OFFICIAL: ATI Catalyst Drivers version 3.0 PROBLEM THREAD

AvA · Dec 23, 2002, 06:03 PM

As reported by other users I'm experiencing a serious problem with NWN: whatever I do I can't get to play the game (the computer get stuck on the Loading screen).

To be honest the problem occurred even with the Catalyst 2.5 set.

Modifying the level of hardware acceleration (as it seems to fix the stuttering problems for Ogl games) hasn't had any effect.

Apparently, the only way to have NWN to work is to use the atioglxx.dll file from a pre-2.5 set.

It doesn't seem a reasonable solution! At least to me...
Any help would be really appriciated

skywatcher · Dec 23, 2002, 08:08 PM

I am having a problem in Wolfenstein where the game will stop for 1-2 seconds and then continue. Quake III runs fine. Am using a ATI 9000 Pro with Cat 3.0 and DX 9. Have tried setting hardware accel down a notch, but pauses continue. Any ideas?? Thanks

apoch003 · Dec 23, 2002, 10:04 PM

guys, some of us at slackercentral (the 3dfxrefugees forum) have found some solutions to these problems mentioned here. Most have to do with Creative's newest drivers and some problems with officeXP interfering with display drivers (don't ask me why).

Randell reported a fix for OpenGL as easy as disabling certain options from the taskbar. Like: CTFMON, CTHELPER (thanks to Sharkfood) or digicam stuff, gamepad stuff.

While I realize this is not supposed to happen in the first place, it IS a fix.

We're still working on solving some other issues as well.

DcibeL · Dec 23, 2002, 11:02 PM

Hello hello,
I'm very sorry to hear that so many people are having problems with these drivers. From my personal experience, these seem to be the fastest and most reliable set ATI has released to date. With every update it just keeps getting better.

Before I installed this driver, I absolutely made sure my old drivers were out of the system. I did this with help from a thread in the Rage3D forum:

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthre...eadid=33606840

I also don't use any fancy tweak utils. They seem to make playing games too complicated. I just want to play, i don't want to sit around all day dickering with settings that will only get me a hardly noticeable increase in performance in the long run.

Oh and great work with the Linux driver ATI, you are my hero

Here are my system speX:
ECS K7S5A (SIS 735)
AMD Athlon XP 1600+
512 MB PC2100 RAM (Hynix)
ATI Radeon 8500 64MB (bios flashed Saphire card)
Yamaha Waveforce XG (YMF724)
Windows XP Pro SP1

Rayder · Dec 23, 2002, 11:46 PM

DX9 and 3.0's mostly seemed fine, installed easily.

In Win98se only- Death Track Racing (AKA Rollcage 2) has a strange problem, the game will run just fine, when you exit the game, all 3D acceleration is disabled until I reboot. When you go to run Rollcage2 again, an error comes up syaing that it can't find a 3D accelerator. This has been an on-and-off problem throughout the Catalyst releases in Win98se. If I click on ANY other game after exiting Rollcage2, the system will hang. I only mention this game because it's still available in stores.

In win98se and WinXP - Big Scale Racing has developed strange text overlay problems and occasional flashing of corrupt graphics in the track environments. This game never had a problem before, it always ran smooth. Never seems to cause a crash, though.

Xenos · Dec 24, 2002, 12:05 AM

I have the latest catalysts 3.0 and direct x 9 and I am having the following issues in some games:

Mafia: flashing textures(quite common)
Hitman 2: flashing textures, shadows appearing and disapearing in places they shouldn't be
Medal Of Honor: random flashing textures(not as common as mafia)

I get white pixel dots (geometric cracking) in all of these games.

RACEOMATIC · Dec 24, 2002, 01:28 AM

I have an older ATI 7200 would I get any boost in useing the new 3.0 drivers.

manus · Dec 24, 2002, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Renegade[CSR]
Another problem I forgot to mention!

