I hope I didn't screw up my computer royally.

[Veristek]

Guys, I may need some help. I thought I'd update my ATI driver to version 5.10 to see if it will fix the chesire cat problem and me not being able to start any Civ 4 game (new games).

I tried to remove the ATI driver with the ATI uninstaller thing from the website. That was a success.

Then I restarted. After the restart, my screen went to a 640 x 480 resolution instead of my 800 x 600 resolution. I reverted my screen to my original setting. Success.

Then I tried installing the new Catalyst 5.10 driver. However, this is where I ecounter the problem. The installation process starts up just fine, then when the actual installation process starts, it says "New Hardware Found" and says Video Controller (VGA Compatible).

The installation process aborts because it can't find video controller or the VGA thing. What do I do?


Also, for some reason, my computer is a lot more sluggish now. Even websites like this one and scrolling down the website is very sluggish. Why is this?

I hope I didn't destroy my computer. My computer is a laptop with an Mobility Radeon 9000, 3 GHZ Intel Pentium 4 processor, and 1 GB RAM.

 

[Carver]

Are you sure that Cat 5.10 is designed for your computer? I know that it's not compatible with all ATI systems (like mine, 320m).

I installed Cat 5.10 anyway just last night, using someone's homemade software to get it to install. It didn't change Civ for me. But it did slow down the process of minimizing and maximizing windows. I unistalled it and had to reset the resolution just like you.

 

[Veristek]

I read somewhere that my Mobility Radeon 9000 is supposed to be able to run Civ 4 without the Chesire Cat Syndrome (or the black terrain- but I can't even start a "New Game" as I can only access the main menus in Civ 4 like civiliopedia, credits, options, single player, customize worlds, etc. but no in-game stuff for me).

That aside, how do I restore my VGA stuff (have the computer recongize it even though it says I have it)? Do I have to do a System Restore, and if so, how do I do that? If not that, then how do I revert back to where I was just before this whole Civ 4 debacle?