Strangest problem ive ever run in to

shadowfield · Feb 5, 2005, 03:27 PM

Well, about the time catalyst 5.1's came out i started having a extreemly strange problem. Randomly, when i went to change my resolution or anything with my monitors, the CCC or Display Properties would tell me i didnt have Administrative powers to do so. And it was usualy after playing a 3d game. Odd. I figured it was just Cat 5.1's so i went to install Cat 4.11s. For awhile it seemed it was fixed. I was completely wrong.

So at this point, i had no idea what was going on. So i figured it was windows just being windows so i figured it would be easier to just reinstall windows then try to track down the problem, because i didnt even know where to start looking. After the reinstall, i installed the following(list is accualy longer, but the other things dont matter as far as i know):

All Windows updates
newest Nforce Drivers
Cat 4.11s
Steam
FFXI
Exeem Lite
Microsoft antispyware
DefilerPak( a codec pack)

After awhile... the problem comes back again! Now i realise it has to be something i installed to trigger this. The only things that i recently installed when the problem first started were:

any steam updates
any windows updates
exeem lite
microsoft antispyware
Defilerpak

So... i uninstalled Microsoft antispyware and exeem lite and the problem hasnt happened again yet, but it has only been about 12 hours since i uninstalled them. Has anyone else ran in to a problem like this? If the problem ends up comming back i really am out of ideas now.

EDIT:
A friend of mine was having the same problem as i was after 3d gaming.. completely different system set up as me.. and as soon as he uninstalled Exeem lite... problem solved.... draw your own conclusions

riles9262 · Feb 5, 2005, 09:25 PM

I'd have to say exeem is the problem

I don't have that program installed so I can't confirm it.

Feb 5, 2005, 03:27 PM	#1
shadowfield DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 117 Rep Power: 0	Strangest problem ive ever run in to Well, about the time catalyst 5.1's came out i started having a extreemly strange problem. Randomly, when i went to change my resolution or anything with my monitors, the CCC or Display Properties would tell me i didnt have Administrative powers to do so. And it was usualy after playing a 3d game. Odd. I figured it was just Cat 5.1's so i went to install Cat 4.11s. For awhile it seemed it was fixed. I was completely wrong. So at this point, i had no idea what was going on. So i figured it was windows just being windows so i figured it would be easier to just reinstall windows then try to track down the problem, because i didnt even know where to start looking. After the reinstall, i installed the following(list is accualy longer, but the other things dont matter as far as i know): All Windows updates newest Nforce Drivers Cat 4.11s Steam FFXI Exeem Lite Microsoft antispyware DefilerPak( a codec pack) After awhile... the problem comes back again! Now i realise it has to be something i installed to trigger this. The only things that i recently installed when the problem first started were: any steam updates any windows updates exeem lite microsoft antispyware Defilerpak So... i uninstalled Microsoft antispyware and exeem lite and the problem hasnt happened again yet, but it has only been about 12 hours since i uninstalled them. Has anyone else ran in to a problem like this? If the problem ends up comming back i really am out of ideas now. EDIT: A friend of mine was having the same problem as i was after 3d gaming.. completely different system set up as me.. and as soon as he uninstalled Exeem lite... problem solved.... draw your own conclusions Last edited by shadowfield; Feb 5, 2005 at 06:30 PM.

Feb 5, 2005, 09:25 PM	#2
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	I'd have to say exeem is the problem I don't have that program installed so I can't confirm it. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.