Messed up graphics card drivers on clean install of Windows

Dr Trout · Jan 30, 2006, 09:37 PM

Hey guys,

I have some problems with my graphics card. I've just installed XP Pro, nice and clean, brand new. No problems there. So, I go to install my brand new Omega Drivers.

I've tried the official ATi ones, I've tried the latest Omega ones. Both times the same thing happens. When it reboots my screen has turned awful. I've included an image at the bottom with the error message when I go in display settings. It's all gone wrong:

I tried with some older drivers, and, again, the same thing has happened. So... I'm a bit stuck. I'm going to try the 4.12 drivers, since I've heard good things about them, but I don't hold out much hope.

Also, I know that my graphics card is fine. My Xp Pro install is, in fact, on a dual boot system. I have the latest Omega drivers installed on the other install, and they work fine. However, on this second OS, they just won't work. I'm running out of things to try. Does anyone have an ideas or things that I could try? It's really beginning to annoy me now.

Thanks a lot guys.

Vikingod · Jan 30, 2006, 09:50 PM

How about some system specs. What type of Video card do you have? What version of the Omega's are you running now, and make sure you downloaded the XP version (not the windows 9X). What other OS are you running that works? The the 4.12's and see what happens.

Dr Trout · Jan 30, 2006, 10:00 PM

Okay, speccy specs.

The OS I have where it works is XP Home (don't bother to ask me why I'm dual booting Home and Pro - I don't even know). I've got the XP Drivers - which is why that message confuses me somewhat.

At the moment, I'm not running any Omega Drivers on Pro - I've just left the computer as it was when it installed. On Home, I'm happily running Omega Drivers 2.6.42 (Catalyst 5.6), with no problems.

My graphics card is a Radeon 9800 SE 256mb thingy.

Computer... well:
P4 3.00 Ghz processor,
1 gig ram
500 gigs of hard drive
Two OSs are:
Windows XP Home SP2
Windows XP Pro SP2

I think that's about it really.

I'll try the 4.12s then and get back to you... hopefully with some good news.

Orcymorky · Jan 30, 2006, 10:30 PM

Don't you need .NET framework 1.1? I dunno, maybe i'm just crazy. But otherwise, why not just run windows update? Maybe its a wierd bug that was fixed a while ago.

Dr Trout · Jan 31, 2006, 08:47 AM

Net framework... good point. I'll try that. Although, having said that, I don't have .Net framework on my Windows Home install. I did have it, but then I uninstalled it a while back, sans problemos...

Btw - 4.12 didn't work - same problem as before.

Dr Trout · Jan 31, 2006, 01:48 PM

I installed the latest Net framework, tried my drivers... same problem. I've completely run out of ideas for what could be the problem here though. I mean, I haven't even done anything to my system yet that could mess it up.

Dyre Straits · Jan 31, 2006, 06:38 PM

After installing Windows XP Pro, have you installed the motherboard drivers from the system CD?

Dr Trout · Feb 1, 2006, 03:57 PM

Um... stupid question, how would I do that?

Chaos · Feb 1, 2006, 04:22 PM

a cd should have come with your motherboard that contains the chipset drivers. Depending on the system it could be Intel,VIA,Nvidia,AMD,SiS,ULi. Find out the specific chipset your board uses and get the most recent drivers that the chipset requires

BWX · Feb 1, 2006, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Lavalys leaves freeware development
Press Release | 2005-12-05
Lavalys announced today that it leaves the freeware market by halting the development of its EVEREST Home Edition (the successor of AIDA32) system diagnosis product.

I was GOING to suggest Everest home edition.. looks like now they discontinued it.

http://www.lavalys.com/news.php?arti...cat=PR&lang=en

EDIT- I saw somewhere this is good too- I have not yet tried it, it is supposed to be freeware. I'll download it and check it out, but I bet it can show you which drivers you need to download.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/gtopala/about_siw.html

Chaos · Feb 1, 2006, 05:51 PM

The Everest Free version can be found at MajorGeeks

Chaos · Feb 1, 2006, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

EDIT- I saw somewhere this is good too- I have not yet tried it, it is supposed to be freeware. I'll download it and check it out, but I bet it can show you which drivers you need to download.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/gtopala/about_siw.html

Another app that is no good if you use the XP Pro x64 edition

BWX · Feb 1, 2006, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chaos

Another app that is no good if you use the XP Pro x64 edition

Oh that sux, but I did try it and I do like it.. It is not quite as user friendly as Everest, but almost as good, and has a few extra features. Maybe eventually they will update it for x64..

Dr Trout · Feb 1, 2006, 08:44 PM

I think I've upgraded my Motherboard drivers now. I'm just going to download Everest and check.

