Help for a real noob

Graf Paper · 03-15-08, 11:24 PM

AGP card support for 3D gaming and applications is broken for ATI Catalyst drivers after version 7.7.

Attempting to run a game with Catalyst drivers newer than 7.7 will cause a crash just as you have described, aj906. There may be other causes, but this would be the first thing to look at, especially if you updated your video card drivers before installing GWX.

Depending on your system configuration, it may be necessary to go as far back as Catalyst v7.2 drivers.

If you do have Catalyst drivers v7.8 or newer installed, you can do a fix by copying the v7.2-7.7 "ati3duag.dll" files into your 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder. Which version will work for you just depends, but 7.2 ought to work regardless.

You may be able to do a simple copy and paste but you might also have to boot Windows XP into safe mode before making the change so it will take.

03-15-08, 11:24 PM	#14
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	AGP card support for 3D gaming and applications is broken for ATI Catalyst drivers after version 7.7. Attempting to run a game with Catalyst drivers newer than 7.7 will cause a crash just as you have described, aj906. There may be other causes, but this would be the first thing to look at, especially if you updated your video card drivers before installing GWX. Depending on your system configuration, it may be necessary to go as far back as Catalyst v7.2 drivers. If you do have Catalyst drivers v7.8 or newer installed, you can do a fix by copying the v7.2-7.7 "ati3duag.dll" files into your 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder. Which version will work for you just depends, but 7.2 ought to work regardless. You may be able to do a simple copy and paste but you might also have to boot Windows XP into safe mode before making the change so it will take. __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.