Question about rolling back drivers - is it safe?

ccfilms · Feb 6, 2005, 03:54 AM

Hey,

I was running Catalyst 5.1 and decided to rollback to Omega 4.12, but I read in a thread that rolling back from 5 series to 4 can cause problems cuz of file changes. Is there a way to fix this without reformatting? I ran Driver Cleaner Final (non-Pro) on the 5.1 drivers, but I'm guessing since it was the non-pro, i still have some 5.1 remains.

However, I read on some page that the Driver Cleaner Pro has lots of bugs....it that true? Am i screwed?

what should i do to ensure clean Omega 4.12 drivers being installed when I rolled back from Catalyst 5.1.

Thanks.

redsolar · Feb 6, 2005, 03:57 AM

DC Pro is very bug-free. Recommended way is to uninstall Cats using its own uninstaller first, and then remove the remains with DC PRo in safe mode. Do not do rollback - you are asking for problems this way. Then reinstall Omegas.

ccfilms · Feb 6, 2005, 04:04 AM

Oh....when i said rollback, i mean uninstall, reboot in safe, use Driver Cleaner, then reboot and install. sorry for the confusion. I'd never just roll back. That's like asking for hell to knock on your door.

lol

(downloading DC Pro and gonna uninstall all drivers then reinstall omega 4.12's)

Feb 6, 2005, 03:54 AM	#1
ccfilms DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South East Michigan Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Question about rolling back drivers - is it safe? Hey, I was running Catalyst 5.1 and decided to rollback to Omega 4.12, but I read in a thread that rolling back from 5 series to 4 can cause problems cuz of file changes. Is there a way to fix this without reformatting? I ran Driver Cleaner Final (non-Pro) on the 5.1 drivers, but I'm guessing since it was the non-pro, i still have some 5.1 remains. However, I read on some page that the Driver Cleaner Pro has lots of bugs....it that true? Am i screwed? what should i do to ensure clean Omega 4.12 drivers being installed when I rolled back from Catalyst 5.1. Thanks. __________________ Jeremy Krakowski [color=red]www.CCFilms.com[/color][color=red] [/color] Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 \|\|\| Black Thermaltake Xaser III w/ 420W Power Supply Motherboard: Micro-ATX ASUS P4B-LX \|\|\| Intel Pentium4 1.8Ghz (O/c'd to 2.0Ghz) \|\|\| 512MB PC133 SDRAM (2-3-2-6 - 144MHz) 120GB Western Digital 7,200RPM w/ 8mb cache \|\|\| 60GB Western Digital 7,200RPM \|\|\| 80GB 5,400RPM for MandrakeLinux 10.1 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (430/780 O/c'd) w/ Catalyst 5.2

Feb 6, 2005, 03:57 AM	#2
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	DC Pro is very bug-free. Recommended way is to uninstall Cats using its own uninstaller first, and then remove the remains with DC PRo in safe mode. Do not do rollback - you are asking for problems this way. Then reinstall Omegas. __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

Feb 6, 2005, 04:04 AM	Thread Starter #3
ccfilms DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South East Michigan Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Oh....when i said rollback, i mean uninstall, reboot in safe, use Driver Cleaner, then reboot and install. sorry for the confusion. I'd never just roll back. That's like asking for hell to knock on your door. lol (downloading DC Pro and gonna uninstall all drivers then reinstall omega 4.12's) __________________ Jeremy Krakowski [color=red]www.CCFilms.com[/color][color=red] [/color] Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP2 \|\|\| Black Thermaltake Xaser III w/ 420W Power Supply Motherboard: Micro-ATX ASUS P4B-LX \|\|\| Intel Pentium4 1.8Ghz (O/c'd to 2.0Ghz) \|\|\| 512MB PC133 SDRAM (2-3-2-6 - 144MHz) 120GB Western Digital 7,200RPM w/ 8mb cache \|\|\| 60GB Western Digital 7,200RPM \|\|\| 80GB 5,400RPM for MandrakeLinux 10.1 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (430/780 O/c'd) w/ Catalyst 5.2