 Ati driver help, 7.9 to 7.7 |
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 Sep 13 2007, 06:19 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 30-August 07 Member No.: 95,204  |
I tried to roll back after installing 7.9 drivers because COH won't run anymore, and though it said it rolled back, it didn't do a damn thing. Never had this problem before, so I was wondering if I can simply install 7.7 and they'll replace my 7.9, or do I need to uninstall 7.9 first?
p.s: I know it's off topic, but some members on here are really helpful. |
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Sep 13 2007, 06:22 AM
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 Master  Group: Power Posters Posts: 2,211 Joined: 4-August 07 From: a house in a hill Member No.: 92,751 |
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html go here and pick the driver os and driver info in the list and it will update the driver u need and it should be ok
jock --------------------  gr8 photo site whith all the info ya need. share n chat about them my blog 1 my blog 2 visit my blogs and see what i have for you :P |
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Sep 13 2007, 06:37 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 30-August 07 Member No.: 95,204 |
Thanks for quick response, but that's where I originally got 7.9. I've got the 7.7 install ready to go, but will it simply overwrite the 7.9 drivers, or will I get problems trying to install older drivers over newer?
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Sep 13 2007, 06:39 AM
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Master Group: Power Posters Posts: 2,211 Joined: 4-August 07 From: a house in a hill Member No.: 92,751 |
no it should overright it and then u will be able to use the 1 u are about to install...
good luck what game are u trying to play?? can u post a link?? -------------------- gr8 photo site whith all the info ya need. share n chat about them my blog 1 my blog 2 visit my blogs and see what i have for you :P |
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Sep 13 2007, 06:46 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 30-August 07 Member No.: 95,204 |
I'm trying to playCOmpany of Heroes, which worked until yesterday when I installed the 7.9 drivers to play Quake Wars demo. Now when I try to play COH it gives me an error saying "Failed to set a working mode for the rendering device. This could be due to having an old version of DirectX installed." Only thing that's changed at all was driver version.
edit* Thanks for the help! 
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Sep 13 2007, 07:04 AM
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Master Group: Power Posters Posts: 2,211 Joined: 4-August 07 From: a house in a hill Member No.: 92,751 |
np good luck on changing back let us know if it works again afterwords
jock -------------------- gr8 photo site whith all the info ya need. share n chat about them my blog 1 my blog 2 visit my blogs and see what i have for you :P |
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Sep 13 2007, 08:14 AM
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Expert Group: Members Posts: 869 Joined: 16-July 07 Member No.: 90,858 |
Installing the old drivers will over write everything, so go ahead and install the older ones (hopefully it will fix it). Try uninstalling your ATI control panel and drivers in Add/Remove programs first.
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Sep 13 2007, 08:27 AM
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 Master Group: Members Posts: 1,192 Joined: 12-May 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 52,551 |
Would be wise to clean out the current drivers first, ATI drivers can be especially troublesome with this (experience).
I would say remove all the ATI related items from add/remove programs, reboot then run Driver cleaner pro or something similar. Then you install from scratch. Sure enough google saves me the time of explaining all the little details http://www.driverheaven.net/windows-xp-2k-...s-properly.html --------------------  How can you challenge a Perfect, Immortal Machine? |
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Sep 14 2007, 07:29 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 30-August 07 Member No.: 95,204 |
Yeah, the drivers were the problem and COH works again. Thanks for all the help, and I had already googled it and went through reg manually, but is driver cleaner pro a good progam in your opinion?
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Sep 14 2007, 08:00 AM
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Master Group: Members Posts: 1,192 Joined: 12-May 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 52,551 |
Personally I've only had to use it once (My drivers went completely retarded after an update) Had to boot into safe mode and use it.
It's very handy when the shit hits the fan but I only install it when I need it and that is rare. -------------------- How can you challenge a Perfect, Immortal Machine? |
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