Catalyst Control Center will not open

traveler · 07-23-2009, 01:51 AM

I decided to update the CAT 8.9 drivers, which I installed when I built my Rampage Formula, to the current CAT 9.6 drivers.

I rebooted XP into Safe Mode and removed the old drivers via the XP Control Panel ATI uninstall utility. Then rebooted and installed the CAT 9.6 drivers. Then rebooted.

But the Catalyst Control Center will not open no matter what I do.

Is there a simple solution to fixing this?

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Sir Skully · 07-23-2009, 11:31 AM

Try reinstalling in windows, the CAT 9.6 installer will give you the option to remove the old drivers. After you remove them, then reinstall.....

traveler · 07-23-2009, 02:55 PM

Hey!!!!!!! The CAT 9.7 drivers were just released!

Thanks Skully. I'll try a one step.

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Sir Skully · 07-23-2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by traveler

Hey!!!!!!! The CAT 9.7 drivers were just released!

Thanks Skully. I'll try a one step.

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You're welcome, and I just installed the CAT 9.7 drivers. Using the above method, all went well. I knew about the CAT 9.7 drivers from Bleedinedge.

traveler · 07-25-2009, 02:31 AM

Skully!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just did the one step CAT install as you discribed with the CAT 9.7 drivers.

There was no "option" to uninstall. The CAT 9.7 installation procedure just started, however it did show a lot of things being uninstalled in the installer window followed by a lot of things being installed. In the end, after rebooting, CCC opened and it said I had the CAT 9.7 drivers installed along with the new CCC.

So why do the CAT installation instructions say to go through a procedure of uninstalling and rebooting before even touching the new drivers?

And, how do I know for sure I have all the "old" driver files gone and all the "new" driver files installed?

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Sir Skully · 07-25-2009, 11:36 AM

That's strange as I got the option to uninstall ATI drivers. Here's Driver sweeper that will clean up old ATI drivers.
If you feel ya need it, its free at this site.
download from Guru3D.com

traveler · 07-25-2009, 12:57 PM

Hey Skully!!!!!

Why would there be an option?

If one has old drivers that one wants to update; and then one doubleclicks and launches the newest driver installer; and one answers "yes" to the "Do you wish to install the new drivers?" question; then why would there be an option?

???An option to not uninstall the old drivers and still install the new drivers???

Or are we just confusing the "Do you wish to proceed with installation?" Yes/No button?

Did you use Driver Sweeper?

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Sir Skully · 07-25-2009, 03:05 PM

When ya down load ATI drivers, and you open the installer.
There's a screen that comes up with two options. One install drivers or # two remove ATI drivers. Yeah I've used driver sweep before, but not this time.

traveler · 07-26-2009, 12:48 AM

I'm going to take another look at the installation procedure.

I didn't like the jerkyness I was getting in HellGate:London with the CAT 9.7 drivers. So I re-installed a ghost image with the CAT 8.9 drivers to check things out. With 8.9, HG:L is running smooth again.

I'll go for another install of the CAT 9.7 drivers soon. I'm installing the XP 32 bit drivers.

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Sir Skully · 07-26-2009, 12:28 PM

Yeah maybe another look see at the ATI installer. You'll see the options. Then again, maybe your old ATI drivers work better...

traveler · 07-27-2009, 09:39 PM

Maybe you got something there skully.

The purpose of the driver upgrade is to get the box ready for the Asus 4870X2 cards. And, I'm curious to see how the new and latest drivers do with my currently installed 3870X2 card. I am expecting some kind of "better" performance from the new drivers with the 3870X2 card.

On the other hand, maybe I should just skip the 3870X2/CAT 9.7 drivers combo and go straight to the 4870X2/Cat 9.7 drivers combo. But I can't help thinking: Just doesn't seem right. One would think that the new drivers would help out the 3870X2 card.

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VisionTek Radeon HD3870X2 OverClocked Edition / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor /
Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives /
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IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio

