Proper way To upgrade to a new video driver?

RickC Sniper · 03-18-10, 02:00 PM

To upgrade to a new video driver.

In the past I had several entries for the video card in "add or remove programs".

Now I have win 7 64 bit, and under "programs and features" all I can find is "ATI Catalyst Install Manager." It is 22.1 mb in size.

I can find no other reference to the ccc manager or the driver itself.

What is the proper way to upgrade my ccc and ATI driver to a newer version? Shouldn't there be more to remove first than just that installer?

....thanks in advance.

Fincuan · 03-18-10, 02:46 PM

Check the driver's installation instructions. They'll no doubt cover the uninstallation of the previous driver.

RickC Sniper · 03-18-10, 08:46 PM

My download was an .exe with no readme or instructions.

Ati_catalyst_10.3a

From here:

http://sites.amd.com/us/underground/...3-preview.aspx

edit:
Nevermind, found info here.
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles...csDrivers.aspx

Fincuan · 03-19-10, 09:09 AM

Oh ok they've now "hidden" the instructions a bit better than before. When my GPU was still supported(until Catalyst 9.3) they had the driver download link, the release notes and the installation/uninstallation instructions all on the same page so they were impossible to miss.

Arclight · 03-20-10, 02:48 PM

Might want to boot into safe mode after uninstall and use Driver Sweeper to clean out stuff that gets left behind (ATI - Display). Not strictly nescesary, but still something I'd recommend.

03-18-10, 02:00 PM	#1
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Proper way To upgrade to a new video driver? To upgrade to a new video driver. In the past I had several entries for the video card in "add or remove programs". Now I have win 7 64 bit, and under "programs and features" all I can find is "ATI Catalyst Install Manager." It is 22.1 mb in size. I can find no other reference to the ccc manager or the driver itself. What is the proper way to upgrade my ccc and ATI driver to a newer version? Shouldn't there be more to remove first than just that installer? ....thanks in advance. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

03-18-10, 08:46 PM	#3
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	My download was an .exe with no readme or instructions. Ati_catalyst_10.3a From here: http://sites.amd.com/us/underground/...3-preview.aspx edit: Nevermind, found info here. http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles...csDrivers.aspx __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

03-20-10, 02:48 PM	#5
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Might want to boot into safe mode after uninstall and use Driver Sweeper to clean out stuff that gets left behind (ATI - Display). Not strictly nescesary, but still something I'd recommend. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-18-10, 02:46 PM	#2
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Check the driver's installation instructions. They'll no doubt cover the uninstallation of the previous driver.

03-19-10, 09:09 AM	#4
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Oh ok they've now "hidden" the instructions a bit better than before. When my GPU was still supported(until Catalyst 9.3) they had the driver download link, the release notes and the installation/uninstallation instructions all on the same page so they were impossible to miss.