Fallout 3 on Windows 7.

Just confirmed. The Launcher Loop is fixed! The driver name has changed... Previously it was "ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (Engineering Sample -- WDDM v1.1)", where the "--" was an endash character. The new one is "ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (Prerelease - WDDM 1.1)"

The version, as reported by Device Manager, is 8.56.1.4, dated 12/10/2008.

And just to emphasize, no compatibility options were required for this.

(But the installer has to be in Vista compatibility mode to add Fallout 3 to the Games Explorer)

smarteyeball said:

But how does that work for single monitor users? Also what was your monitor hz set to to?

It seems like there are a few different issues going on here.

My monitor was set at 60hz. And I agree with you... it sounds like several different issues causing the same/similar problem.

DakkonA said:

Just confirmed. The Launcher Loop is fixed! The driver name has changed... Previously it was "ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (Engineering Sample -- WDDM v1.1)", where the "--" was an endash character. The new one is "ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (Prerelease - WDDM 1.1)"

The version, as reported by Device Manager, is 8.56.1.4, dated 12/10/2008.

And just to emphasize, no compatibility options were required for this.

(But the installer has to be in Vista compatibility mode to add Fallout 3 to the Games Explorer)

Do you have to uninstall the Old beta drivers? or does this install over them like a hot fix?

smarteyeball said:

Let Windows Update install the driver (crazy I know), but it works.

I've never done this.. does it come up automatically after I uninstall and restart the comp?

I had A LOT of trouble trying to uninstall the 64bit ATI beta driver, the uninstaller failed and then disapeared out of the uninstall programs under control panel, so I had to manually uninstall the ATI drivers...

and windows update isnt doing anything by itself, I guess i'll have to seach for updates or somthing.


Edit: The update from windows update is only 9mb, so I should not have uninstalled the original 73mb ati beta drivers?

smarteyeball said:

The Catalyst install manager is frustrating to say the least.

Try this:

Uninstall the driver from device manger, ticking "Delete the driver software for this device" box.

Once the driver is removed use the ATI cleaning tool to remove Catalyst Conrol Center etc
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206...ninstaller.exe

reboot.

Windows will install the standard VGA driver. Go to Windows update again and then select the driver. You gotta jump through hoops, but it works.

Thank you, I will update.

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