Tribes 2: Will not run in FSAA. When you strat up the game, the intro runs fine, but then you get to the login screen. It just flashes whenever you move the mouse, and is unbearable.

I have it before catalyst 3.0

When I read the thread I haven't your probleme guys... but I have make a pretty unsinstall... and install...

This procedure is for Windows XP

download DirectX 9, ATI Catalyst 3.0 (XP), VIA Hyperion (for motherboard with VIA chipset)
install DirectX 9 (and verif his install, with dxdiag.exe)
uninstall ATI control panel, uninstall ATI drivers (don't restart for both)
go to the registry here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet \Control \Video
and delete all key
go to the registry here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet \Services
and delete ATI Hotkey Poller, ATI Smart and ati2mtag key
if you have KT400 chipset unsintall the device "VIA CPU to AGP" in the System Devices in Device Manager
go to the registry here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet \Control \AGP
and delete all value but not the default value (warning don't delete the key)
go to the registry here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet \Services
and delete viaagp, viaagp1 key (all viaagp key)
restart your computer in safe mode with or not the network
delete the folder ATI Technologies in the Program Files folder
delete ati2mtag.sys in Windows \System32 \Drivers
delete ati2dvag.dll, ati2mtag.sys, ati3d1ag.dll and ati3d2ag.dll in Windows\System32\dllcache
delete ati*.* in Windows \System32 (I have 17 files here personnaly)
search in Windows \Inf all file contening the text "Radeon" and delete this files
For KT400, delete in Windows \System32 \drivers all file with that viaagp (normaly 1 or 2 files) and the same thing in the dllcache (hidden directory)
Now install the VIA Hyperion Drivers in safe mode always and restart
if the computer ask for file for your graphic card ATI Radeon *, you have not deleted all ".inf" file correctly, so don't worry just cancel if it ask you
Now install the Catalyst 3.0 and restart

Krychek57 · Dec 24, 2002, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by RACEOMATIC
I have an older ATI 7200 would I get any boost in useing the new 3.0 drivers.

I did a fresh install of DX9 And the ATI Cat 3 onto my system with a Radeon 7500 and then tried to play Tony Hawk 2. It was kind of cool but after awile the transparent objects became anoying.

BTW when I used Cat 2.5 with DX9 this problem is fixed.
Also in Half-Life, I play the game, then pause, then when I go to resume it hangs at the splash screen. Cat2.5 w/DX9 doesnot fix this problem however.

Paladin06 · Dec 24, 2002, 04:50 AM

Hey,

You can get my 9700 if you are serious. Not free of course. Just what it would cost me to get another GeForce4 4600 TI.

Quote:

Originally posted by Rayder
I installed them on my 98se rig. I lost 100 points in 3dmark. Some of the little niggling problems have returned that existed in the 2.3's and previous. Rollcage 2, AKA Death Track Racing, does that thing where exiting the program results in video acceleration becoming disabled until a reboot. Big Scale Racing will flash corrupt -liney looking- graphics on occasion. That's the only probs I found so far.

I haven't been as thorough in my testing as I usually am. Not having a 9700 kind of steals some of the fun out of the update.

BUMMER, those demos absolutely do not work with an 8500, I get some error about not being able to find a suitable graphics adapter. I figured that they would at least WORK, even if I didn't see some of the enhanced effects. I mean, they said they were "optimised" for the 9700, not "only for" the 9700....

I guess you have to have a 9700 to be impressed with these new drivers and DX9. -sigh- Maybe when someone finally develops that "infinite cash" wallet......

Anyone want to donate a 9700 to me?

I'll install them on the WinXP rigs tomorrow, of course they only have 8500dv's in them, so I don't expect to be impressed with that either.

Hanners · Dec 24, 2002, 05:16 AM

These are my only problems with the Catalyst 3's on my 8500:

Random lock-ups in the following games:

- BloodRayne demo
- Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
(Both of thse lockups can be fixed by reducing the detail level in the game)
- FIFA 2003 (only when it's raining, and only during replays/cut scenes)

Paladin06 · Dec 24, 2002, 05:46 AM

Almost forgot to mention that SOF II has shuttering problems and the start of game video shows only as a black screen.

