need to uninstall directX...how

Bjarke · Dec 29, 2003, 12:01 PM

i have this major problem with Americas Army that when i get flash-bang thrown at me my game crashes

now a lot of people tell me that i have to uninstall my dirctX driver (and the catalyst driver, but i think i can do that)

i am running Windows XP with a Radeon 9600 Pro 128 mb, and dunno wich catalyst (last one i installed was 3.10) driver im on because i read that a the updates wont uninstall the old driver

wierd

well i need to know where i can get a tool to uninstall the directX driver propeply and a proper mamual of some sort

im also a little confused about the directX 9.0. IS it out ??? I have a copy of direct 9.0b (is 9.0 better than 9.0b?) wich i think im using ??? but can my Radeon run dircetX 9.0 ???

please help me here cause the problem is freakin me out (have to reboot EVERYTIME)

thanks in advance

Zulan · Dec 29, 2003, 12:09 PM

the Radeon 9600 pro is a directX9 card so yeah it supports all directx 9 functions, directX 9.0b is newer then 9.0.

* Try reinstalling the catalyst driver
* Try Omegadrivers Http://www.omegacorner.com
* Try reïnstalling the game

Bjarke · Dec 29, 2003, 12:17 PM

i have tried reinstalling the game (several times)
i have uninstalled the catalyst driver (and my grachic-card)
i havent tried installing the Omega driver, but isnt it built on the Catalyst driver

~~HawK~~ · Dec 29, 2003, 12:22 PM

Have you tried drivercleaner ?
Please do read the read me on how to use this tool

Bjarke · Dec 29, 2003, 02:00 PM

have just tried drivercleaner
i uninstalled what i could with windows and then used drivercleaner 2.6 in secure mode
then i installed omega 2.5.0.4 and tried the game. no effect, still freezing
then i did the excact same thing again but installed Catalyst 3.10 instead

i dont know what to do now

i heard that the proplem was caused by directX and that i had to use a program called 'directX buster', but i heard that there should be a better program for windows XP to remove directX. do u know any programs like that

im seriously close to reformat my pc

please help me out on this one

~~HawK~~ · Dec 29, 2003, 02:19 PM

Don't think there is one, here on this siteat Dr,dynds are 2 dx removers but not for XP afaik.
Is AA the only game that is troubling you? maybe it has nothing to do with the ATI, could be sound or even system (AGP/chipset drivers uptodate) related, what about your PSU is that good (>400w)enough?

WisMerHill · Dec 29, 2003, 02:44 PM

I've got a utillity at home (i hope i still have it) that can delete dx9 and reinstall dx8.0 from the windowsxp cd (required)
I've used it myself multiple times while testing the various dx9 betas and it does it job.

if you really need it, say so, then i will dive in my backups to retrieve it for you.

Bjarke · Dec 29, 2003, 04:05 PM

thanks but no thanks

i dont think its that simple
i read somewhere that its the old directX files (from older versions) that is causing the problem and if i get the 8.0 back i would have to reinstall 9.0b again. i think it would do the same again

and its not just on AA it does this, and i know that it really is the directX and ATI drivers that causes it. a few other on the AA boards has reported this flaw but has used the new Catalyst driver to fix it

and my pc specs is ok
1700+ Athlon processor and 512 mb ram

Bjarke · Dec 29, 2003, 04:31 PM

oh my god FINALLY

i found out how to do it
i read a post about it that said that i only had to turn of the AGP fastwrite. so i did AND IT WORKS

thanks anyway guys for trying to help me out. appreciated it
btw was is fastwrite

Dec 29, 2003, 12:01 PM	#1
Bjarke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	need to uninstall directX...how i have this major problem with Americas Army that when i get flash-bang thrown at me my game crashes now a lot of people tell me that i have to uninstall my dirctX driver (and the catalyst driver, but i think i can do that) i am running Windows XP with a Radeon 9600 Pro 128 mb, and dunno wich catalyst (last one i installed was 3.10) driver im on because i read that a the updates wont uninstall the old driver wierd well i need to know where i can get a tool to uninstall the directX driver propeply and a proper mamual of some sort im also a little confused about the directX 9.0. IS it out ??? I have a copy of direct 9.0b (is 9.0 better than 9.0b?) wich i think im using ??? but can my Radeon run dircetX 9.0 ??? please help me here cause the problem is freakin me out (have to reboot EVERYTIME) thanks in advance