07-23-2009, 01:51 AM	#1
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,589	Catalyst Control Center will not open I decided to update the CAT 8.9 drivers, which I installed when I built my Rampage Formula, to the current CAT 9.6 drivers. I rebooted XP into Safe Mode and removed the old drivers via the XP Control Panel ATI uninstall utility. Then rebooted and installed the CAT 9.6 drivers. Then rebooted. But the Catalyst Control Center will not open no matter what I do. Is there a simple solution to fixing this? __________________ Asus X48 Rampage Formula / Intel Q9450 2.66 @ 3.2 / 2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC2 8500 / VisionTek Radeon HD3870X2 OverClocked Edition / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor / Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives / Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 / Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 Speaker System / Lian Li 343B cube case / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Crossfire Edition / IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio
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07-23-2009, 11:31 AM	#2
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,862	Re: Catalyst Control Center will not open Try reinstalling in windows, the CAT 9.6 installer will give you the option to remove the old drivers. After you remove them, then reinstall..... __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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07-23-2009, 02:55 PM	#3
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,589	Hey!!!!!!! The CAT 9.7 drivers were just released! Thanks Skully. I'll try a one step. __________________ Asus X48 Rampage Formula / Intel Q9450 2.66 @ 3.2 / 2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC2 8500 / VisionTek Radeon HD3870X2 OverClocked Edition / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor / Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives / Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 / Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 Speaker System / Lian Li 343B cube case / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Crossfire Edition / IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio
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07-25-2009, 02:31 AM	#5
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,589	Skully!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just did the one step CAT install as you discribed with the CAT 9.7 drivers. There was no "option" to uninstall. The CAT 9.7 installation procedure just started, however it did show a lot of things being uninstalled in the installer window followed by a lot of things being installed. In the end, after rebooting, CCC opened and it said I had the CAT 9.7 drivers installed along with the new CCC. So why do the CAT installation instructions say to go through a procedure of uninstalling and rebooting before even touching the new drivers? And, how do I know for sure I have all the "old" driver files gone and all the "new" driver files installed? __________________ Asus X48 Rampage Formula / Intel Q9450 2.66 @ 3.2 / 2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC2 8500 / VisionTek Radeon HD3870X2 OverClocked Edition / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor / Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives / Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 / Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 Speaker System / Lian Li 343B cube case / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Crossfire Edition / IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio
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07-25-2009, 11:36 AM	#6
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,862	Re: Catalyst Control Center will not open That's strange as I got the option to uninstall ATI drivers. Here's Driver sweeper that will clean up old ATI drivers. If you feel ya need it, its free at this site. download from Guru3D.com __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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07-25-2009, 12:57 PM	#7
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,589	Hey Skully!!!!! Why would there be an option? If one has old drivers that one wants to update; and then one doubleclicks and launches the newest driver installer; and one answers "yes" to the "Do you wish to install the new drivers?" question; then why would there be an option? ???An option to not uninstall the old drivers and still install the new drivers??? Or are we just confusing the "Do you wish to proceed with installation?" Yes/No button? Did you use Driver Sweeper? __________________ Asus X48 Rampage Formula / Intel Q9450 2.66 @ 3.2 / 2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC2 8500 / VisionTek Radeon HD3870X2 OverClocked Edition / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor / Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives / Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 / Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 Speaker System / Lian Li 343B cube case / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Crossfire Edition / IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio
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07-25-2009, 03:05 PM	#8
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,862	Re: Catalyst Control Center will not open When ya down load ATI drivers, and you open the installer. There's a screen that comes up with two options. One install drivers or # two remove ATI drivers. Yeah I've used driver sweep before, but not this time. __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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07-26-2009, 12:48 AM	#9
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,589	I'm going to take another look at the installation procedure. I didn't like the jerkyness I was getting in HellGate:London with the CAT 9.7 drivers. So I re-installed a ghost image with the CAT 8.9 drivers to check things out. With 8.9, HG:L is running smooth again. I'll go for another install of the CAT 9.7 drivers soon. I'm installing the XP 32 bit drivers. __________________ Asus X48 Rampage Formula / Intel Q9450 2.66 @ 3.2 / 2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC2 8500 / VisionTek Radeon HD3870X2 OverClocked Edition / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor / Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives / Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 / Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 Speaker System / Lian Li 343B cube case / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Crossfire Edition / IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio
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07-26-2009, 12:28 PM	#10
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,862	Re: Catalyst Control Center will not open Yeah maybe another look see at the ATI installer. You'll see the options. Then again, maybe your old ATI drivers work better... __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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07-27-2009, 09:39 PM	#11
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,589	Maybe you got something there skully. The purpose of the driver upgrade is to get the box ready for the Asus 4870X2 cards. And, I'm curious to see how the new and latest drivers do with my currently installed 3870X2 card. I am expecting some kind of "better" performance from the new drivers with the 3870X2 card. On the other hand, maybe I should just skip the 3870X2/CAT 9.7 drivers combo and go straight to the 4870X2/Cat 9.7 drivers combo. But I can't help thinking: Just doesn't seem right. One would think that the new drivers would help out the 3870X2 card. __________________ Asus X48 Rampage Formula / Intel Q9450 2.66 @ 3.2 / 2 x 2GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC2 8500 / VisionTek Radeon HD3870X2 OverClocked Edition / 24" DeLL Ultrasharp 2408WFP monitor / Western Digital Raptor X Hard Drive / Two Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5001ABYS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drives / Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro 7.1 / Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 Speaker System / Lian Li 343B cube case / PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Crossfire Edition / IOGEAR GCS1782 GCS1782 Dual-Link DVI KVMP switch with 7.1 audio
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