As I indicated before I have reinstalled the 2.5's until the bugs get worked unless some is looking for 9700 Pro for Xmas gift?

PS - I see over at www.Rage3D.com that ATI has formally stated they are working a patch for the 3.0 package.

Lets see what happens. Perhpa my trip to Best Buy will no be necessary.

megatron · Dec 24, 2002, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by orphic
I am using Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/ Service Pack 4 instlled...I am currently using a Radeon 7500 Radeon card...I just installed DirectX v9.0 and the new ATI Catalyst 3.0 driver. The problem I am having is that when I try to play any type of video whether it be Quicktime, AVI, MPEG, & DivX the video does not show up. The sound is great, but the the video screen stays black. Any ideas as to what I can do to rectify this?

I hear all you need to do is manually install the driver. Extract it first and double click on setup.exe for driver and control panel. Havent done it yet my self. Smart gart says U can use 8x and have fast writes. I don't need to be told this everytime I boot though.

devil021175 · Dec 24, 2002, 06:12 AM

hello guys,

i also have trouble with the new catalyst driver 3.0 from ati.
its only in one game (operation flashpoint, version 1.91), but when the game gets started, the complete machine restarts. its so as i would press the reset button.

amd athlon xp 2000+
msi k7t266 pro2 with 512mb ddr266 (via 4.45hyperion)
radeon 9700pro 128mb (catalyst 3.0), directx 9.0
soundblaster audigy
41gb ibm hdd ata100
100mbit network
cdrw liteon 40x12x48, dvd-rom toshiba 16x48

it would be nice, if someone could tell me, what problem caused this failure.

evergreen · Dec 24, 2002, 09:05 AM

devil021175, have you tried the post XP sp1 patches on Microsoft's site? They fixed my game-reboot problems.

evergreen · Dec 24, 2002, 09:08 AM

I've had one crash when resuming from the XP moving clouds screen saver; it gave me an atixxx.xxx file name related to the problem. I'm using an 8500, XP Pro, 17" flat panel display...

RIV@NVX · Dec 24, 2002, 10:07 AM

Previous DX9RC0 drivers have fixed Stamina Bar position in Diablo II (but not the Expirience bar too) - but current ones have broken it again...

Mr.Floppy · Dec 24, 2002, 10:07 AM

hi there. not Problem so far. just two for now:
first, is DX9 related: GTA3 does not start.. just gives error.
second, CS gives "selected resolution is not supported" with OGL NO actual resolution will work, with DX works most of the time...
but who#s gonna play CS in DX??... *narf*
the DX part of the Driver seems to make no problems.
OGl i dont know, cuz CS doesnt run.
other OGLs games are currently not on my hdd...

devil021175 · Dec 24, 2002, 10:24 AM

hi evergreen,

i am using win xp pro with offical service pack 1 and all updates from windowsupdate homepage. or do you mean a special update ?

thanks

evergreen · Dec 24, 2002, 10:45 AM

Hey devil021175. Here's the file name: Q327979_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

This update addresses the "Game Stops Responding or Quits Unexpectedly When Introductory Video Clip Is Played" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 327979. Date: 11/20/2002

www.microsoft.com - downloads - xp

I sorted by date in the search to find it easier. It fixed my problems with Age of Mythology and Medieval Total War--the only games that I have been playing for a while. I hope this helps you as it did for me.

***Zardon*** · Dec 24, 2002, 11:25 AM

just to keep you guys up to date. Terry and the guys in ATI are working hard on the set to improve issues. they want everyone happy. I dont want to speak on the behalf of ati but expect a revision/new set in the near future. in the meantime people who are experiencing major problems with the cat3 set, revert to 2.5 or the last working set on your specific rig.

there is also an interview with terry front page of Driverheaven for those interested.

