Is it safe to update ATI drivers via CCC update utility?


  1. Posts : 7,379
    Windows 7 ultimate x64
       #1

    Is it safe to update ATI drivers via CCC update utility?


    Hello everyone. Just a small query. Is it fine if I update my ATI drivers via CCC update utility or should I manually download the latest drivers, uninstall the old drivers (driver sweeper and all) and then install the new ones?

    My CCC downloaded and installed the new drivers last night. PC is working fine, but just out of curiosity, is it OK?
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  2. Posts : 3,822
    Windows10 Pro - 64Bit vs.10547
       #2

    - can't see a problem, the AMD link will direct you to the latest and most stable compatible driver available for your card..

    - I'm assuming that you aren't messing about with overclocking and the like..
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  3. Posts : 2,072
    Windows 7 x64 Professional SP1
       #3

    archer said:
    Hello everyone. Just a small query. Is it fine if I update my ATI drivers via CCC update utility or should I manually download the latest drivers, uninstall the old drivers (driver sweeper and all) and then install the new ones?

    My CCC downloaded and installed the new drivers last night. PC is working fine, but just out of curiosity, is it OK?

    BugMeister's views are sound, but as a fellow ATI card carrying member, let me offer an alternative counter point to his suggestion..

    If you ever have any issues from that automatic installation, remember that the manual uninstall, sweep and reinstall is the best way to wipe out all the remnants of troublesome drivers, include ones Windows keeps when you install new drivers on top of older ones continuously...

    Just my 0.02...
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  4. Posts : 7,379
    Windows 7 ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    BugMeister said:
    - can't see a problem, the AMD link will direct you to the latest and most stable compatible driver available for your card..

    - I'm assuming that you aren't messing about with overclocking and the like..
    solarmystic said:
    archer said:
    Hello everyone. Just a small query. Is it fine if I update my ATI drivers via CCC update utility or should I manually download the latest drivers, uninstall the old drivers (driver sweeper and all) and then install the new ones?

    My CCC downloaded and installed the new drivers last night. PC is working fine, but just out of curiosity, is it OK?

    BugMeister's views are sound, but as a fellow ATI card carrying member, let me offer an alternative counter point to his suggestion..

    If you ever have any issues from that automatic installation, remember that the manual uninstall, sweep and reinstall is the best way to wipe out all the remnants of troublesome drivers, include ones Windows keeps when you install new drivers on top of older ones continuously...

    Just my 0.02...
    Thanks a lot guys for your replies. BugMeister, I am not overclocking. My only concerns is that if CCC is downloading the drivers on its own. Does it remove the old one completely (like Driver Sweeper does) and then install the new ones? Because, once you confirm to download the driver. It starts to download and without any notifications it starts to install it as well. Ofcourse we can stop the installation and install it manually later. It might sound like a vote. Which one do you prefer automatic or manual? I see 2 votes, one for each suggestion above.
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  5. Posts : 2,072
    Windows 7 x64 Professional SP1
       #5

    Manual, all the way for me...

    CCC's automatic updater installs the new drivers on top of the older ones you already have on your system... additional space will be consumed as Windows keeps a copy of the older driver in Windows\system32..

    Problem with this is that say in the future you want to do a manual install by yourself, when you uninstall the CIM package (Catalyst Install Manager) completely, it only uninstalls that version of the drivers.. and what happens when you restart?

    Windows pulls out one of the previous drivers you have on your system (that it has kept as a rollback when CCC installed the newer drivers automatically), and complicates the issue.

    Instead of seeing a fresh Standard VGA Adapter entry in your Device Manager, you'll see the older driver kept by Windows because CCC helpfully installed the new driver on top of the older one...

    So you have the keep on uninstalling all the previously accumulated ATI graphic card drivers that Windows has kept in its system folder (one for each month that CCC kept on updating your system with ) using the the device manager until it reverts back to the Standard VGA device to ensure a new clean driver install can be performed on your graphics card..

    That is a veritable hassle and is why i'll never use CCC's auto update utility; in fact i don't even use CCC to manage my graphics card..

    http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=733

    Phew.. that was a mouthful...
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  6. Posts : 7,379
    Windows 7 ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    solarmystic said:
    Manual, all the way for me...

    CCC's automatic updater installs the new drivers on top of the older ones you already have on your system... additional space will be consumed as Windows keeps a copy of the older driver in Windows\system32..

    Problem with this is that say in the future you want to do a manual install by yourself, when you uninstall the CIM package (Catalyst Install Manager) completely, it only uninstalls that version of the drivers.. and what happens when you restart?

    Windows pulls out one of the previous drivers you have on your system (that it has kept as a rollback when CCC installed the newer drivers automatically), and complicates the issue.

    Instead of seeing a fresh Standard VGA Adapter entry in your Device Manager, you'll see the older driver kept by Windows because CCC helpfully installed the new driver on top of the older one...

    So you have the keep on uninstalling all the previously accumulated ATI graphic card drivers that Windows has kept in its system folder (one for each month that CCC kept on updating your system with ) using the the device manager until it reverts back to the Standard VGA device to ensure a new clean driver install can be performed on your graphics card..

    That is a veritable hassle and is why i'll never use CCC's auto update utility; in fact i don't even use CCC to manage my graphics card..

    ATI Tray Tools download from Guru3D.com

    Phew.. that was a mouthful...
    Thanks a lot Solarmystic. I agree with you for the manual update.
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  7. Posts : 2,393
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1)
       #7

    As already mentioned you can use the Driver Sweeper. I have a Canned Speech about it and I just thought you maybe found it a little useful.

    i) Make your way to ATI Drivers - Downloads and download the latest driver for your card, save it to your desktop for instance
    ii) Uninstall the Graphic driver you currently have and all its extensions (do not reboot yet)
    iii) Download Driver Sweeper
    iv) Get to safe mode (without network) and search for Driver Sweeper in your
    v) Select all the ATI components and analyse them
    vi) Clean them, head into Windows without internet and install the driver you've downloaded previously
    Best Regards,
    Frederik.
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  8. Posts : 3,822
    Windows10 Pro - 64Bit vs.10547
       #8

    must confess, I don't use the AutoUpdate myself..
    I'm usually messing with BETA versions, so updating is done manually..
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