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  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    AMD Drivers make windows not start up properly


    So i have no idea what this is about, i have reinstalled for 3 times now and everytime i install the AMD Drivers my PC just boots to a background without explorer on the desktop and when i press CTRL ALT DEL i get a black screen. Very weird, never encountered something like this and i don't know what to do. Guess i can install updates and try installing/repairing .NET or something but does anyone have any idea what is going on here?

    EDIT - Whoa okay, appareantly my videocard is not detected O.o, does that mean it's broken? Should I send it back?
    Last edited by Aseliot; 23 Jun 2013 at 06:40.
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  2. Posts : 7,466
    Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
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    Aseliot said:
    So i have no idea what this is about, i have reinstalled for 3 times now and everytime i install the AMD Drivers my PC just boots to a background without explorer on the desktop and when i press CTRL ALT DEL i get a black screen. Very weird, never encountered something like this and i don't know what to do. Guess i can install updates and try installing/repairing .NET or something but does anyone have any idea what is going on here?

    EDIT - Whoa okay, appareantly my videocard is not detected O.o, does that mean it's broken? Should I send it back?
    could be a number of things

    check power to the cables

    check if it is in the slot all the way

    those are things that would do that also check if you have onboard graphics interfering with your card
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  3. Posts : 210
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #3

    If your video card is not detected it could be a faulty card or your drivers aren't set up properly. What card do you have?
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    Do you have any errors or other(unknown) devices in Device Manager ?
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  5. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Professional x64
    Thread Starter
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    Solarstarshines said:
    could be a number of things

    check power to the cables

    check if it is in the slot all the way

    those are things that would do that also check if you have onboard graphics interfering with your card
    Yeah i did IT myself, i've checked and i'm sure i didn't move the computer or anything i didn't touch the hardware inside before i reinstalled it so everything is in place.

    sdadamo said:
    If your video card is not detected it could be a faulty card or your drivers aren't set up properly. What card do you have?
    Sapphire 7950 OC

    DavidW7ncus said:
    Do you have any errors or other(unknown) devices in Device Manager ?
    It simply does not show up in device manager.

    Thing is i ran everything perfectly on my previous windows enterprise, but the key has been disabled so i not only had to reinstall the professiona one because i ****ed up some user account stuff in regedit and whatnot but also because it wasn't genuine anymore. Anyway, between switching from OS versions i didn't do anything intresting. I guess the videocard is just toast... will try to put it in a friends computer asap and see if it detects it to make sure it's no the motherboard.
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    Where did you get the current version of Windows and is it activated?
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  7. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Professional x64
    Thread Starter
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    This is the one i still got from school, i downloaded it from MSDN or what's it called? And yes it's activated and genuine.
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    Can you post a screen shot of your Device Manager with the "Display Adapters" expanded?
    Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums
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  9. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Professional x64
    Thread Starter
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    It says "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter"

    I also get a score 1 for (gaming)graphics in the performance index.
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    Can you try using the GPU in a different motherboard slot, or just re-seat the card in the current slot?
    Testing the GPU in another PC is a good idea if that's easier.
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