ATI control panel failed! HELP

roonie · Nov 9, 2003, 02:28 PM

Hi,

I followed the instructions to the letter for the 'ATI driver installation for noobs'. However after installing the latest drivers and control panel I get the following message.

"THE ATI CONTROL PANEL FAILED TO INITIALIZE BECAUSE NO ATI DRIVER IS INSTALLED, OR ATI DRIVER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ATI CONTROL PANEL WILL NOW CLOSE."

Can anyone please help with this as it's driving me nuts?

Many thanks,

Phil.

MK4M-L MSI mainboard
XP 2600+
768 DDR Ram
Radeon 9600
30 gig HDD
Windows XP Home SP1

**MIG-31** · Nov 9, 2003, 02:43 PM

go to the file that the drivers were installed to.open there should be a file that contains the cp run the exe. file to reinstall the cp.give that a try.

in the drivers did you select auto or manual install.

if manual you might of just missed the cp option.

roonie · Nov 9, 2003, 02:54 PM

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I went to my hard drive and theres an ATI file in C: and there is also one in program files where I presume the control panel is installed to. Have tried to click the control panel exe. but it does nothing. Am I in the right place?

Phil.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 9, 2003, 02:57 PM

i'd go back and run the driver install again....

**MIG-31** · Nov 9, 2003, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by roonie
Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I went to my hard drive and theres an ATI file in C: and there is also one in program files where I presume the control panel is installed to. Have tried to click the control panel exe. but it does nothing. Am I in the right place?

Phil.

go to c:drive(if that is set for master hdd) double click then there should be a file 'ati'.enter the file

should show 'support' then file

'xp catalyst' double click that there will be a file called

'cpanel' doule click setup.

that the one you want. if that is not the same as you just tried.

roonie · Nov 9, 2003, 03:02 PM

Hi i have tride to install the driver for day with no luck.

the only way is to install the drivers that came in the box thay are very old 28/2/03 date

phil

intennso · Nov 12, 2003, 01:31 PM

do you have powercolor 9600 pro ez?

**Spike** · Nov 12, 2003, 01:42 PM

roonie what videocard do you have? Maybe you need drivers by the manufacturer.

RIV@NVX · Nov 12, 2003, 01:54 PM

Did you bump up hardware acceleration in display properties to max?

roonie · Nov 14, 2003, 01:32 PM

Hi all

Thanks for the replies sorry for not getting back sooner.

I managed to get the latest omega drivers to work ok

yes it is a powercolour 9600 256meg card

Im only getting 8400 score on 3Dmark2001 is this about right?

Thanks for all your help

Phil

**MIG-31** · Nov 14, 2003, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by roonie
Hi all

Thanks for the replies sorry for not getting back sooner.

I managed to get the latest omega drivers to work ok

yes it is a powercolour 9600 256meg card

Im only getting 8400 score on 3Dmark2001 is this about right?

Thanks for all your help

Phil

difficult one to answer for me as i had a 9600pro.

this is on my current rig

look in my project to select the other scores.theres 1 for 9800pro and 2 for 9600pro and 1 for gf4ti4600.
to different scores as you will see.

but consider most 256mb models are clocked at slower memory speeds as 128's.

roonie · Nov 14, 2003, 02:42 PM

HI thanks

I was looking for around the 10000 to 11000 score when i upgraded from my GForce 3 card. I have just had this system upgraded it was a xp2000 with a GFORCE 3 TI and now it is a XP2600 with a 9600 card .
The guy who did the upgrade just said the 3Dmark just tested the 9600 card and not the system but i have a feeling theres a bottleneck somewhere.

phil

**MIG-31** · Nov 14, 2003, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by roonie
HI thanks

I was looking for around the 10000 to 11000 score when i upgraded from my GForce 3 card. I have just had this system upgraded it was a xp2000 with a GFORCE 3 TI and now it is a XP2600 with a 9600 card .
The guy who did the upgrade just said the 3Dmark just tested the 9600 card and not the system but i have a feeling theres a bottleneck somewhere.

phil

that is exactly what has been said in some storys around the web i have seen.
what seed ram do you have.

~~Crash Override~~ · Nov 14, 2003, 08:04 PM

hmm that cant be right

I score higher on my P4 2.2GHz Laptop with a mobility 9000

roonie · Nov 17, 2003, 09:23 AM

HI all

thanks for all your advice and suggestions you all have been great!!

Well I have got the omega drivers to work and with a mild overclock to the card I got a scors of over 10000 on the 3Dmark01 and I have all my games maxed out with no problems including LOMAC.

Thanks again

Phil and Harvey (my parrot)

Nov 9, 2003, 02:28 PM	#1
roonie DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	ATI control panel failed! HELP Hi, I followed the instructions to the letter for the 'ATI driver installation for noobs'. However after installing the latest drivers and control panel I get the following message. "THE ATI CONTROL PANEL FAILED TO INITIALIZE BECAUSE NO ATI DRIVER IS INSTALLED, OR ATI DRIVER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ATI CONTROL PANEL WILL NOW CLOSE." Can anyone please help with this as it's driving me nuts? Many thanks, Phil. MK4M-L MSI mainboard XP 2600+ 768 DDR Ram Radeon 9600 30 gig HDD Windows XP Home SP1

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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,850 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	go to the file that the drivers were installed to.open there should be a file that contains the cp run the exe. file to reinstall the cp.give that a try. in the drivers did you select auto or manual install. if manual you might of just missed the cp option. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

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roonie DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	File that drivers are installed to. Hi, Thanks for the reply. I went to my hard drive and theres an ATI file in C: and there is also one in program files where I presume the control panel is installed to. Have tried to click the control panel exe. but it does nothing. Am I in the right place? Phil.

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The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	i'd go back and run the driver install again.... __________________

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intennso DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	pro ez? do you have powercolor 9600 pro ez?

Nov 9, 2003, 03:02 PM	Thread Starter #6
roonie DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Hi i have tride to install the driver for day with no luck. the only way is to install the drivers that came in the box thay are very old 28/2/03 date phil

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Spike Driver Cleaner Maker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	roonie what videocard do you have? Maybe you need drivers by the manufacturer. __________________

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RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Did you bump up hardware acceleration in display properties to max? __________________ -- Vedran

Nov 14, 2003, 01:32 PM	Thread Starter #10
roonie DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Hi all Thanks for the replies sorry for not getting back sooner. I managed to get the latest omega drivers to work ok yes it is a powercolour 9600 256meg card Im only getting 8400 score on 3Dmark2001 is this about right? Thanks for all your help Phil

Nov 14, 2003, 02:42 PM	Thread Starter #12
roonie DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	HI thanks I was looking for around the 10000 to 11000 score when i upgraded from my GForce 3 card. I have just had this system upgraded it was a xp2000 with a GFORCE 3 TI and now it is a XP2600 with a 9600 card . The guy who did the upgrade just said the 3Dmark just tested the 9600 card and not the system but i have a feeling theres a bottleneck somewhere. phil

Nov 14, 2003, 08:04 PM	#14
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	hmm that cant be right I score higher on my P4 2.2GHz Laptop with a mobility 9000

Nov 17, 2003, 09:23 AM	Thread Starter #15
roonie DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	HI all thanks for all your advice and suggestions you all have been great!! Well I have got the omega drivers to work and with a mild overclock to the card I got a scors of over 10000 on the 3Dmark01 and I have all my games maxed out with no problems including LOMAC. Thanks again Phil and Harvey (my parrot)