installing ATI 9600 drivers :-S

[oshta]

OK i installed the Omega drivers, and they made a mess, so i..

- removed them (via the control panel)

- rebooted (loaded in low res mode)

- located the catalyst driver i was using before (wxp-w2k-catalyst-7-981-040127m-013420c.exe)

- got 1/2 way into the installation, and i get "severe, please setup your display addapter with a std VGA driver..." (see below)



- what it going on, why wont it just work

- even the XP "found new hardware" thing wont work

HELPPp - i need 1280*1024 back!!


thanks daniel

[mike_w]

Sounds like the Omegas haven't been uninstalled properly. Quick search on the forums revealed Driver Cleaner.

http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/

Never used it myself, but recommended by others (so you can't blame me if it all goes horribbly, horibbly wrong)

Hope this helps

Mike

Oh, and what drivers have been on the install before? Have there been nVidia, or has it always been a 9600?

[oshta]

Oh, and what drivers have been on the install before? Have there been nVidia, or has it always been a 9600?

Thanks - i'll give it a got (and keep you posted)

- and no - its ALWAYS been a 9600pro (sapphire) running on the ati catalist drivers

[oshta]

... well that made ... no diffrence

whats the point!! - stupid MS - stupid me (hours of work - just to try and get another 3dmark)

[Steve]

System restore mate!

[oshta]

yeah - maybe:S

-except i have no idea when the last one was done - time to go back.. 10years...

but i think i'll give it a go :S

[Steve]

SR updates itself a lot, if it has the disk space to do so anyway.

[oshta]

yeah - wow, at so time, in a time od extravigance(sp), i must have set its back up space HUGE - its done a back up about twice a day

- and everthink its now FINE

- an Xpism that work (and is usfull)



THANKYOU all- (maybe even MS) daniel

- p.s. all i need now is another way to get some more 3dmarks!!

[Steve]

- p.s. all i need now is another way to get some more 3dmarks!!

I think they call that a Radeon 9800XT