ATI Catalyst Control Center wont open

[Jmusgrave]

I have the latest verion of the ATI CCC, it will not open, the first error message I recieved was that the GPU wasnt supported, downloaded all new drivers and software, after uninstalling the old ones, and now it wont open at all, looks like it will start but nothing happens. I checked the windows taskmanager and MOM.exe appears there but then disapperars almost immediatly. I bought the laptop from Samsung but they have proven to be of no help....any suggestions?

 

[A Guy]

Welcome to Seven Forums Jmusgrave. Here's something to try. Open task manager ( Ctrl+Shift+Esc ). Click on fILE in top menu> New Task> type in MOM.exe (make sure MOM.exe is indeed not running at that time)> OK

See if that starts CCC, if not, we'll go further.

A Guy

 

[Jmusgrave]

thanks A Guy, tried that already, MOM.exe appears but then disappears almost right away, also tried that with CLIStart.exe same result, i thought it might be a firewall issue so made sure that both were allowed, all no no avail.....really appreciate any help at all

Jamie

 

[A Guy]

OK, found this (your general problem is quite common! I have nVidia, so can't play w/ CCC myself):

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OK, so I was having the same problem everyone else is having with the drivers not installing and CCC not working, not the first time this has happened, seems like the Catalyst installer doesn't like updateing *****. But I fixed it and here is how I did it:



Note: I just tested this with Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows 7 Ultimate and it also works this way.

First, run the Installer package and after it finishes unpacking the files, cancel the setup.

Go to your device manager and update the driver manually by locating the specific folder and finding the .INI file, i.e. "C:\ATI\Support\9-11_agp_hotfix_os_ccc_whatever\Packages\Drivers\Display\XP_INF\CX_91530.INI".

Now go to your add/remove programs and uninstall the ATI Catalyst Install Manager and have it remove all ATI software.

Reboot you PC and Run the newest CCC installer. Do the Custom install and not the Express install because you're going to uncheck everything but the CCC software. Then finish the install.

Like I said, this is how I did it and it worked for me. Results may be different for you, but this is another way you can try to get it working.

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I don't know why people are uninstalling .Net and VC++ and everything else. This will NOT fix the problem! All you have to do is uninstall the older ATI software, reboot, and install the new software. This problem is occuring because the Catalyst Install Manager doesn't update the drivers and software correctly so it causes problems. The drivers can be installed manually through the device manager and then you can use the Catalyst Install Manager to install a fresh copy of CCC. (Catalyst Install Manager = Catalyst setup file you download, same s**t)

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Good luck. A Guy

 

[Jmusgrave]

Ok Guys neither worked, I alrady had the most updated drivers, and couldnt find the ini file you were talking about. I also tried several times to uninstall and reinstall the newest software right from ATI.com, it installs fine but the same issue as mentioned above occurs, CCC will not open, even trying to start in from the task manager or adding it to the startup progrma in tune up utilities doesnt make it start.....thanks in advance

Jamie

 

[fishnbanjo]

Hmmm, so many 4350's are not doing well, I had to put a 4870 in a friends PC a few weeks back since his 4350 was giving his system fits, ended up getting a replacement under warranty. The system kept telling him no ATi products were installed. Download and run CCleaner and DriverSweeper then run them. Shut down the PC and boot it, then download version 10.3 of CCC and the driver and load it, I, and quite a few others, found 10.4 not as good and 10.5 quirky, 10.6 is running very well on my desktop but have not had time to stress it yet not feeling well the past couple of days.

 

[Davidxtux]

Do you have the latest .net framework installed?

 

[Jmusgrave]

I believe I have the latest .net framework installed......would that install with catalyst control center?

 

[A Guy]

If the other gentlemen are on the right track:

CCC 10.3

.net 4.0

A Guy

 

[Davidxtux]

I believe .net 2,1 will install with it but you should upgrade the framework to 4.0

 

[Jmusgrave]

didnt work, display drivers installed, but my computer automatically udated the drivers, the ccc program would only install the install manager, i wasnt able to get it to do anything else.....suggestions?

Jamie

 

[fishnbanjo]

I think it's time to shut down the PC and reseat every card, cable and stick of RAM in the PC. I would shut down the PC, remove the power cord, hold the power button in for 30 seconds, remove the video card, place the power cord back in and turn the PC on. While you have the PC shut down and you have reseated everything pull the power plug and hold the power button in for at least 30 seconds then put it back in put case cover back on and secure, boot the PC and see if it gives a new hardware found balloon, if it does try installing CCC again.

 

[Jmusgrave]

will try that but not sure how comfortable I am with that.....

Jamie

 

[Adrian]

64/32?

Whats your OS?

 

[Jmusgrave]

windows 7 home premium, i should also point out that the card works fine picture is crystal clear, and device manager says it working, ccc just wont open,

 

[Adrian]

windows 7 home premium, i should also point out that the card works fine picture is crystal clear, and device manager says it working, ccc just wont open,

32or 64 bit?

 

[Jmusgrave]

32 bit

 

[Jmusgrave]

would someone please tell me how to install an earlier version of CCC? I download the software suite for 10.3 and all i install is the install manager, 10.6 does a full install, what am i missing in earlier versions that i am not doing?

Jamie

 

[Jmusgrave]

ok new developement....MOM.exe and CCC.exe now show up in task manager but Catalyst Control Center still wont open....any ideas?

 

[smarteyeball]

This sounds like it's time to 'start from scratch' so to speak.

► Download and install Driver Sweeper

Next, go to:

► Control Panel > Uninstall a program

► Uninstall ATI Catalyst Install Manager (to remove CCC and Uninstall the driver )

► Re-boot into Safe Mode.

► In safe Mode, run Driver Sweeper and select ATI - Display > Analyse

► Then Clean


► Once done, Reboot normally

Windows should now install an ATI driver

► *Optional* - Open Device manager > Display Adapter > r-click on the card and select Uninstall. You should now revert to the generic Windows VGA driver.

► From here, you can either install either 10.3 or 10.6 (whichever is your preference)

Hopefully both driver and CCC should be functioning properly. If not, there are a few other extra steps to try.

Reverting to an older version of Catalyst can be a PITA because of the framework versions as well as leftover registry entries that cause conflicts etc.