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ATI 6.2 drivers

nycdude

nycdude

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Hi there,

I recently installed the ATI 6.2 drivers for my x800XT PE without the .Net framework version of the catalyst control center. Now when I go to settings and advance, there is no cool tabs to tweak my card.

In the past versions, ATI had drivers that included some version of the control center without you having to add the .NET framework.

Anyone know where I can get that.

Thanks
 
To me it looks like flawed ati software. When I installed 6.2, then on every time I boot I get an error cli.exe cant load. I know cli.exe is part of the ccc, so I uninstalled and just installed the cards drivers only and use windows-advanced settings to set things. I have a dual monitor setup with the 9550 card.
 
You'll have to get the control panel from earlier version of Catalyst. ATI doesn't include it anymore in the Catalyst package.
 
Why not just install the .net framework and get it over with? It says on the drivers page it is necessary for the drivers to work properly.
 
Bzzt! It is not necessary for drivers but only the CCC which is merely a GUI to registry entries which affect driver functions. Ye olde CP can be used but requires some manual editing but as it becomes increasingly obsolete as new driver functions like AdaptiveAA are added, there is less point and thus ATI Tray Tools is the preferred option. Pre-X800 series cards which do not specifically require later drivers may as well stick with older sets which sport working CP's (such as 4.12 -ish).
 
Originally posted by: Auric
Bzzt! It is not necessary for drivers but only the CCC which is merely a GUI to registry entries which affect driver functions. Ye olde CP can be used but requires some manual editing but as it becomes increasingly obsolete as new driver functions like AdaptiveAA are added, there is less point and thus ATI Tray Tools is the preferred option. Pre-X800 series cards which do not specifically require later drivers may as well stick with older sets which sport working CP's (such as 4.12 -ish).
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I don't see how ati tray tools is the preferred option. The CCC works fine.
 
I use the omega drivers pretty much only because i can use the omega control panel instead of the ati ccc, which uses way too much ram.
 
Originally posted by: Malak

I don't see how ati tray tools is the preferred option. The CCC works fine.
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Many find it slow and clunky and an absurd waste of resources (both system and developer!). Feel the loathing at rage3d forums. Even amongst such fanATIcs, the majority are decidedly unkeen. Scuttlebutt has it that nVidiots can soon join the .NET Framework club.
 
Originally posted by: Auric
Many find it slow and clunky and an absurd waste of resources (both system and developer!). Feel the loathing at rage3d forums. Even amongst such fanATIcs, the majority are decidedly unkeen. Scuttlebutt has it that nVidiots can soon join the .NET Framework club.
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If it's slow and clunky, something is wrong with your computer. I just loaded it up and it came up fairly quickly. Takes almost no resources. Does everything it needs to do. Of course, this would be the first time opening it in probably a year considering you don't have to ever open it. Everything is controlled by a systray menu, which is faster than any 3rd party software you might have.
 
Originally posted by: Malak
Originally posted by: Auric
Many find it slow and clunky and an absurd waste of resources (both system and developer!). Feel the loathing at rage3d forums. Even amongst such fanATIcs, the majority are decidedly unkeen. Scuttlebutt has it that nVidiots can soon join the .NET Framework club.
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If it's slow and clunky, something is wrong with your computer. I just loaded it up and it came up fairly quickly. Takes almost no resources. Does everything it needs to do. Of course, this would be the first time opening it in probably a year considering you don't have to ever open it. Everything is controlled by a systray menu, which is faster than any 3rd party software you might have.
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If it's sitting in your system tray, that means that at least the tray version of CCC is running. Since I rarely ever need to tweak my driver settings, I'd rather not have another icon cluttering up my system tray. If I ever need to change something though, I'd like to have a control panel that doesn't need a splash screen to hide the the fact that it loads slowly.

Overall, I think it's a poorly written piece of software. It doesn't even check if the user has the .NET framework installed.
 
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