RDoggy · Dec 24, 2002, 12:37 PM

I am running 8500le 'Athlon 1900xp' with 512 megs ddr. windows xp pro sp1'.
I PLAY SOF2 And battlefield 1942. For me its the smoothest set yet i love them. Nice work Ati!

Paladin06 · Dec 24, 2002, 01:44 PM

Thanks for the update. I have reverted back to the 2.5 version and all is well. Not as smooth as when I had DX 8.1 installed but it's ok I guess.

Lets hope we get a 3.0 fix soon. The kid got her Dad a couple games for Xmas and I really want to see them at their best.

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
just to keep you guys up to date. Terry and the guys in ATI are working hard on the set to improve issues. they want everyone happy. I dont want to speak on the behalf of ati but expect a revision/new set in the near future. in the meantime people who are experiencing major problems with the cat3 set, revert to 2.5 or the last working set on your specific rig.

there is also an interview with terry front page of Driverheaven for those interested.

Paladin06 · Dec 24, 2002, 01:49 PM

HUMMMMMMM, I can not find this patch at MS.

Quote:

Originally posted by evergreen
Hey devil021175. Here's the file name: Q327979_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe

This update addresses the "Game Stops Responding or Quits Unexpectedly When Introductory Video Clip Is Played" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 327979. Date: 11/20/2002

www.microsoft.com - downloads - xp

I sorted by date in the search to find it easier. It fixed my problems with Age of Mythology and Medieval Total War--the only games that I have been playing for a while. I hope this helps you as it did for me.

evergreen · Dec 24, 2002, 02:11 PM

Not sure if this link will work but...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

evergreen · Dec 24, 2002, 02:17 PM

Merry Christmas to all!

jkuz · Dec 24, 2002, 03:42 PM

Installed dx9 then clean installed cat 3.0. Could no longer play Spearhead! Tried Mafia and there is corruption all over the place! These are the first drivers I have experienced issues with. Reverted back to Omega's latest and all is well again.

Which brings me to another point: When is ATI going to put Cyborg and Omega on their driver team? Instead of having to seek their help to "fix" drivers they could be issuing drivers that work from the get go.

WinXP Pro
Radeon 8500 64mb
256mb ram

Merry Christmas All.......I wish santa had a cyborg/omega cat 3.0 in that bag......

Mystik · Dec 24, 2002, 05:14 PM

As a followup to my other post, this one is reguarding the Splinter
Cell demo..

Sometimes shadow's don't.. "clear" themselves.. for example, if
a person walks behind a corner (out of view) and stops to check
around, the shadow then doesn't move along with the person
but stays wherever it was cast.. when walking over it, though,
the shadow disappears..

Majin Paul · Dec 24, 2002, 05:25 PM

Fucking christ people!!! just go back to the 2.5s. Ati doens't recommend upgrading drivers if your system works fine. The only advantage of these drivers is to show off the demos, that's it, that's all. Threatening to go back to Nvidia is not going to help. These are the first directx 9 drivers. Fucking relax, sheesh

somekindazombie · Dec 24, 2002, 06:14 PM

My problem is simply this, No One Lives Forever 2 displays no graphics, only a black screen. All of the menues show correctly and the loading screen shows fine. However, after the level is loading the screen goes black after 1-2 seconds. Sound continues to play for perhaps a miniute until it stops aswell.

The 2nd time this happened Windows XP gave me a message saying that my video device had failed or something to that effect. I have recieved this error one other time while playing Dark Age of Camelot (w/ Shrouded Isles).

This error is easily recreated with nolf2 it happens everytime I try to play. This error has only happened once while playing dark age of camelot, most of the time the game runs great.

My sys:
AMD 1800 XP
ASUS A7V8X
Retail Radeon 8500
512 MB Crucial pc 2100 ram
SB Audigy
Windows XP W/service pack 1
Direct X 9.0
Catalyst 3.0

PS I have had absolutly no other problems since upgrading to cats3.0 and dx9. Great Work ATI! Keep it up.

