rian222

I know absoultely nothing about what you guys on this forum are talking about, but I did catch a part about omega drivers being better than regular drivers. I installed ati omega drivers(the latest one), and was completly confused by half the things in the installation, but i got through it. I restarted my comp and tried to open up ati control panel(I have no idea what this is, and i was curious), and my computer rebooted itself! So i got back into windows and tried running Empire Earth 2, which is fairly graphics consuming(Not as much as F.E.A.R. or Oblivion though), and tried running it with graphics maxed out. It seems to work a lot better. But it bothers me that the system reboots after trying to open up ati control panel. Can someone please tell me what I probably did wrong and how to make it better. Here is my dxdiag:

Before Omega Drivers:

http://41.freebb.com/mwmodders/mwmodders-article30.html

After I installed them:

[color=#5e8698]http://41.freebb.com/mwmodders/mwmodders-article33.html[/color]

Dyre Straits

Greetings!!

I have used Omega's drivers for years now. I still like to use them and hope he'll continue to provide his excellent expertise to the users of ATi cards.

One of the main things that have to be done is to Uninstall the ATi Control Panel prior to installing the Omegadrivers. This is the ONLY requirement per his own instructions. Once you uninstall that, you can then proceed to install his drivers 'over the top' of existing ATI drivers. The VERY important thing is to be sure to say, YES, when prompted to overwrite any files during the installation.

I've done it this way for years and have had very few issues. I know there will be responses saying that you need to use DriverCleaner or some other app, but, it's really not necessary.

So, at this point, try uninstalling the ATI control panel from the Add/Remove list in the Windows Control Panel and then reinstall the Omegadrivers.

Good luck!

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rian222

I had uninstalled it prior to the installation, and i clicked yes on all overwrite files things. BTW, its ATI Tray Tools I tried to open, not ATI control panel. I removed the control panel be4 the installation. Heres the weird part: I went to the Add/Remove Programs to try what u said anyway, and the only ATI thing that shows up is ATI display drivers.

Dyre Straits

The ATI Tray Tools is NOT the ATI Control Panel. To get the ATI Control Panel, simply right click a blank space on the Desktop and then select Properties and then click the SETTINGS tab. You should be good to go from there.

If it's the ATT (Tray Tools) that's giving you problems, we have a whole nother issue to deal with.

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rian222

Okay, so what do i do about it?

Dyre Straits

Do you get an ATT icon in your Taskbar near the clock when you try to start ATT? OR, is that when your system reboots? At what point does the system reboot?

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rian222

not sure if i remember installing ATT. I cant find it on my comp.

Dyre Straits

ATT = ATI Tray Tools

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rian222

ok, then thats when my system reboots, windows says it recovered from a serious error when i get back in.

rian222

Plz respond.

Dyre Straits

I have to leave for work in only a few minutes.

It would be helpful if you will list your computer specs including motherboard, CPU, RAM, video card, sound card, etc.

While it may be a while before another response from me, maybe you can try installing these drivers from within SAFEMODE.

Also, you posted the DXDIAG differences, but did not point out what was your concern. If it's the line saying that the file/s aren't digitally signed, that's normal. That's why, when installing 3rd party drivers, you have to click on the Continue Anyway prompt.

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rian222

The dxdiag was for my system specs, it lists them at the top of the page. i will try installing them in safe mode, but i am downloading something, ill try it in a bit.

rian222

doesnt work, same problem

Dyre Straits

I'm home...and still not sure of a new suggestion.

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rian222

the icon u were talking about earlier, does it look like a red quadrilateral with ATI on it?

Should i PM Omegadrive?

Dyre Straits

The one on my taskbar is a red cube with ATI across the front ride facing.

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rian222

mine looks like this:
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/ATI |

Dyre Straits

Here's mine:




When you hover the cursor over it, you get the yellow info box. I added the red arrow to make sure you see the correct one.

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rian222

how do i take a screenshot like that?

Dyre Straits

Just press the PrtSc (Print Screen) key and then open up your image editor (PAINT will do in a bind) and then PASTE the image into your program.

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Dyre Straits

Ignore.....got caught during the site updating.....

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Dyre Straits

Ignore.....

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rian222

Okay, here we go:

Dyre Straits

You need to Uninstall the ATI Control Panel from your ADD/REMOVE list and also make sure you have Uninstalled the ATI Catalyst Control Center.

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rian222

the ATI control center/panel is not on my add/remove list.

Omegadrive

Well, that icon is from the ATI CP, not ATT, and is disabled by default in my drivers, so if it appeared after installing my drivers, there is something wrong, something from the previous driver still in the PC.
Try running the Omega Uninstaller from Start menu, remove drivers when asked, restart, cancel both prompts when Windows detects the new hardware, run Omega Drivers installer again.

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rian222

Nope, same problem. When i finished restarting, it was in a crappy resoulution, so i changed it to 1280 x 1024, then i clicked ATI Tray Tools, and it restarted. When i was back, it was in the same crappy resoulution again. BTW, what does fastwrite mean? And do i want it?

Dyre Straits

Do a Google Search for Crap Cleaner. (CCleaner is what you'll be downloading.)

Install this freebie app and run the ISSUES app. You'll see Registry Integrity and Files Integrity. Make sure all the boxes are checked.

Run this and, when prompted, back up your Registry. Then, go ahead and do the Fix All option.

Run this until the scan doesn't find anymore issues.

Once you've done that, then run the Cleaner option and let it clean out everything. You'll need to let it clean out even including your current 'cookies' the first time or two. Afterwards, you can go and save any particular cookies you don't want it to delete. It's important to try to clean up your system as much as possible.

It's beginning to sound like you have some deep-rooted issues that only this....OR a complete Reformat and Reinstall of Windows....can fix.

Good luck!

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rian222

I brought my comp brand new 4 christmas, i have never had any probs with i tbe4. Ill try what u said anyway.

rian222

nope, crap cleaner doens't work. I don't care though, i don't think i need to use the ATI Tray Tools anyway, unless thre is something i need to worry about, im just gonna continue on using the Omega Drivers. They are still way better than cats, even if they don't work right on my comp. Anyways, maybe Omegadrive can get this fixed on the next release.