Help withLatest ATI DRIVER 9.2 Please

Should i try installing the vista 9.2 drivers instead of the one that comes from win update (well its already included with 7048) with my radeon 9600 ?

I am worried it will mess up the install...

And if yes should i try uninstalling the windows driver first?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Advent Roma Laptop
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 x64 Windows 8 Enterprise RTM x64
CPU
Mobile DualCore Intel Pentium T4400, 2200 MHz (11 x 200)
Motherboard
Advent Roma (Intel Cantiga GL40)
Memory
4028 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M
Sound Card
Realtek ALC662 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB]
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
TOSHIBA MK5065GSX ATA Device (500 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II)
Mouse
Mikomi 7 Button Laser Mouse w/DPi Switch
Internet Speed
Slow!!
Is there an issue with the 7048 drivers that you wish to solve with the 9.2 drivers? Unless you're dissatisfied with some aspect of your current video performance, my advice would be: DON'T MESS WITH IT.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 & 64 -(Boot Camped Snow Leopard on a Mac Mini)
CPU
AMD Athlon A64 X2 6000+ 3.1GHz
Motherboard
DFI LanParty Jr 790GX M2RS
Memory
4GB Corsair XMS RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD4550/512MB/DDR3 passive cooled
Sound Card
latest RealTek HD/HDMI drivers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung LN40A550 (primary); Zalman 7" LCD (secondary)
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 ; 800x600
Hard Drives
WD Raptor for OS
Seagate 7211 640GB
Two Samsung EcoGreens for TV in RAID 0 = 3TB
Two WD MyBook 1TB externals for B/U and Movies
Optical Drive:
LG GGC-H20L Super Multi Blue BluRay/HD-DVD internal
PSU
Corsair HX520W
Case
Zalman HD160XT
Cooling
Zalman CNPS9500Cu on processor - Four Nexus case fans
Keyboard
Gyration wireless Media Center Keyboard
Mouse
Gyration Cordless Optical Air Mouse
Internet Speed
6344 kbps Down/1043 kbps Up (Comcast cable)
Other Info
HDMI audio/video out to Yamaha RX-V1065 receiver.
All controlled by a Harmony One universal remote.

Four other home built computers plus a Mac Mini, but this is my main Win7 testbed.
Just the fact i imagine if the 9.2 drivers work they will perform better than anything from win update.. maybe im wrong.

I get better gaming performance in xp/vista using the latest drivers than i do in 7 using the windows one.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Advent Roma Laptop
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 x64 Windows 8 Enterprise RTM x64
CPU
Mobile DualCore Intel Pentium T4400, 2200 MHz (11 x 200)
Motherboard
Advent Roma (Intel Cantiga GL40)
Memory
4028 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M
Sound Card
Realtek ALC662 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB]
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
TOSHIBA MK5065GSX ATA Device (500 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II)
Mouse
Mikomi 7 Button Laser Mouse w/DPi Switch
Internet Speed
Slow!!
Then you can either go for it, or wait for 9.3 or 9.4 (which I understand are supposed to be Win 7 friendly).

In any case, I'd make a backup of the Win 7 drive, just in case you need to restore to your current drivers and settings.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 & 64 -(Boot Camped Snow Leopard on a Mac Mini)
CPU
AMD Athlon A64 X2 6000+ 3.1GHz
Motherboard
DFI LanParty Jr 790GX M2RS
Memory
4GB Corsair XMS RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD4550/512MB/DDR3 passive cooled
Sound Card
latest RealTek HD/HDMI drivers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung LN40A550 (primary); Zalman 7" LCD (secondary)
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 ; 800x600
Hard Drives
WD Raptor for OS
Seagate 7211 640GB
Two Samsung EcoGreens for TV in RAID 0 = 3TB
Two WD MyBook 1TB externals for B/U and Movies
Optical Drive:
LG GGC-H20L Super Multi Blue BluRay/HD-DVD internal
PSU
Corsair HX520W
Case
Zalman HD160XT
Cooling
Zalman CNPS9500Cu on processor - Four Nexus case fans
Keyboard
Gyration wireless Media Center Keyboard
Mouse
Gyration Cordless Optical Air Mouse
Internet Speed
6344 kbps Down/1043 kbps Up (Comcast cable)
Other Info
HDMI audio/video out to Yamaha RX-V1065 receiver.
All controlled by a Harmony One universal remote.

Four other home built computers plus a Mac Mini, but this is my main Win7 testbed.
I think i will wait until 9.3 but the article saying about them not supporting older cards (like mine) is confusing, it says support will stop "after" 9.3 so im hoping 9.3 will be 7 compatible and support my card.

I will then be a happy bunny.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Advent Roma Laptop
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 x64 Windows 8 Enterprise RTM x64
CPU
Mobile DualCore Intel Pentium T4400, 2200 MHz (11 x 200)
Motherboard
Advent Roma (Intel Cantiga GL40)
Memory
4028 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M
Sound Card
Realtek ALC662 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB]
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
TOSHIBA MK5065GSX ATA Device (500 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II)
Mouse
Mikomi 7 Button Laser Mouse w/DPi Switch
Internet Speed
Slow!!
After 9.3, the certain cards mentioned will have legacy status. But they will still get quarterly updates instead of monthly and any hotfixes necessary. They're not going to completely stop support for them.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Airbot 2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
Memory
12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac Geforce GTX 770
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays
1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@60hz
Hard Drives
1 Samsung 250GB 840 Evo SSD
1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
PSU
Corsair HX1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless MK700
Mouse
Logitech Wireless MK700
Internet Speed
DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps
Antivirus
None
Browser
Firefox Nightly
Other Info
Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- LG Nexus 5
After 9.3, the certain cards mentioned will have legacy status. But they will still get quarterly updates instead of monthly and any hotfixes necessary. They're not going to completely stop support for them.
Ok thanks for clearing this up, i feel better now. though i know i should really upgrade lol..
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Advent Roma Laptop
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 x64 Windows 8 Enterprise RTM x64
CPU
Mobile DualCore Intel Pentium T4400, 2200 MHz (11 x 200)
Motherboard
Advent Roma (Intel Cantiga GL40)
Memory
4028 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M
Sound Card
Realtek ALC662 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB]
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
TOSHIBA MK5065GSX ATA Device (500 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II)
Mouse
Mikomi 7 Button Laser Mouse w/DPi Switch
Internet Speed
Slow!!
Turns out that the driver coming with the 7000 build is the best so far for my X1300 mobility. Tried installing 9.2, 9.1, 8.6 and 8.13 (obtained from Acer) and 7.14, they all refuse to install completely and either leave me with a slower system or have an install manager that hangs before installing anything.

I guess that for anyone reading this, test your system before trying to install a different driver, mine is working perfect with the standard driver :)
 

My Computer

OS
Vista Enterprise x64 SP1
CPU
Athlon64 X2 6000+
Motherboard
M2N-e
Memory
4GB 800MHz DDR2 OC-Z
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce 8800GT OC
Sound Card
X-Fi Extreme Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17" and 19" widescreen flatscreens
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 & 1440x900
PSU
600W Tagan
Internet Speed
10Mbit down, 512Kbit up
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