Clean install not so clean

gregrocker said:

If the screen blacks out after loading it often means a TV tuner or other output is kicking in to TV, projector, etc. Did you previously have these settings? Is it outputted in BIOS only to VGA or DVI monitor?

Not present. No. The primary display is the only one set (it's a laptop).

gregrocker said:

Try reinstalling after wiping the HD with Diskpart Clean Command from DVD command line in case old boot code is interfering.

Deleted and formatted before installing Windows last night. Is the included format utility insufficient?

Also, restore worked and am D/L updates in groups.

gregrocker said:

Then only install the network driver to get online, do the initial update that is required with reboot.

Initial update with reboot is the 80 important and 3 optional updates.

gregrocker said:

Now look closely at the Updates both Important and Optional to see what drivers are given. Is a newer Display driver there?

I did notice there is an AMD 6300 update that I had not noticed before. If I had noticed it, I would not have installed it; I already have the driver installer I want.

gregrocker said:

...work through the Update in small groups as suggested...

Yes.

gregrocker said:

Then post back screenshot of any other missing drivers in Device Manager.

None are displayed as missing so far, these appear to be only updates to the currently installed ones.

Steve801 said:

gregrocker said:

If the screen blacks out after loading it often means a TV tuner or other output is kicking in to TV, projector, etc. Did you previously have these settings? Is it outputted in BIOS only to VGA or DVI monitor?

Not present. No. The primary display is the only one set (it's a laptop).

gregrocker said:

Try reinstalling after wiping the HD with Diskpart Clean Command from DVD command line in case old boot code is interfering.

Deleted and formatted before installing Windows last night. Is the included format utility insufficient?

Also, restore worked and am D/L updates in groups.

If it was I wouldn't have suggested Diskpart Clean Command and explain it also wipes the boot sector against possible corruption. But proceed for now.

Initial update with reboot is the 80 important and 3 optional updates.

Then report back the answer about drivers.

I did notice there is an AMD 6300 update that I had not noticed before. If I had noticed it, I would not have installed it; I already have the driver installer I want.

So you are not following the step in the tutorial which clearly says to install the drivers updated by Windows Updates? And where did you get the driver which knows better than Windows 7?

gregrocker said:

...work through the Update in small groups as suggested...

Yes.

gregrocker said:

Then post back screenshot of any other missing drivers in Device Manager.

None are displayed as missing so far, these appear to be only updates to the currently installed ones.

Which is what you want.

gregrocker said:

Steve801 said:

gregrocker said:

If the screen blacks out after loading it often means a TV tuner or other output is kicking in to TV, projector, etc. Did you previously have these settings? Is it outputted in BIOS only to VGA or DVI monitor?

gregrocker said:

gregrocker said:

Steve801 said:

Not present. No. The primary display is the only one set (it's a laptop).



Deleted and formatted before installing Windows last night. Is the included format utility insufficient?

Also, restore worked and am D/L updates in groups.

gregrocker said:

If it was I wouldn't have suggested Diskpart Clean Command and explain it also wipes the boot sector against possible corruption. But proceed for now.

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I had assumed that that's what you meant, but wanted to make sure.

gregrocker said:

Steve801 said:

Initial update with reboot is the 80 important and 3 optional updates.

gregrocker said:

Then report back the answer about drivers.

I mentioned in my original post that the network driver was the only item installed before Windows ushered me into 80 updates.

gregrocker said:

Steve801 said:

I did notice there is an AMD 6300 update that I had not noticed before. If I had noticed it, I would not have installed it; I already have the driver installer I want.

gregrocker said:

So you are not following the step in the tutorial which clearly says to install the drivers updated by Windows Updates?

Alright, maybe there was a miscommunication.

Upon installing Windows fresh, Windows update returns 80+3 updates. I thought it should have displayed these in stages, but it didn't. It automatically selected all 80, I looked at the 3 and chose them as well.

