98SE No More Display Adapters

Eck · Feb 14, 2006, 12:52 AM

Following using DriverCleanerPro4, 98SE no longer has any Display Adapters to install among all the listed drivers in the AddNewHardwareWizard.

I discovered that following an uninstall of my ATI Radeon x850Pro driver. Upon reboot to normal mode after the safe mode DriverCleaner use, Windows reports that the drivers controlling my display adapters are not working correctly. Checking device manager, there is no more Display Adapter catagory nor any monitors installed. If I open Display Properties advanced, my card is listed as Unknown Device on Unknown Monitor. If I try to change the driver there, there is no catagory "Display Adapters" to select the Standard PCI Display Adapter (VGA) from. These sort of devices are not listed under any other catagory either.

The fix was to run ATI's setup of the Catalyst 6.2, which freezes just before the screen asking for a restart. I have to reset the computer, then upon Windows startup ALMOST everything is back to normal.

The weird thing left is that the catagory "Display Adapters" in device manager still does not exist. It is instead now called simply "DISPLAY." The ATI card drivers are correctly listed under this new catagory. Everything, including the WDM's and the fresh install of the ATI MMC 9.13 works perfectly.

It's just that I don't think Windows has any other display adapters anymore except for what ATI's setup installs in its new "DISPLAY" catagory.

I think something in DriverCleaner is removing what it shouldn't.

**Spike** · Feb 14, 2006, 08:32 AM

Eck can you send me the log files to info@drivercleaner.net, then i can look into it and see what happens. Those log files really help me to locate the problem.

Eck · Feb 14, 2006, 04:26 PM

Alrighty, the log files are sent. The first you'll see was when I updated from the Catalyst 5.9 to 6.2 on the ninth. Then you'll see the logs from yesterday when I had uninstalled and reinstalled all ATI after testing an operating system fix for MDGx's 98SE2ME program.

I needed to reinstall after our little experiment since letting device manager remove and reinstall ATI results in no more Smartgart. So after we were finished I fully uninstalled ATI and then reinstalled.

If you are interested in what I was testing (slow progress of the Windows Hardware Add/Remove Wizard when using 98SE2ME) and the results (use original DEVMGR32.DLL from 98SE instead of the Windows Me version) the thread is on the recent page of the 98SE2ME thread on the MSFN forum.

Jeez, I wanted to copy and paste the link here but there's no Paste on right clicking. Anyway it's msfn.org. The 98SE2ME program has its own thread in the stickies of the 98SE Unnofficial Service Pack forum within the Windows 98 section of the MSFN forums. (Easier to find than it sounds!)

Eck · Feb 16, 2006, 06:27 PM

DriverCleaner did break this. Spike didn't post the fix here so in the case where anyone has this problem I will. DC deletes a registry key that should not be deleted in 9x.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Class\Display]
@="Display adapters"
"Installer"="SetupX.DLL, Display_ClassInstaller"
"Icon"="-1"
"EnumDriverStack"="enumfile.dll,EnumDisplayDriverS tack"
"Link"="{4d36e968-e325-lice-bfck-08002be10318}"

This deletion of the Display catagory will be removed from the next version of DriverCleanerPro, as per Spike.

Spike emailed me the above registry fix. It is the key from someone's 98SE machine. When I applied the fix and rebooted, my device manager changed the entry that the ATI installer had created, "DISPLAY," to "Display adapters." I think this will also fix the problem where the ATI driver setup program was freezing at the end, forcing me to reset the computer.

Since all is working now, I won't find that out until the next time I install the ATI drivers.

**Spike** · Feb 17, 2006, 12:12 PM

Eck thanx for posting it.

It is fixed in the filters so those updates will be in the next version.

Also thank you for reporting it and sending the log files. With feedback like this i can improve my program and filters.

