Ducimus,
How are you man, I had just settled down to a nice quiet cruise....and now this...
....Dude!
Hey, what driver version is driving you nuts, I have the same issue with my 7950 GT it does not want anything to do with these new drivers....so I run 9x.xx series WHQL. 162.18's NO GO, bad FPS with SH4 and IL-2, frustrating as all get out, this long weekend I may try some of those hopped up modded drivers on Guru3D.com just for kicks.
Let me know if you resolve anything with this driver issue. I am to the point where if my frames and pictures are pretty now why mess with it....