Cleaned ATI drivers, now cant install drivers

helfire · Feb 8, 2005, 09:20 PM

Hey, first off drivercleaner is great, i've used it on many systems

Anyways I got this laptop in and the video was strange, so i uninstalled the video drivers from add/remove programs (btw it's a mobility ATI) rebooted in safe mode, cleaned the cabs, removed all ATI, rebooted.

I noticed ti didnt pop up with Standard VGA or the default drivers, but i ran the ATI installer and it said "could not find INF" and wont install. I had this problem once before, just kept messing with stuff and it finally worked, but not this time.

In device manager there is no video adapter shown, It wont let me install anything so i'm kinda at a loss on what to try next. I am 99.9% sure i followed the readme to a T.

Thanx for the help.

redsolar · Feb 8, 2005, 09:48 PM

standard (unmodded) ATI drivers will not install on a mobile Radeon. You wither need OmegaDrivers or use Mobility Modder

helfire · Feb 8, 2005, 11:28 PM

Thanx! didnt know mobility was different, i'll install the omega drivers tomorrow, thanx for the info again.

Feb 8, 2005, 09:20 PM	#1
helfire DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Cleaned ATI drivers, now cant install drivers Hey, first off drivercleaner is great, i've used it on many systems Anyways I got this laptop in and the video was strange, so i uninstalled the video drivers from add/remove programs (btw it's a mobility ATI) rebooted in safe mode, cleaned the cabs, removed all ATI, rebooted. I noticed ti didnt pop up with Standard VGA or the default drivers, but i ran the ATI installer and it said "could not find INF" and wont install. I had this problem once before, just kept messing with stuff and it finally worked, but not this time. In device manager there is no video adapter shown, It wont let me install anything so i'm kinda at a loss on what to try next. I am 99.9% sure i followed the readme to a T. Thanx for the help.

Feb 8, 2005, 09:48 PM	#2
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 1,252 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	standard (unmodded) ATI drivers will not install on a mobile Radeon. You wither need OmegaDrivers or use Mobility Modder __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6 GHz (Zerotherm Nirvana NV120) \| 2x2GB Mushkin + 2x2GB Corsair DDR2-800 5-5-5-18 \| Abit IP35 Pro \| XFX 8800GTS 512 800/1100 \| 2x160GB Seagate 7200.9 RAID1 + Hitachi 1TB 32MB \| NEC SATA DVD+RW + Xbox 360 USB HD DVD Drive \| Antec TruePower Quattro 850W PSU \| Antec Nine Hundred Case \| 3x 24" LCD (Dell 2407WFP + 2x StarLogic) \| Logitech Z-5500 \| Vista Business x64 Laptop: Dell Vostro 1500 \| Core 2 Duo T7500 \| 2.5 GB RAM \| nVidia GeForce 8600M GT \| 200GB 7200 RPM \| DVDRW \| 15.4" 1680x1050 LCD \| XP Pro

Feb 8, 2005, 11:28 PM	#3
helfire DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Thanx! didnt know mobility was different, i'll install the omega drivers tomorrow, thanx for the info again.