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bagdad
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 Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:23 pm Post subject: Warning: Catalyst 7.99 Trashed Windows 98 |
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I tried to update from the Catalyst 7.90 to 7.99 on Windows 98 SE.
7.90 worked. My CMOs and chip set drivers worked with 7.9.
I installed 7.99. It went OK.
I tried to boot. It hung while starting windows. It never got the
graphic screen. It was still in DOS mode loading and I would see the
DOS prompt. It was not a black screen, at least not on my machine.
It don't look exactly like the black screen problem in the Ati
knowledge data base.
I tried again, and the same thing happened. I went into safe mode and
rebotted to get into VGA mode. Windows would not start.
I went again into safe mode and uninstalled all ATI software thru
add/remove programs. That appeared to work.
Then I booted again. The same thing happened. Even after
uninstalling the Catalyst software, Windows would not start, except in
safe mode. My system looks gone. I don't have a clue of what to
change to try again.
My record of some 10 years never having a trouble free installation of
any ATI card continues. However, before, Windows always survived. |
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Dodgy
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Warning: Catalyst 7.99 Trashed Windows 98 |
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On 29 Apr 2004 01:23:14 -0700, ab5cvjl@yahoo.com (bagdad) waffled on
about something:
| Quote: | I tried to update from the Catalyst 7.90 to 7.99 on Windows 98 SE.
7.90 worked. My CMOs and chip set drivers worked with 7.9.
I installed 7.99. It went OK.
I tried to boot. It hung while starting windows. It never got the
graphic screen. It was still in DOS mode loading and I would see the
DOS prompt. It was not a black screen, at least not on my machine.
It don't look exactly like the black screen problem in the Ati
knowledge data base.
I tried again, and the same thing happened. I went into safe mode and
rebotted to get into VGA mode. Windows would not start.
I went again into safe mode and uninstalled all ATI software thru
add/remove programs. That appeared to work.
Then I booted again. The same thing happened. Even after
uninstalling the Catalyst software, Windows would not start, except in
safe mode. My system looks gone. I don't have a clue of what to
change to try again.
My record of some 10 years never having a trouble free installation of
any ATI card continues. However, before, Windows always survived.
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Catalyst 7.99? Eh? What time machine did you use to get that?
I wouldn't blame ATI too much for things, their drivers have got a lot
better recently, not that it sounds like you're using anything recent
though. My 98 machine ate itself within 6 months and didn't even have
a gaming video card with all the associated drivers.
D0d6y.
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MUSHROOMS ARE THE OPIATE OF THE MOOSES |
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patrickp
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: Warning: Catalyst 7.99 Trashed Windows 98 |
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On 29 Apr 2004 01:23:14 -0700, ab5cvjl@yahoo.com (bagdad) wrote:
| Quote: | I tried to update from the Catalyst 7.90 to 7.99 on Windows 98 SE.
7.90 worked. My CMOs and chip set drivers worked with 7.9.
I installed 7.99. It went OK.
I tried to boot. It hung while starting windows. It never got the
graphic screen. It was still in DOS mode loading and I would see the
DOS prompt. It was not a black screen, at least not on my machine.
It don't look exactly like the black screen problem in the Ati
knowledge data base.
I tried again, and the same thing happened. I went into safe mode and
rebotted to get into VGA mode. Windows would not start.
I went again into safe mode and uninstalled all ATI software thru
add/remove programs. That appeared to work.
Then I booted again. The same thing happened. Even after
uninstalling the Catalyst software, Windows would not start, except in
safe mode. My system looks gone. I don't have a clue of what to
change to try again.
My record of some 10 years never having a trouble free installation of
any ATI card continues. However, before, Windows always survived.
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Ati's uninstalls are not very effective. Download the
cat-uninstaller.exe from
http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/misc/catalystutils.html and run it.
That'll clear the Ati stuff off your system much more effectively
patrickp
patrickp@5acoustibop.co.uk - take five to email me |
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Danny Greaves
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: Warning: Catalyst 7.99 Trashed Windows 98 |
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I thought it was (4.3) wme-catalyst-7-981-040127m-013420c?
bagdad wrote:
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I tried to update from the Catalyst 7.90 to 7.99 on Windows 98 SE.
7.90 worked. My CMOs and chip set drivers worked with 7.9.
I installed 7.99. It went OK.
I tried to boot. It hung while starting windows. It never got the
graphic screen. It was still in DOS mode loading and I would see the
DOS prompt. It was not a black screen, at least not on my machine.
It don't look exactly like the black screen problem in the Ati
knowledge data base.
I tried again, and the same thing happened. I went into safe mode and
rebotted to get into VGA mode. Windows would not start.
I went again into safe mode and uninstalled all ATI software thru
add/remove programs. That appeared to work.
Then I booted again. The same thing happened. Even after
uninstalling the Catalyst software, Windows would not start, except in
safe mode. My system looks gone. I don't have a clue of what to
change to try again.
My record of some 10 years never having a trouble free installation of
any ATI card continues. However, before, Windows always survived. |
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Asestar
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: Warning: Catalyst 4.3 Trashed Windows 98 |
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NO no .. that catalyst 7.991.xxx are catalyst 4.3 for winMe/98.
Translating original post (to normal versions):
Catalyst 4.3 trashed my windows 98. Upgraded from 4.2 to 4.3. and so on..
"Danny Greaves" <dandog@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:40922A1B.C60DBFFF@pacbell.net...
| Quote: | I thought it was (4.3) wme-catalyst-7-981-040127m-013420c?
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Danny Greaves
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: Warning: Catalyst 4.3 Trashed Windows 98 |
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Woops! I should have looked a little closer. I assumed I had 4.3 installed but
your correct and i'm using 4.2.
Asestar wrote:
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NO no .. that catalyst 7.991.xxx are catalyst 4.3 for winMe/98.
Translating original post (to normal versions):
Catalyst 4.3 trashed my windows 98. Upgraded from 4.2 to 4.3. and so on..
"Danny Greaves" <dandog@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:40922A1B.C60DBFFF@pacbell.net...
I thought it was (4.3) wme-catalyst-7-981-040127m-013420c?
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