More display adaptor troubles. LOL.

[aimeeandbeatles]

I got it working anyways. Thanks. (I'll keep that one in mind if I have troubles again.)

I'm wondering if ATI Tray Tools is the culprit...

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I'm trying the Omega drivers. Since I won't know how it goes until next reboot (I don't reboot very often), I'll post the results later.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

My computer froze up so I had to do a hard boot. The Omega drivers loaded in without a hitch. (Actually, the hard boot is a good indicator of how the drivers will go under stress. I often have problems with them after a hard boot.)

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

heh....I think I pinpointed my problems.... I thought I was using the Radeon Xpress 200 series, but my DxDialog says I have the 1150 series...

I'm such a PEBKAC.

anyways, the Omega drivers are working just fine, so I'll keep them.

 

[GVBN]

X200 and X1150 are based on the same chipset family. Problem exists in programs that can't identify correctly

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

X200 and X1150 are based on the same chipset family. Problem exists in programs that can't identify correctly

Yeah, before I got the Omega drivers, graphics-intensive programs would freeze up quite a bit. And give me funny designs and colors on the screen. Then when I did a hard boot, the drivers would get knocked out. Or if I did a hard boot for any reason. Or even if the power got knocked out.

Since I got the Omega drivers, I noticed a slight increase in performance on some games.

I only have one problem, when I was switching the graphics setting for something, my computer rebooted, and the crash dump said it was due to the driver. But that only happened once.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I had the Omega drivers working, then I installed a Windows Update and it quit on me. Again.

Any suggestions? I doubt reinstalling will work again, but I'll give it a try anyways.

I swear I'm never gonna install another Windows Update again!!!

EDIT: Reinstalled but haven't rebooted. I tried to see if the updates could be removed but they couldn't.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Got it working by reinstalling.

I think I figured out the cause of my Windows Update Driver Problems.

Apparently, from what I read (and understand), the Update automatically tries to get the newest drivers. But, it keeps "updating" them to an old version. Which is incompatible. I remember with the drivers that come with this, if I go through the Windows thing, it says I have the newest. With the Omega drivers, it tried to replace that.

Would this be somewhat right, or is the Driver Update a separate thing?

EDIT: Did a bit of Googling. Someone had the problem with Vista and NVIDIA drivers. Seems like this is the problem:
http://forums.techarena.in/vista-hardware-devices/793960.htm.

Microsoft is really starting to piss me off now.

 

[GVBN]

That link is old and has nothing to do with display drivers. If you're using hacked drivers like Omega then maybe you shouldn't be using Windows Update

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

2007? Not that old if you ask me, especially if my computer's from '06.

And it's a driver with chipset.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Here's another article about updates and wrong drivers:

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/32132655/windows-update-replaces-i.aspx

It's only from last year, and last year is when I first began having driver problems. (The first time, my mom hit the wrong key trying to get into Safe Mode and accidentally reinstalled Windows & I lost most of my files. )

 

[Zelig]

Omegadrivers aren't really worth using anymore, just stick with the default catalyst drivers.

Seriously, I've been following the driver scene since ~2002, and have 3000+ posts on driverheaven. The Catalyst package is solid.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

When I installed the Omega drivers, I noticed a slight increase in performance in games. And I always had problems with the regular Catalyst drivers. And since it's integrated I can't overclock or I might blow up my computer.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Omegadrivers aren't really worth using anymore, just stick with the default catalyst drivers.

Seriously, I've been following the driver scene since ~2002, and have 3000+ posts on driverheaven. The Catalyst package is solid.

Catalyst is solid for desktop GPU's. Notebook GPU's are a little worse off, especially old integrated ones ( X200 is fairly old. ) Plus if it works, why not?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I have problems with the Catalyst one on my "crummy integrated thing," as I'll call it. Every time I did a hard reset or the power went out, I'd have to spend 6 hours to try to reinstall the drivers. It was crazy.

 

[Zelig]

Catalyst is solid for desktop GPU's. Notebook GPU's are a little worse off, especially old integrated ones ( X200 is fairly old. ) Plus if it works, why not?

That's what mobility modder is great for!

 

[Aramazd]

I have problems with the Catalyst one on my "crummy integrated thing," as I'll call it. Every time I did a hard reset or the power went out, I'd have to spend 6 hours to try to reinstall the drivers. It was crazy.

Don't hard reset and power outages don't happen that often.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

In Nova Scotia, the power goes out quite a bit. (Actually, we just got the power turned back on. The telephone pole caught fire and the transformer blew up. Luckily I got the computer shutdown before the power went out.)

 

[lndm]

Ouch. Is it due to long supply runs through open country combined with lightning strikes?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I'm in town, but it'd be considered "rural" compared to big cities. We don't have lightening strikes, but a lot of wind and rain and ice. And snow. And stupid pigeons that fly into the poles.