Anyway, in the mean time, I've sort of got my graphics card to work now. In the end, I don't really know how I did it. I installed them again... it didn't work. Then I rebooted, and doubled clicked on the setup.exe file again, and it seems to have installed them again, and this time they kind of work. I say kind of because at certain times I have this green flicker on the screen. You can see it on the common tasks pane in explorer, and really prominently in games. I've captured part of the screen here from Quake III Arena so you can see what I mean.

I hope you can see what I mean there, there's lots of small green squares making up lines all over the screen. Is this a known problem? Thanks a lot guys.

Dr Trout · Feb 1, 2006, 09:20 PM

Actually... I may now have fixed it, by repeatedly installing and reinstalling... scheeze, that must have been the most work I've ever had to do to install one driver.

Jan 30, 2006, 09:37 PM	#1
Dr Trout DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Messed up graphics card drivers on clean install of Windows Hey guys, I have some problems with my graphics card. I've just installed XP Pro, nice and clean, brand new. No problems there. So, I go to install my brand new Omega Drivers. I've tried the official ATi ones, I've tried the latest Omega ones. Both times the same thing happens. When it reboots my screen has turned awful. I've included an image at the bottom with the error message when I go in display settings. It's all gone wrong: I tried with some older drivers, and, again, the same thing has happened. So... I'm a bit stuck. I'm going to try the 4.12 drivers, since I've heard good things about them, but I don't hold out much hope. Also, I know that my graphics card is fine. My Xp Pro install is, in fact, on a dual boot system. I have the latest Omega drivers installed on the other install, and they work fine. However, on this second OS, they just won't work. I'm running out of things to try. Does anyone have an ideas or things that I could try? It's really beginning to annoy me now. Thanks a lot guys.

Feb 1, 2006, 04:22 PM	#9
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	a cd should have come with your motherboard that contains the chipset drivers. Depending on the system it could be Intel,VIA,Nvidia,AMD,SiS,ULi. Find out the specific chipset your board uses and get the most recent drivers that the chipset requires __________________

Feb 1, 2006, 05:51 PM	#11
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	The Everest Free version can be found at MajorGeeks __________________

Jan 30, 2006, 09:50 PM	#2
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	How about some system specs. What type of Video card do you have? What version of the Omega's are you running now, and make sure you downloaded the XP version (not the windows 9X). What other OS are you running that works? The the 4.12's and see what happens.

Jan 30, 2006, 10:00 PM	Thread Starter #3
Dr Trout DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Okay, speccy specs. The OS I have where it works is XP Home (don't bother to ask me why I'm dual booting Home and Pro - I don't even know). I've got the XP Drivers - which is why that message confuses me somewhat. At the moment, I'm not running any Omega Drivers on Pro - I've just left the computer as it was when it installed. On Home, I'm happily running Omega Drivers 2.6.42 (Catalyst 5.6), with no problems. My graphics card is a Radeon 9800 SE 256mb thingy. Computer... well: P4 3.00 Ghz processor, 1 gig ram 500 gigs of hard drive Two OSs are: Windows XP Home SP2 Windows XP Pro SP2 I think that's about it really. I'll try the 4.12s then and get back to you... hopefully with some good news.

Jan 30, 2006, 10:30 PM	#4
Orcymorky DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 82 Rep Power: 0	Don't you need .NET framework 1.1? I dunno, maybe i'm just crazy. But otherwise, why not just run windows update? Maybe its a wierd bug that was fixed a while ago.

Jan 31, 2006, 08:47 AM	Thread Starter #5
Dr Trout DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Net framework... good point. I'll try that. Although, having said that, I don't have .Net framework on my Windows Home install. I did have it, but then I uninstalled it a while back, sans problemos... Btw - 4.12 didn't work - same problem as before.

Jan 31, 2006, 01:48 PM	Thread Starter #6
Dr Trout DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	I installed the latest Net framework, tried my drivers... same problem. I've completely run out of ideas for what could be the problem here though. I mean, I haven't even done anything to my system yet that could mess it up.

Feb 1, 2006, 03:57 PM	Thread Starter #8
Dr Trout DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Um... stupid question, how would I do that?

Feb 1, 2006, 08:44 PM	Thread Starter #14
Dr Trout DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	I think I've upgraded my Motherboard drivers now. I'm just going to download Everest and check. Anyway, in the mean time, I've sort of got my graphics card to work now. In the end, I don't really know how I did it. I installed them again... it didn't work. Then I rebooted, and doubled clicked on the setup.exe file again, and it seems to have installed them again, and this time they kind of work. I say kind of because at certain times I have this green flicker on the screen. You can see it on the common tasks pane in explorer, and really prominently in games. I've captured part of the screen here from Quake III Arena so you can see what I mean. I hope you can see what I mean there, there's lots of small green squares making up lines all over the screen. Is this a known problem? Thanks a lot guys.

Feb 1, 2006, 09:20 PM	Thread Starter #15
Dr Trout DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Actually... I may now have fixed it, by repeatedly installing and reinstalling... scheeze, that must have been the most work I've ever had to do to install one driver.