Feb 14, 2006, 12:52 AM	#1
Eck DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	98SE No More Display Adapters Following using DriverCleanerPro4, 98SE no longer has any Display Adapters to install among all the listed drivers in the AddNewHardwareWizard. I discovered that following an uninstall of my ATI Radeon x850Pro driver. Upon reboot to normal mode after the safe mode DriverCleaner use, Windows reports that the drivers controlling my display adapters are not working correctly. Checking device manager, there is no more Display Adapter catagory nor any monitors installed. If I open Display Properties advanced, my card is listed as Unknown Device on Unknown Monitor. If I try to change the driver there, there is no catagory "Display Adapters" to select the Standard PCI Display Adapter (VGA) from. These sort of devices are not listed under any other catagory either. The fix was to run ATI's setup of the Catalyst 6.2, which freezes just before the screen asking for a restart. I have to reset the computer, then upon Windows startup ALMOST everything is back to normal. The weird thing left is that the catagory "Display Adapters" in device manager still does not exist. It is instead now called simply "DISPLAY." The ATI card drivers are correctly listed under this new catagory. Everything, including the WDM's and the fresh install of the ATI MMC 9.13 works perfectly. It's just that I don't think Windows has any other display adapters anymore except for what ATI's setup installs in its new "DISPLAY" catagory. I think something in DriverCleaner is removing what it shouldn't. __________________ Epox 8KRAIPRO/Asus A7V880 Crucial 3200DDR 512x2 Sempron 3300+/AthlonXP3200 Gigabyte NVidia 6600GT/ATI Radeon x850PRO 250GB Maxtor Sata/250GB Maxtor ATA Audigy 2 ZS Platinum/Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro

Feb 14, 2006, 08:32 AM	#2
Spike Driver Cleaner Maker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Eck can you send me the log files to info@drivercleaner.net, then i can look into it and see what happens. Those log files really help me to locate the problem. __________________

Feb 14, 2006, 04:26 PM	Thread Starter #3
Eck DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	Alrighty, the log files are sent. The first you'll see was when I updated from the Catalyst 5.9 to 6.2 on the ninth. Then you'll see the logs from yesterday when I had uninstalled and reinstalled all ATI after testing an operating system fix for MDGx's 98SE2ME program. I needed to reinstall after our little experiment since letting device manager remove and reinstall ATI results in no more Smartgart. So after we were finished I fully uninstalled ATI and then reinstalled. If you are interested in what I was testing (slow progress of the Windows Hardware Add/Remove Wizard when using 98SE2ME) and the results (use original DEVMGR32.DLL from 98SE instead of the Windows Me version) the thread is on the recent page of the 98SE2ME thread on the MSFN forum. Jeez, I wanted to copy and paste the link here but there's no Paste on right clicking. Anyway it's msfn.org. The 98SE2ME program has its own thread in the stickies of the 98SE Unnofficial Service Pack forum within the Windows 98 section of the MSFN forums. (Easier to find than it sounds!) __________________ Epox 8KRAIPRO/Asus A7V880 Crucial 3200DDR 512x2 Sempron 3300+/AthlonXP3200 Gigabyte NVidia 6600GT/ATI Radeon x850PRO 250GB Maxtor Sata/250GB Maxtor ATA Audigy 2 ZS Platinum/Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro

Feb 16, 2006, 06:27 PM	Thread Starter #4
Eck DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	DriverCleaner did break this. Spike didn't post the fix here so in the case where anyone has this problem I will. DC deletes a registry key that should not be deleted in 9x. REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Class\Display] @="Display adapters" "Installer"="SetupX.DLL, Display_ClassInstaller" "Icon"="-1" "EnumDriverStack"="enumfile.dll,EnumDisplayDriverS tack" "Link"="{4d36e968-e325-lice-bfck-08002be10318}" This deletion of the Display catagory will be removed from the next version of DriverCleanerPro, as per Spike. Spike emailed me the above registry fix. It is the key from someone's 98SE machine. When I applied the fix and rebooted, my device manager changed the entry that the ATI installer had created, "DISPLAY," to "Display adapters." I think this will also fix the problem where the ATI driver setup program was freezing at the end, forcing me to reset the computer. Since all is working now, I won't find that out until the next time I install the ATI drivers. __________________ Epox 8KRAIPRO/Asus A7V880 Crucial 3200DDR 512x2 Sempron 3300+/AthlonXP3200 Gigabyte NVidia 6600GT/ATI Radeon x850PRO 250GB Maxtor Sata/250GB Maxtor ATA Audigy 2 ZS Platinum/Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro

Feb 17, 2006, 12:12 PM	#5
Spike Driver Cleaner Maker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Eck thanx for posting it. It is fixed in the filters so those updates will be in the next version. Also thank you for reporting it and sending the log files. With feedback like this i can improve my program and filters. __________________