Need Help Installing 3.5's

HEATLoE · Jun 23, 2003, 07:23 PM

i've heard many mixed opninions on this topic. do i need to uninstall my old drivers first then install? my friend just installed right over his old drivers and BHD works fine. i posted in the 3.5 cat discussion numerous times, but everyone was too busy complaining. i want to upgrade because some BHD missions hang and Collin McRae Rally 3 demo hangs as soon as i get into a race w/ 9700 pro device driver failure message upon reboot.
here are my specs if they help:

P4 2.4Ghz
Radeon 9700 Pro 128mb
Catalyst 3.1
Direct X 9.0a

i should add, i hate uninstalling drivers, i've tried it 3times, and fcked up my old computer 3 times w/ the driver cleaner.

gibbonsl · Jun 23, 2003, 09:14 PM

i just installed over the 3.4

no problems yet

john19055 · Jun 23, 2003, 09:38 PM

I always uninstall though the controll pannel all the old drivers and then delete all the ATI stuff in the regedit and reboot and then I install the new driver and then the control pannel.

Vegie · Jun 23, 2003, 10:22 PM

this is a topic in this forum that explains it all

Clockwork · Jun 23, 2003, 11:48 PM

I do it this way every time (unless I am really ambitious and decide to reformat):

1)Uninstall Control Panel

2)Reboot

3)Uninstall Drivers

4)Reboot

5)Install new drivers

6)Reboot

7)Install new Control Panel

8)Reboot

9)Choose all my resoution/d3d/opengl settings

10)Reboot one final time.

It might be overkill rebooting so much, but I have never had a bad driver install this way.

Skynet · Jun 24, 2003, 12:27 AM

Clockwork is right, with the proceedure he outlines it will work perfectly every time.

HEATLoE · Jun 24, 2003, 07:14 AM

can you do a driver rollback if you unistall that? i figure that if in istall over and it doesnt work right, i can just roll back and be alright?

HEATLoE · Jun 24, 2003, 10:06 AM

anyone else install over their previous drivers?

Sunrise3500 · Jun 24, 2003, 10:24 AM

I uninstalled old control panel, uninstalled old display driver. rebooted. installed new display drvier. rebooted. installed control panel rebooted.

MS-DOS_5.0 · Jun 24, 2003, 10:34 AM

Unless you have been using some deep tweaker tool or unofficial driver package there's no problem what so ever in installing over a previous driver.

Wether it helps that game or not is an entirely different matter.

HEATLoE · Jun 24, 2003, 12:23 PM

ok, thx. i just have the factory installed Dell 3.1 cats in now. i didnt change any of it.

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HEATLoE Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,158	Need Help Installing 3.5's i've heard many mixed opninions on this topic. do i need to uninstall my old drivers first then install? my friend just installed right over his old drivers and BHD works fine. i posted in the 3.5 cat discussion numerous times, but everyone was too busy complaining. i want to upgrade because some BHD missions hang and Collin McRae Rally 3 demo hangs as soon as i get into a race w/ 9700 pro device driver failure message upon reboot. here are my specs if they help: P4 2.4Ghz Radeon 9700 Pro 128mb Catalyst 3.1 Direct X 9.0a i should add, i hate uninstalling drivers, i've tried it 3times, and fcked up my old computer 3 times w/ the driver cleaner.

Jun 23, 2003, 09:14 PM	#2
gibbonsl Radeon R420 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Grand Forks AFB Posts: 269	i just installed over the 3.4 no problems yet __________________ Sager 5680 - 2.8 P4 - 512 Meg ddr 400 Duel channel - 60 gig 8 meg cash 7200 RPM - ATI 9600 M 128 meg - 15" UXGA - DVD/CDRW-ROM - Logitech MX 310 - Logitech Internet Nav. Keyboard External Maxtor 200 gig - external Western Digital 250 in a (Steel Metal Box) - Sony 4X DVD-RW(external) opinions are like brains, everyone has them, but not everyone uses them

Jun 23, 2003, 10:22 PM	#4
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Clockwork's System Specs
CPU	Core 2 Duo E7500
Graphics	ATI Radeon HD 4890
Memory	2GB DDR800
Hard-Drives	WD 120GB SATA
Power Supply	Corsair TX650W
Operating System	Windows 7 Ultimate

Skynet's System Specs
Motherboard	Mother Bored
CPU	ENIAC turbo
Graphics	Raster Master 1x
Memory	core memory 1024 bytes
Cooling Solution	Willis Carrier
Display	Facsimile raster electrotron
Soundcard & Speakers	Victor Victrola
Hard-Drives	Magneto reel
Optical Drives	Nope
Power Supply	Prolec GE Three-Phase
Input Devices	Underwood Touchmaster Five
Operating System	OSRV 68
Extra Info	I think you've seen enough

Jun 23, 2003, 09:38 PM	#3
john19055 Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 1,241	I always uninstall though the controll pannel all the old drivers and then delete all the ATI stuff in the regedit and reboot and then I install the new driver and then the control pannel.

Jun 23, 2003, 11:48 PM	#5
Clockwork Radeon Arctic Islands Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 14,838	I do it this way every time (unless I am really ambitious and decide to reformat): 1)Uninstall Control Panel 2)Reboot 3)Uninstall Drivers 4)Reboot 5)Install new drivers 6)Reboot 7)Install new Control Panel 8)Reboot 9)Choose all my resoution/d3d/opengl settings 10)Reboot one final time. It might be overkill rebooting so much, but I have never had a bad driver install this way.

Jun 24, 2003, 12:27 AM	#6
Skynet Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 21,114	Clockwork is right, with the proceedure he outlines it will work perfectly every time.

Jun 24, 2003, 07:14 AM	#7
HEATLoE Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,158	can you do a driver rollback if you unistall that? i figure that if in istall over and it doesnt work right, i can just roll back and be alright?

Jun 24, 2003, 10:06 AM	#8
HEATLoE Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,158	anyone else install over their previous drivers?

Jun 24, 2003, 10:24 AM	#9
Sunrise3500 Radeon R300 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 137	I uninstalled old control panel, uninstalled old display driver. rebooted. installed new display drvier. rebooted. installed control panel rebooted.

Jun 24, 2003, 10:34 AM	#10
MS-DOS_5.0 Radeon R700 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 784	Unless you have been using some deep tweaker tool or unofficial driver package there's no problem what so ever in installing over a previous driver. Wether it helps that game or not is an entirely different matter. __________________ RadLinker, never forget. Last edited by MS-DOS_5.0 : Jun 24, 2003 at 10:37 AM.

Jun 24, 2003, 12:23 PM	#11
HEATLoE Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,158	ok, thx. i just have the factory installed Dell 3.1 cats in now. i didnt change any of it.

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