Driver Residue? 3.2 to 3.4 user test!

[GlowStick]

Hi,

Since i am lazy, i decided to not reinstall winders when i got odd problems when upgraded to 3.4.

So i finally got around to it, and i have to say i am impressed with the results.

Here was my order of installs/drivers.

Windows XP Pro SP1 slipstreamed
Intel App Acclerator/Mobo Drivers
DirectX 9
Cat 3.4
Control Panel 3.4
Audigy Beta Drivers
StarCraft
StarCraft:BroodWar
Half-Life-Patch-CoutnerStrike


Both half life issues have dissapeird, dosent crash on 'ESC'.

I am guessing something was left over from the 3.2's

[StealthHawk]

Cat3.4 fixes the Half-Life esc bug.

[GlowStick]

Originally posted by StealthHawk
Cat3.4 fixes the Half-Life esc bug.

Yes, but when i installed the 3.4's over the 3.2's with out doing a windows reinstall the esc bug was not fixed, and i was also havieng some other werid problem with HL where the menu would allways stay on the screen.

[Hanners]

I never format just to update drivers, I just uninstall the old drivers and Control Panel through Add/Remove Programs, reboot, then install the new drivers and Control Panel and reboot again.

It's always worked a treat for me.

[digitalwanderer]

Originally posted by Hanners
I never format just to update drivers, I just uninstall the old drivers and Control Panel through Add/Remove Programs, reboot, then install the new drivers and Control Panel and reboot again.

It's always worked a treat for me.

Heck, I don't even reformat changing cards anymore!

Just make sure you do a REAL good job of cleaning out the old drivers and you shouldn't have any problem. Bubbles has been thru about 4-5 cards since her last re-build and is doing just peachy. (I think Blue has got 6-7 different ones since her last format, & 3 soundcards...come to think of it she's pretty long overdue for a complete wipe & rebuild..... :eek2: )

[micron]

If you ever get bored, use a hex editor and a compiler to remove/add stuff to your Catalyst drivers. It's cool to see what kind of catastrophic graphical errors you can produce.
Some day, I plan on knocking Omega out of business......

[GlowStick]

Originally posted by micron
If you ever get bored, use a hex editor and a compiler to remove/add stuff to your Catalyst drivers. It's cool to see what kind of catastrophic graphical errors you can produce.
Some day, I plan on knocking Omega out of business......

Hm, im not sure how much it will benfefit me, but why not!

[StealthHawk]

Originally posted by GlowStick
Yes, but when i installed the 3.4's over the 3.2's with out doing a windows reinstall the esc bug was not fixed, and i was also havieng some other werid problem with HL where the menu would allways stay on the screen.

Ok, it was not clear to me that you had that problem.

[Ady]

good to hear it worked for you Glowstick. I bet if you give dawn another run you won't have the grey hair issue again either.

It seems a few people have this problem when updating drivers. I actually always use regcleaner after uninstall just to make sure everything ATi is gone.

[GlowStick]

Originally posted by Ady
good to hear it worked for you Glowstick. I bet if you give dawn another run you won't have the grey hair issue again either.

It seems a few people have this problem when updating drivers. I actually always use regcleaner after uninstall just to make sure everything ATi is gone.

Id run the dawn demo accept i forgot to back it up and am way to lazy to download it again : O

[Red Dog]

is it just me or does anyone else think the chimp demo blows dawn away ?

whats more graphicaly demanding? drawing a head of hair or a body covered in it?

[GlowStick]

Originally posted by Red Dog
is it just me or does anyone else think the chimp demo blows dawn away ?

whats more graphicaly demanding? drawing a head of hair or a body covered in it?

Hm, im gonna strongly disagree for the monkey, the hair really dose not look real at all, but im a sucker fo water effects and i like the water they have, i also like the water in 3dmark03 nature test.

[digitalwanderer]

Originally posted by Red Dog
is it just me or does anyone else think the chimp demo blows dawn away ?

whats more graphicaly demanding? drawing a head of hair or a body covered in it?
The ATi animusic demo blows away ANYTHING I have ever seen/dreamt would be possible on me home pc. :eek:

[GlowStick]

Originally posted by digitalwanderer
The ATi animusic demo blows away ANYTHING I have ever seen/dreamt would be possible on me home pc. :eek:

Thats pritty good, but have you seen the ATi Caves demo as a screensaver? I really hate screen saves but its so trippy to see i keep it that way.

Oh yeah its a 9800pro demo isnt it?

[digitalwanderer]

Originally posted by GlowStick
Thats pritty good, but have you seen the ATi Caves demo as a screensaver? I really hate screen saves but its so trippy to see i keep it that way.

Oh yeah its a 9800pro demo isnt it?
Yeah, but my 9700pro using Omegadrive's latest with the 9800pro softmod shouldn't have any problems with it. :cool:

I'm gonna go find it... :p

("NEEENER-NEEENER-NEEEEEEEEEEEENEEEEEEEER!!!!" Sorry, but me pm box is just filling up to quick to keep exchanging them with ya privately. ;) )

EDITED BITS: ATi 9800 demos (http://mirror.ati.com/developer/demos/r9800.html), they have a nifty looking clock one too.... :D

[Nazgul]

Originally posted by digitalwanderer
Yeah, but my 9700pro using Omegadrive's latest with the 9800pro softmod shouldn't have any problems with it. :cool:

I'm gonna go find it... :p


The 9800Pro demos all run just fine on my non-modded 9700Pro, I'm pretty sure they'll run on any of ATI's DX9-class cards.

[goofer456]

Originally posted by digitalwanderer
Heck, I don't even reformat changing cards anymore!

Just make sure you do a REAL good job of cleaning out the old drivers and you shouldn't have any problem. Bubbles has been thru about 4-5 cards since her last re-build and is doing just peachy. (I think Blue has got 6-7 different ones since her last format, & 3 soundcards...come to think of it she's pretty long overdue for a complete wipe & rebuild..... :eek2: )

Wow, you have a large family. Real childers and electronic childers to feed, nurtre (spelled wrong eh?) and care for:)