Dec 23, 2002, 06:03 PM	#91
AvA DH Aficionado Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Italy Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	Problem with NWN As reported by other users I'm experiencing a serious problem with NWN: whatever I do I can't get to play the game (the computer get stuck on the Loading screen). To be honest the problem occurred even with the Catalyst 2.5 set. Modifying the level of hardware acceleration (as it seems to fix the stuttering problems for Ogl games) hasn't had any effect. Apparently, the only way to have NWN to work is to use the atioglxx.dll file from a pre-2.5 set. It doesn't seem a reasonable solution! At least to me... Any help would be really appriciated

Dec 23, 2002, 08:08 PM	#92
skywatcher DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Pausing in Wolfenstein I am having a problem in Wolfenstein where the game will stop for 1-2 seconds and then continue. Quake III runs fine. Am using a ATI 9000 Pro with Cat 3.0 and DX 9. Have tried setting hardware accel down a notch, but pauses continue. Any ideas?? Thanks

Dec 23, 2002, 11:02 PM	#94
DcibeL DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	Hello hello, I'm very sorry to hear that so many people are having problems with these drivers. From my personal experience, these seem to be the fastest and most reliable set ATI has released to date. With every update it just keeps getting better. Before I installed this driver, I absolutely made sure my old drivers were out of the system. I did this with help from a thread in the Rage3D forum: http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthre...eadid=33606840 I also don't use any fancy tweak utils. They seem to make playing games too complicated. I just want to play, i don't want to sit around all day dickering with settings that will only get me a hardly noticeable increase in performance in the long run. Oh and great work with the Linux driver ATI, you are my hero Here are my system speX: ECS K7S5A (SIS 735) AMD Athlon XP 1600+ 512 MB PC2100 RAM (Hynix) ATI Radeon 8500 64MB (bios flashed Saphire card) Yamaha Waveforce XG (YMF724) Windows XP Pro SP1 __________________ [D-cibeL]

Dec 23, 2002, 11:46 PM	#95
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,042 Rep Power: 51	Since this is a place to report problems.... DX9 and 3.0's mostly seemed fine, installed easily. In Win98se only- Death Track Racing (AKA Rollcage 2) has a strange problem, the game will run just fine, when you exit the game, all 3D acceleration is disabled until I reboot. When you go to run Rollcage2 again, an error comes up syaing that it can't find a 3D accelerator. This has been an on-and-off problem throughout the Catalyst releases in Win98se. If I click on ANY other game after exiting Rollcage2, the system will hang. I only mention this game because it's still available in stores. In win98se and WinXP - Big Scale Racing has developed strange text overlay problems and occasional flashing of corrupt graphics in the track environments. This game never had a problem before, it always ran smooth. Never seems to cause a crash, though. __________________

Dec 24, 2002, 05:46 AM	#102
Paladin06 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USA Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	Almost forgot to mention that SOF II has shuttering problems and the start of game video shows only as a black screen. As I indicated before I have reinstalled the 2.5's until the bugs get worked unless some is looking for 9700 Pro for Xmas gift? PS - I see over at www.Rage3D.com that ATI has formally stated they are working a patch for the 3.0 package. Lets see what happens. Perhpa my trip to Best Buy will no be necessary. __________________ WinXP-SP2 P4 3.4 @ 3.5 PE800CE-A GeForce 7800GS OC 1 Gig PC3200 (Corsair) Audigy Gamer 5.1 Creative Inspire 5700 Sound system 19" SyncMaster LCD 931B Monitor Razor Krait Gaming Mouse 80 and 60 gig ATA 100 HD MSI 48x16x48 CDROM ARTEC 16x DVD-ROM EIDE

Dec 23, 2002, 10:04 PM	#93
apoch003 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: usa Posts: 222 Rep Power: 0	guys, some of us at slackercentral (the 3dfxrefugees forum) have found some solutions to these problems mentioned here. Most have to do with Creative's newest drivers and some problems with officeXP interfering with display drivers (don't ask me why). Randell reported a fix for OpenGL as easy as disabling certain options from the taskbar. Like: CTFMON, CTHELPER (thanks to Sharkfood) or digicam stuff, gamepad stuff. While I realize this is not supposed to happen in the first place, it IS a fix. We're still working on solving some other issues as well.

