Catalyst Beta Driver for Windows Vista Build 5308

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ATI is one of the first graphic providers to make a 64-bit driver that
supports the Longhorn Display Driver Model (LDDM) – the Microsoft Vista
revolutionary graphic driver standard – as well as the first to provide LDDM
drivers for integrated graphics processors. By making LDDM drivers available
more than a full year prior to Windows Vista release, ATI provides
developers with a stable, feature-enabled and performance-optimized platform
for application development. ATI is also the first to provide Catalyst®
Windows Vista driver feedback via our Catalyst® Crew Feedback program.

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Whoops, double post p But useful information none the less )

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hmm, OE crashed when I tried to post the first time. I apologise.

 

Not a prob )

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Thanks Andre!, Perhaps when people start submitting feedback they will
improve their drivers... Its soooo slow when enabling the Glass Effect and
its suprizing considering im on a half decent computer
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How good is this driver? I have a Radeon 9550 kicking around that I might
try it out with.

 

Well for me the X800XT worked perfectly before installing the drivers and
now its very sluggish so I think I might just have to go through the pains
of removing it.
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Good news, thanks!

 

Hello,
I have Toshiba P30 laptop with mobility RADEON 9700 64M ram. I tried to
install the driver and it went fine. Then I had to reboot the computer. And
then when it tired to initialize the graphic I got BSOD.
If you need any more info on my hardware setup feel free to contact me.

cheers,
Toma¾

 

I'm having trouble installing the Catalyst Vista 5308 drivers. I am following
the directions in the install notes, but when it tries to install, the
installer just waits forever until I cancel out of it (the installer UI is
still responsive). My Radeon 9550 256MB card seems to had default drivers
installed by build 5308, so I already do get the Aero Glass effects, but I'd
like to test ATI's drivers.

Anyone suffering from the same problem?

 

If there are any .INF files, try right clicking on them and selecting
"Install". I had a trouble with some drivers of a previous build, and this
did the trick for me )

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If you have the vista ATI drivers installed then the ATI drivers will not
install.
You must set it as VGA drivers.

 

Thanks! I'll try that out (though I dread seeing Vista in VGA mode, even for
a little while )

 

So, I tried what you suggested last night and now I'm in worse shape than
before. I set the driver to VGA and attempted to install the new ATI beta
catalyst drivers for Vista, and it still gave the same problem. I then booted
into safe mode and attempted it, and attempting the driver installation gave
me a slightly different error - it said there's an error adding the drivers
to the driver store.

Finally, after giving up on the beta Catalyst Vista drivers, I found that I
couldn't get Vista back to my original config. The built-in Radeon Vista
drivers are no longer there! So, at this point, I'm stuck in VGA mode :-(

Am I just out of luck or is any of this a known problem to ATI and/or MS?

-Kevin