Which ATI Catalyst version should I install

Hi

There seem to be 2 flavours of the ATI catalyst drivers I could install and
I don't understand why or which I should install - help

I have a 9600 series radeon card and want to install drivers for Windows XP
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Catalyst® Release 6.9 version notes state

"The Catalyst® software suite is designed to support the following ATI
desktop products:" and "Radeon® 9600 series " is listed

ATI CatalystT Software Suite Version 7.4 notes state

It supports "ATI RadeonT 9600 series"


What's the difference?

Thanks

Pete

"Haymish Pupkin" <not@this.address> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> There seem to be 2 flavours of the ATI catalyst drivers I could install
> and I don't understand why or which I should install - help
>
> I have a 9600 series radeon card and want to install drivers for Windows
> XP Home
>
>
> Catalyst® Release 6.9 version notes state
>
> "The Catalyst® software suite is designed to support the following ATI
> desktop products:" and "Radeon® 9600 series " is listed
>
> ATI CatalystT Software Suite Version 7.4 notes state
>
> It supports "ATI RadeonT 9600 series"
>
>
> What's the difference?
>
> Thanks
>
> Pete
>
>
forgot to post links

http://www2.ati.com/relnotes/catalys...ase_notes.html

http://www2.ati.com/relnotes/catalys...ase_notes.html

Both seem to have been release recently

Haymish Pupkin wrote:
> "Haymish Pupkin" <not@this.address> wrote in message
> news:7aV5i.54819$Ug.4299@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk ...
>> Hi
>>
>> There seem to be 2 flavours of the ATI catalyst drivers I could install
>> and I don't understand why or which I should install - help
>>
>> I have a 9600 series radeon card and want to install drivers for Windows
>> XP Home
>>
>>
>> Catalyst® Release 6.9 version notes state
>>
>> "The Catalyst® software suite is designed to support the following ATI
>> desktop products:" and "Radeon® 9600 series " is listed
>>
>> ATI CatalystT Software Suite Version 7.4 notes state
>>
>> It supports "ATI RadeonT 9600 series"
>>
>>
>> What's the difference?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
> forgot to post links
>
> http://www2.ati.com/relnotes/catalys...ase_notes.html
>
> http://www2.ati.com/relnotes/catalys...ase_notes.html
>
> Both seem to have been release recently
>

One supports Vista and the other one doesn't ?

Paul

"Haymish Pupkin" <not@this.address> wrote in message
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>
> "Haymish Pupkin" <not@this.address> wrote in message
> news:7aV5i.54819$Ug.4299@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk ...
>> Hi
>>
>> There seem to be 2 flavours of the ATI catalyst drivers I could install
>> and I don't understand why or which I should install - help
>>
>> I have a 9600 series radeon card and want to install drivers for Windows
>> XP Home
>>
>>
>> Catalyst® Release 6.9 version notes state
>>
>> "The Catalyst® software suite is designed to support the following ATI
>> desktop products:" and "Radeon® 9600 series " is listed
>>
>> ATI CatalystT Software Suite Version 7.4 notes state
>>
>> It supports "ATI RadeonT 9600 series"
>>
>>
>> What's the difference?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
> forgot to post links
>
> http://www2.ati.com/relnotes/catalys...ase_notes.html
>
> http://www2.ati.com/relnotes/catalys...ase_notes.html
>
> Both seem to have been release recently

go here http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=F...&dwn_cat_id=18

and download the 6.11 cats - look for the one marked CP - its the official
driver with the old style Control Panel rather than the CCC and uses less
RAM. ATI may produce 12 drivers a year but only a couple are really stable
and worth using. Last years were the 6.3 and 6.11 - dunno about this years
drivers but in any case - there wont be anything in new drivers specifically
for a 9600.

> What's the difference?

Not gonna make any difference. ATI driver nightmare sucks the big one.