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From: Cmplx80 on 12 Jan 2010 12:58
Colin Wilson wrote:
>> I'll chip in with a wild guess: are you trying to install from an encrypted
>> folder, or is your temp folder encrypted?
>
> 'fraid not - i've never used an encrypted drive / folder, as I know
> how much more awkward it makes emergency data recovery !

I might have missed it, but I didn't see where you mentioned your OS.
If it's Vista, I recall a similar problem while trying to upgrade the
drivers for the ATI 2400 card. I finally did the following:

(Best to do the following in safe mode)
Open up a command window and navigate to the folder that has your ATI
drivers. Something like: "C:\ATI\Support\9-11_vista32_win7_32\Bin"

type:

"atisetup.exe -uninstall -output screen" to uninstall current driver.

next, type:
"atisetup.exe -install -output screen" to install driver.


Frank


From: Colin Wilson on 12 Jan 2010 15:15
> Getting desparate, you might try to see if you can install this driver
> in a dual boot that has a clean OS. If it works, then you know you
> have a software conflict in the first OS. If not, then likely a
> hardware error.

I suspect it isn't a hardware error, the hardware detects fine - but I
recall similar issues when trying to update using newer drivers from
ATI a while ago - _nothing_ would shoe-horn them into place, and I had
to revert back to the official 3 year-old Dell version.

I put it down to the original gfx card being a "hypermemory" variant
that shares system RAM, and something funky to do with that.

> Colin, when you do solve this, can you tell us what it was? I'd like
> to learn by it.

Sure will !
From: Colin Wilson on 12 Jan 2010 15:18
> I might have missed it, but I didn't see where you mentioned your OS.
> If it's Vista, I recall a similar problem while trying to upgrade the
> drivers for the ATI 2400 card. I finally did the following:

I'm on XP, and i've used the GUI uninstall apparently successfully.
All other components go in OK (catalyst install manager, catalyst
utils, M$ C++ libraries etc) - it's just the drivers that fail
consistently every single sodding time :-(

I'll give it a whirl though, nothing lost at this stage !

Incidentally, I spoke to Dell Tech Support about it before, and they
couldn't give any clues either, saying they'd do exactly what I did -
get the official drivers from ATI and bung them in.
From: RnR on 12 Jan 2010 16:40
On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:15:37 -0000, Colin Wilson
<REMOVEEVERYTHINGBUTnewsgroup(a)phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>> Getting desparate, you might try to see if you can install this driver
>> in a dual boot that has a clean OS. If it works, then you know you
>> have a software conflict in the first OS. If not, then likely a
>> hardware error.
>
>I suspect it isn't a hardware error, the hardware detects fine - but I
>recall similar issues when trying to update using newer drivers from
>ATI a while ago - _nothing_ would shoe-horn them into place, and I had
>to revert back to the official 3 year-old Dell version.
>
>I put it down to the original gfx card being a "hypermemory" variant
>that shares system RAM, and something funky to do with that.
>
>> Colin, when you do solve this, can you tell us what it was? I'd like
>> to learn by it.
>
>Sure will !


I know this will sound dumb but I presume you are updating with new
"XP" drivers ? Sorry Colin but just had to ask.
From: RnR on 12 Jan 2010 16:48
On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:15:37 -0000, Colin Wilson
<REMOVEEVERYTHINGBUTnewsgroup(a)phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>> Getting desparate, you might try to see if you can install this driver
>> in a dual boot that has a clean OS. If it works, then you know you
>> have a software conflict in the first OS. If not, then likely a
>> hardware error.
>
>I suspect it isn't a hardware error, the hardware detects fine - but I
>recall similar issues when trying to update using newer drivers from
>ATI a while ago - _nothing_ would shoe-horn them into place, and I had
>to revert back to the official 3 year-old Dell version.
>
>I put it down to the original gfx card being a "hypermemory" variant
>that shares system RAM, and something funky to do with that.
>
>> Colin, when you do solve this, can you tell us what it was? I'd like
>> to learn by it.
>
>Sure will !


Just came upon this. Does it help you??
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/modtool.php
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