After working with Windows update, my computer stopped functioning. After booting, but having not having a functioning display, I realized it must be the video driver. To my knowledge, ntbtlog describes this well. After reverting to a point before the mass update, I have a working laptop. I am now installing the updates in blocks so that multiple restore points may be created.

gregrocker said:

And where did you get the driver which knows better than Windows 7?

Toshiba. AMD also has a version, but I will compare the version installed by Toshiba first and see if AMD's is updated. I believe Toshiba's could have specialized functions, but I'm not sure.

Why are you ignoring the tutorial's clear instruction to use Windows Update drivers over Toshiba or AMD, unless performance requires changing it out? This is where clean reinstallers get in some trouble.

Isolate the drivers from the offered Updates and install them first to see if they are the problem. Then go back and check again for Updates to see if it delivers more drivers. If not run with those drivers awhile to see how performance is, check Device Manager to make sure no drivers are missing or else supply them.

After you've cleared the drivers, then go back to Updates and install them in the smaller groups to isolate any which cause problems, Restore to before that group if so, then install them singly to find the problem update.

gregrocker said:

Why are you ignoring the tutorial's clear instruction to use Windows Update drivers over Toshiba or AMD, unless performance requires changing it out?

Well, at the risk of sounding rude to someone who is trying to help me (I don't mean to be rude, but it may sound that way): Because I am typing this from safe mode.

I am ignoring the tutorial's clear instructions because the suggestion to use the Windows driver for the AMD 6300 series does not work for me. I have just followed your clear and precise instructions to reformat (including the MBR) and have reinstalled Windows again, precisely following the tutorial's instructions. I chose to install ONLY the Realtek WLAN driver and then went to the Windows Update, where I was asked for the first time since this started to update Windows Update. I chose ONLY the AMD 6300 driver from update, NOTHING else and installed that. I rebooted to complete the installation. There was nothing on the display, not a single pixel was lit.

I now realize my miscommunication - I did not mean that I had intended from the beginning to install Toshiba or AMD video drivers. I realize the advice of the tutorial. I meant that I had tried to install the Windows Update drivers and it did not work for me, therefore I would instead use the AMD/Toshiba drivers I had stored previously (in the case of just an ocurrance).

gregrocker said:

This is where clean reinstallers get in some trouble.

Yes, I'm in trouble.

gregrocker said:

Isolate the drivers from the offered Updates and install them first to see if they are the problem.

It is.

gregrocker said:

Then go back and check again for Updates to see if it delivers more drivers.

I do not see a method to update (via windows update) or install (via the AMD/Toshiba drivers I have stored) in safe mode, which is the only way to function for me.

gregrocker said:

If not run with those drivers awhile to see how performance is, check Device Manager to make sure no drivers are missing or else supply them.

Performance with the AMD 6300 driver from Update is non-functional.

gregrocker said:

After you've cleared the drivers, then go back to Updates and install them in the smaller groups to isolate any which cause problems, Restore to before that group if so, then install them singly to find the problem update.

I have isolated the problematic driver already. What should I do now?

Kaktussoft said:

So you are sure the AMD 6300 driver is the problem? Perform a system restore from safe mode to a point the system was working. Please post back if succesfull

Positive. Reboot after the wireless and no issues. Install the 6300 from MS and no display. Already restored, am now installing AMD catalyst to see if this works.

Kaktussoft said:

If succesfull delete the driver totally if possible. Then goto AMD Driver Autodetect download and run it. Follow instructions given there

I downloaded and backed up the driver installer (not just the detector) before installing Windows yesterday. This is one of the drivers gregrocker and I have been arguing over previously. He has been trying to instruct me to use the driver supplied by Windows update, I have been trying to explain that that driver does not work for me. Maybe I have been unclear in my descriptions, I don't know.

Sorry I am traveling and not able to be as attentive to the progress. I understand the Windows Update display driver is not working correctly and forcing you into Safe Mode, correct?

Did you next try the Toshiba display/video driver for your model since it might be modified by Toshiba?

If so and it failed so you are now importing the driver from AMD, then I do not recommend the full Catalyst bloatware - just the driver.