Problem updating drivers for Radeon 7200

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I recently bought a new monitor that has the ability to pivot to "portrait
mode". The rotation software supplied by the manufacturer (Samsung) did not
work -the mouse pointer was missing and mouse movement resulted a
disconnected series of dots/lines across the screen. So I decided to update
my graphics board driver in the hope that the update would fix the problem.
Unfortunately, my attempts to update the ATI drivers have failed.

Here's my system:
Windows ME
Radeon 7200 (an OEM Radeon 32MB DDR board)
ATI Catalyst 3.8 drivers & control panel
DirectX version 9.0b
Samsung 971P 19" LCD with "Magic Rotation" software package, resolution =
1280 x 1024

Here's the Device Manager info on the display adapter driver with the
Samsung software installed:
driver = magicpvt.drv <==This is part of Samsung's Magic Rotation
software
ati2vxag.vxd
vmm32.vxd (vdd.vxd)
vmm32.vxd (vflatd.vxd)

Here's what I did:
Brought the system up in safe mode
Uninstalled the Samsung software via Add/Remove
Uninstalled the Catalyst 3.8 drivers via Add/Remove
Uninstalled the Catalyst 3.8 Control Panel via Add/Remove
Restarted the system in safe mode
Ran the Catalyst 6.2 install package (file name = 6-2_wme_dd_cp_30314.exe)

Here's what happened:
The installation proceded along for a while and then an alert box labelled
"SEVERE" came up that said "Setup is unable to complete the install. Try to
set up your display adapter with the standard VGA before running setup."
(Notes: I did check in Device Manager right after getting this alert, and
the display adapter was listed as "standard VGA".The Samsung LCD works in
safe mode via "downscaling".)

So what did I do wrong? Any suggestions as to how I can successfully update
my drivers?


Thanks,


Jean
 
Don't install drivers in Safe Mode. Restart in normal mode (albeit with
standard VGA drivers at low res) and run the Catalyst 6.2 installer from
there.
 
I recently bought a new monitor that has the ability to pivot to "portrait
mode". The rotation software supplied by the manufacturer (Samsung) did not
work -the mouse pointer was missing and mouse movement resulted a
disconnected series of dots/lines across the screen. So I decided to update
my graphics board driver in the hope that the update would fix the problem.
Unfortunately, my attempts to update the ATI drivers have failed.

Here's my system:
Windows ME
Radeon 7200 (an OEM Radeon 32MB DDR board)
ATI Catalyst 3.8 drivers & control panel
DirectX version 9.0b
Samsung 971P 19" LCD with "Magic Rotation" software package, resolution =
1280 x 1024

Here's the Device Manager info on the display adapter driver with the
Samsung software installed:
driver = magicpvt.drv <==This is part of Samsung's Magic Rotation
software
ati2vxag.vxd
vmm32.vxd (vdd.vxd)
vmm32.vxd (vflatd.vxd)

Here's what I did:
Brought the system up in safe mode
Uninstalled the Samsung software via Add/Remove
Uninstalled the Catalyst 3.8 drivers via Add/Remove
Uninstalled the Catalyst 3.8 Control Panel via Add/Remove
Restarted the system in safe mode
Ran the Catalyst 6.2 install package (file name = 6-2_wme_dd_cp_30314.exe)

Here's what happened:
The installation proceded along for a while and then an alert box labelled
"SEVERE" came up that said "Setup is unable to complete the install. Try to
set up your display adapter with the standard VGA before running setup."
(Notes: I did check in Device Manager right after getting this alert, and
the display adapter was listed as "standard VGA".The Samsung LCD works in
safe mode via "downscaling".)

So what did I do wrong? Any suggestions as to how I can successfully update
my drivers?


Thanks,


Jean
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Unsure. But my initial thought is that with the crap that comes with
the ATI drivers and software, it will hog up your system. I had a 7200
in my previous system.

There is probably little or nothing new for a 7200 for the last couple
of years. Stick with an older edition and don't bother upgrading.
 
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