Dec 24, 2002, 12:05 AM	#96
Xenos DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I have the latest catalysts 3.0 and direct x 9 and I am having the following issues in some games: Mafia: flashing textures(quite common) Hitman 2: flashing textures, shadows appearing and disapearing in places they shouldn't be Medal Of Honor: random flashing textures(not as common as mafia) I get white pixel dots (geometric cracking) in all of these games.

Dec 24, 2002, 01:28 AM	#97
RACEOMATIC Pecan Grower Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cuchillo New Mexico U.S.A. Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	I have an older ATI 7200 would I get any boost in useing the new 3.0 drivers.

Dec 24, 2002, 05:16 AM	#101
Hanners DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 83 Rep Power: 0	These are my only problems with the Catalyst 3's on my 8500: Random lock-ups in the following games: - BloodRayne demo - Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (Both of thse lockups can be fixed by reducing the detail level in the game) - FIFA 2003 (only when it's raining, and only during replays/cut scenes)

Dec 24, 2002, 06:12 AM	#104
devil021175 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	problems with catalyst 3.0 hello guys, i also have trouble with the new catalyst driver 3.0 from ati. its only in one game (operation flashpoint, version 1.91), but when the game gets started, the complete machine restarts. its so as i would press the reset button. amd athlon xp 2000+ msi k7t266 pro2 with 512mb ddr266 (via 4.45hyperion) radeon 9700pro 128mb (catalyst 3.0), directx 9.0 soundblaster audigy 41gb ibm hdd ata100 100mbit network cdrw liteon 40x12x48, dvd-rom toshiba 16x48 it would be nice, if someone could tell me, what problem caused this failure.

Dec 24, 2002, 09:05 AM	#105
evergreen DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 148 Rep Power: 0	cat3 devil021175, have you tried the post XP sp1 patches on Microsoft's site? They fixed my game-reboot problems.

Dec 24, 2002, 09:08 AM	#106
evergreen DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 148 Rep Power: 0	cat3.0 I've had one crash when resuming from the XP moving clouds screen saver; it gave me an atixxx.xxx file name related to the problem. I'm using an 8500, XP Pro, 17" flat panel display...

Dec 24, 2002, 10:07 AM	#107
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,480 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	Previous DX9RC0 drivers have fixed Stamina Bar position in Diablo II (but not the Expirience bar too) - but current ones have broken it again... __________________ -- Vedran

Dec 24, 2002, 10:07 AM	#108
Mr.Floppy the puzzled aimless Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: nb/germany Posts: 74 Rep Power: 0	hi there. not Problem so far. just two for now: first, is DX9 related: GTA3 does not start.. just gives error. second, CS gives "selected resolution is not supported" with OGL NO actual resolution will work, with DX works most of the time... but who#s gonna play CS in DX??... narf the DX part of the Driver seems to make no problems. OGl i dont know, cuz CS doesnt run. other OGLs games are currently not on my hdd... __________________ dont try this at home! - my (current) rig

Dec 24, 2002, 10:24 AM	#109
devil021175 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	@evergreen, cat3 hi evergreen, i am using win xp pro with offical service pack 1 and all updates from windowsupdate homepage. or do you mean a special update ? thanks

Dec 24, 2002, 10:45 AM	#110
evergreen DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 148 Rep Power: 0	XP Pro update Hey devil021175. Here's the file name: Q327979_WXP_SP2_x86_ENU.exe This update addresses the "Game Stops Responding or Quits Unexpectedly When Introductory Video Clip Is Played" issue in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 327979. Date: 11/20/2002 www.microsoft.com - downloads - xp I sorted by date in the search to find it easier. It fixed my problems with Age of Mythology and Medieval Total War--the only games that I have been playing for a while. I hope this helps you as it did for me.