Dec 29, 2003, 12:09 PM	#2
Zulan DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In your backyard Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	the Radeon 9600 pro is a directX9 card so yeah it supports all directx 9 functions, directX 9.0b is newer then 9.0. * Try reinstalling the catalyst driver * Try Omegadrivers Http://www.omegacorner.com * Try reïnstalling the game __________________ System 1: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (socket 939) \| DVD-RW: Sony DVD RW DW-U18A \| Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo2-54G \| GFX: nVidia Geforce 6600 GT \| Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 1100DF \| RAM: 1 GB Kingston PC 3200 \| Sound: Soundblaster X-Fi \| Main HDD: 2 * Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB Serial ATA 10000RPM @ RAID 0 \| Storage HDD: Maxtor DiamondMAX Plus 9 120 GB 8 MB Cache \| DVD: Lite-On 16* DVD \| OS: Windows XP SP2 \| PSU: Sweex 650W PSU *System 2:* CPU: AMD Sempron 3000+ \| Motherboard: MSI K7N2 Delta2-FSR \| GFX: nVidia Geforce 6200 256 MB \| Monitor: Hercules Prophetview 920 PRO \| RAM: 1 GB Kingston PC 3200 \| Sound: Nvidia Soundstorm \| Main HDD: Maxtor DiamondMAX Plus 9 80 GB 8 MB Cache \| CD-ROM: NEC 52* CD \| OS: FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE \| PSU: A-Open 300W PSU *Laptop:* CPU: AMD Mobile Sempron 3100+ \| GFX: SiS M760GX 128 MB \| Monitor: 15" XGA TFT LCD \| RAM: 1 GB Kingston PC 3200 \| Sound: Realtek AC '97 audio \| HDD: 40 GB \| DVD-RW: Slimtype DVDRW SOSW-833S \| OS: Windows XP PRO SP2

Dec 29, 2003, 02:44 PM	#7
WisMerHill DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 468 Rep Power: 0	I've got a utillity at home (i hope i still have it) that can delete dx9 and reinstall dx8.0 from the windowsxp cd (required) I've used it myself multiple times while testing the various dx9 betas and it does it job. if you really need it, say so, then i will dive in my backups to retrieve it for you. __________________ [color=sandybrown][color=white] [/color] [color=white][color=white]M[/color][color=white]y Computer[/color]: [/color][color=white]3DMark2001[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3Dmark2003[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3DMark200[/color][color=white]5[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]PCMark2004[/color][/color]

Dec 29, 2003, 12:17 PM	Thread Starter #3
Bjarke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	i have tried reinstalling the game (several times) i have uninstalled the catalyst driver (and my grachic-card) i havent tried installing the Omega driver, but isnt it built on the Catalyst driver

Dec 29, 2003, 12:22 PM	#4
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Have you tried drivercleaner ? Please do read the read me on how to use this tool

Dec 29, 2003, 02:00 PM	Thread Starter #5
Bjarke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	have just tried drivercleaner i uninstalled what i could with windows and then used drivercleaner 2.6 in secure mode then i installed omega 2.5.0.4 and tried the game. no effect, still freezing then i did the excact same thing again but installed Catalyst 3.10 instead i dont know what to do now i heard that the proplem was caused by directX and that i had to use a program called 'directX buster', but i heard that there should be a better program for windows XP to remove directX. do u know any programs like that im seriously close to reformat my pc please help me out on this one

Dec 29, 2003, 02:19 PM	#6
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Don't think there is one, here on this siteat Dr,dynds are 2 dx removers but not for XP afaik. Is AA the only game that is troubling you? maybe it has nothing to do with the ATI, could be sound or even system (AGP/chipset drivers uptodate) related, what about your PSU is that good (>400w)enough?

Dec 29, 2003, 04:05 PM	Thread Starter #8
Bjarke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	thanks but no thanks i dont think its that simple i read somewhere that its the old directX files (from older versions) that is causing the problem and if i get the 8.0 back i would have to reinstall 9.0b again. i think it would do the same again and its not just on AA it does this, and i know that it really is the directX and ATI drivers that causes it. a few other on the AA boards has reported this flaw but has used the new Catalyst driver to fix it and my pc specs is ok 1700+ Athlon processor and 512 mb ram

Dec 29, 2003, 04:31 PM	Thread Starter #9
Bjarke DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	oh my god FINALLY i found out how to do it i read a post about it that said that i only had to turn of the AGP fastwrite. so i did AND IT WORKS thanks anyway guys for trying to help me out. appreciated it btw was is fastwrite