Driver for Radeon 9200 wont install!!

[Amtrak]

I had to re-install Windows XP, and now... when I try to re install the driver it says it is not compatible, etc and I am doing it straight from the AMD website!!

What gives?


Thanks for the helps.

 

[waffleironhead]

What is the specific error? System maker?

 

[Sylvanas]

What Catalyst version are you using? What is the specific error?

 

[Amtrak]

It just tries to install it then comes up with the "can't find this hardware" or something like that.
It is the ONLY driver for 9200 on the website...

Let me know if that makes sense.

Appreciate it!! ...

 

[Amtrak]

Anyone?

 

[Amtrak]

I am also getting a message when the computer starts that says something like it can't find the driver and it has to close the ATI Control Panel, etc?

thank you

 

[lopri]

Download it again? Maybe the installer package wasn't unpacked correctly.

 

[Amtrak]

Tried several times
The message I get is:

the display driver is not compatible with the display adapter s installed in your system

 

[postmortemIA]

try to find even older driver from some archive

or use windows update

 

[Amtrak]

Hmm, are there like 3rd party drivers?
Windows update for an ATI product..?

 

[postmortemIA]

windows update will find driver for it if you have xp or vista

 

[Amtrak]

Is that online or how do I access it?
Thanks

 

[postmortemIA]

windowsupdate.microsoft.com --> Custom --> hardware

 

[Marty502]

I had the same issue with a Radeon 7500 waaay back in the day. Exactly the same error message.

For some reason, installing the latest version of DirectX before installing the driver solved the problem. So try it out!

 

[taltamir]

try installing ONLY the driver and not the whole CCC package... anand recently found that the CCC package has massive slowdowns in some games (from 1% slower, to half speed, depending on the game)

 

[evolucion8]

Originally posted by: Amtrak
I had to re-install Windows XP, and now... when I try to re install the driver it says it is not compatible, etc and I am doing it straight from the AMD website!!

What gives?


Thanks for the helps.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/67...k_dd_ccc_wdm_38185.exe << That's the 6.11 version which is the last version of the CCC which supports the Radeon 9200 series on Windows XP 32-Bits, it should work.

 

[tcsenter]

Press F8 a couple times just after POST to invoke the Boot Menu Options. Select "Use VGA Mode" (640x480) and then try again.

 

[Amtrak]

Thank you for the tips!! I will try these out

 

[Amtrak]

**UPDATE**
Thank you to all of you that tried to help...

Here is where I am with all of the different tips:

1) I completed the Windows updates.
2) I did install DirectX...
3) The link from evolucion8 is only going to a generic download page that takes me to the same non-working package.
4) And lastly, I did the F8 while booting and did "Enable VGA mode" and it still made no difference.


Why is this not working??
One other thing I noticed is when I start the computer the frist thing that happens is a box comes up telling me that the "ATI Control Panel closed" or something.. if this means anything...

If someone can get me the solution to this I will owe you my first born!! THANKS

 

[evolucion8]

It's because of the stupid AMD anti leech protection. Go to http://support.amd.com/us/gpud...radeon-prer300-xp.aspx and dowload that Catalyst Software suite, make sure to uninstall everything. That link in there is the last version which supports your card. It's the 6.11 version dated on November of 2006

 

[Amtrak]

Yeah, but that's the same one I have been trying....
What do you mean un-install everything?

Thank you..

 

[evolucion8]

Try to unistall your videocard drivers and then use an utility called Driver Sweeper which can be downloaded here http://downloads.guru3d.com/Dr...0.0-download-2186.html . The ATi driver that I posted don't have the classic control panel, it uses the Catalyst Control Center which needs the latest .Net framework to work properly. This is the .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 Redistributable http://download.microsoft.com/...9a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe

Once you are done with all make sure to reboot and then install that driver that I posted, I couldn't find an older version, may be you can findo it on the manufacturer's website. If once you install the driver and reboot and you still having issues with it, just get a newer card, they're cheap as cereals.

 

[Amtrak]

Oh boy, that's pretty technical but I will try for sure!
Really appreciate the help! Thank you.