Dec 24, 2002, 11:25 AM	#111
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,258 Rep Power: 3150	just to keep you guys up to date. Terry and the guys in ATI are working hard on the set to improve issues. they want everyone happy. I dont want to speak on the behalf of ati but expect a revision/new set in the near future. in the meantime people who are experiencing major problems with the cat3 set, revert to 2.5 or the last working set on your specific rig. there is also an interview with terry front page of Driverheaven for those interested.

Dec 24, 2002, 12:37 PM	#112
RDoggy DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	open gl fine here I am running 8500le 'Athlon 1900xp' with 512 megs ddr. windows xp pro sp1'. I PLAY SOF2 And battlefield 1942. For me its the smoothest set yet i love them. Nice work Ati!

Dec 24, 2002, 02:11 PM	#115
evergreen DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 148 Rep Power: 0	XP patch Not sure if this link will work but... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Dec 24, 2002, 02:17 PM	#116
evergreen DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 148 Rep Power: 0	Christmas Merry Christmas to all!

Dec 24, 2002, 03:42 PM	#117
jkuz DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Installed dx9 then clean installed cat 3.0. Could no longer play Spearhead! Tried Mafia and there is corruption all over the place! These are the first drivers I have experienced issues with. Reverted back to Omega's latest and all is well again. Which brings me to another point: When is ATI going to put Cyborg and Omega on their driver team? Instead of having to seek their help to "fix" drivers they could be issuing drivers that work from the get go. WinXP Pro Radeon 8500 64mb 256mb ram Merry Christmas All.......I wish santa had a cyborg/omega cat 3.0 in that bag......

Dec 24, 2002, 05:14 PM	#118
Mystik i'm an errand. Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 237 Rep Power: 0	As a followup to my other post, this one is reguarding the Splinter Cell demo.. Sometimes shadow's don't.. "clear" themselves.. for example, if a person walks behind a corner (out of view) and stops to check around, the shadow then doesn't move along with the person but stays wherever it was cast.. when walking over it, though, the shadow disappears.. __________________ For as long as the sun shines, there will always be darkness. -- me.

Dec 24, 2002, 05:25 PM	#119
Majin Paul DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Fucking christ people!!! just go back to the 2.5s. Ati doens't recommend upgrading drivers if your system works fine. The only advantage of these drivers is to show off the demos, that's it, that's all. Threatening to go back to Nvidia is not going to help. These are the first directx 9 drivers. Fucking relax, sheesh __________________ SKYNET MSI RD480 NEO 2 AMD ATHLON 64 3500+@2.4GHZ 2GB OCZ PERFORMACE PC3200 ATI X1800XT 512MB X-FI FATALITY OCZ MODSTREAM 520W ANTEC P160 DELL 2405FPW

Dec 24, 2002, 06:14 PM	#120
somekindazombie DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	My problem is simply this, No One Lives Forever 2 displays no graphics, only a black screen. All of the menues show correctly and the loading screen shows fine. However, after the level is loading the screen goes black after 1-2 seconds. Sound continues to play for perhaps a miniute until it stops aswell. The 2nd time this happened Windows XP gave me a message saying that my video device had failed or something to that effect. I have recieved this error one other time while playing Dark Age of Camelot (w/ Shrouded Isles). This error is easily recreated with nolf2 it happens everytime I try to play. This error has only happened once while playing dark age of camelot, most of the time the game runs great. My sys: AMD 1800 XP ASUS A7V8X Retail Radeon 8500 512 MB Crucial pc 2100 ram SB Audigy Windows XP W/service pack 1 Direct X 9.0 Catalyst 3.0 PS I have had absolutly no other problems since upgrading to cats3.0 and dx9. Great Work ATI! Keep it up.