Modding ATI Catalyst beta for Windows 7

zillal · Jan 22, 2009, 07:02 AM

Has anybody successfully modded and installed the ATI Catalyst beta for Windows 7 on a laptop?

guy.leonard · Jan 22, 2009, 03:23 PM

Yep, worked for me with no problems! I have a Mobility Radeon X1400.

The modding took quite a while (well a couple of minutes) but eventually finished and the install of the ATI Catalyst beta for Windows 7 was great - much better than installs on XP etc.

That being said, the initial install of Windows 7 automatically installed version 8.31.100.2 for me seamlessly from Windows update and I scored 3.5 WEI on graphics.

The version number from the above link seems to be 8.560.1.0 and I scored 3.6 WEI for graphics.

I suppose it is worth it!?

guy.leonard · Jan 27, 2009, 11:22 AM

Hrmmm. Everything was fine but on a recent restart of Win7 CCC crashed with an error and I seem to have lost my desktop.

That is, the start bar is visible and operational, the desktop background is there and I can right click without problems. I cannot, however, left click and/or drag and there are no icons or Gadgets either.

I wonder if it was CCC or something entirely unrelated.

Sigh.

Al_Vampyre · Jan 27, 2009, 11:48 AM

I'm running a mobility modded Cat 8.12 on my Windows 7 (32 bit) laptop

Jan 22, 2009, 07:02 AM	#1
zillal DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Modding ATI Catalyst beta for Windows 7 Has anybody successfully modded and installed the ATI Catalyst beta for Windows 7 on a laptop?

Jan 22, 2009, 03:23 PM	#2
guy.leonard DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: Modding ATI Catalyst beta for Windows 7 Yep, worked for me with no problems! I have a Mobility Radeon X1400. The modding took quite a while (well a couple of minutes) but eventually finished and the install of the ATI Catalyst beta for Windows 7 was great - much better than installs on XP etc. That being said, the initial install of Windows 7 automatically installed version 8.31.100.2 for me seamlessly from Windows update and I scored 3.5 WEI on graphics. The version number from the above link seems to be 8.560.1.0 and I scored 3.6 WEI for graphics. I suppose it is worth it!?

Jan 27, 2009, 11:22 AM	#3
guy.leonard DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: Modding ATI Catalyst beta for Windows 7 Hrmmm. Everything was fine but on a recent restart of Win7 CCC crashed with an error and I seem to have lost my desktop. That is, the start bar is visible and operational, the desktop background is there and I can right click without problems. I cannot, however, left click and/or drag and there are no icons or Gadgets either. I wonder if it was CCC or something entirely unrelated. Sigh.

Jan 27, 2009, 11:48 AM	#4
Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Re: Modding ATI Catalyst beta for Windows 7 I'm running a mobility modded Cat 8.12 on my Windows 7 (32 bit) laptop