtual machines with unusual vendor names (bug 621411). We're open to whitelisting more vendors if needed.
-* NVIDIA 257.21 (June 2010)
-* ATI 10.6 (June 2010)
+Windows 2003 is identified as Windows XP for the present purporses.
-* Intel driver versions given in this table (September 2010):
+=== NVIDIA cards ===
+We require NVIDIA driver version 257.21 or newer (June 2010), see bug 623338.
+On NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache cards, we block Direct3D 9 accelerated layers.
+=== ATI cards ===
+We require ATI driver version 10.6 or newer (June 2010), see bug 623338.
+=== Intel cards ===
+We require the following Intel driver versions, or newer (September 2010):
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