shutdown after installed windows 7 help

[Billsguitar]

Hi,
A few days ago I installed windows 7.. all was well for a few hours till my screen started to go kinda glitchy then just black and pc froze.. I have been reading some forums on these pc symptoms and it seems to be my graphics driver( Readon x600) my pc is a Dell Dimension 5150 anyone here have any insight as to what might be conflicting with windows 7? if indeed it is a driver problem?
thanks

 

[zigzag3143]

Hi,
A few days ago I installed windows 7.. all was well for a few hours till my screen started to go kinda glitchy then just black and pc froze.. I have been reading some forums on these pc symptoms and it seems to be my graphics driver( Readon x600) my pc is a Dell Dimension 5150 anyone here have any insight as to what might be conflicting with windows 7? if indeed it is a driver problem?
thanks

Can diagnose if it is a driver conflict by booting into safe mode(F8) it works then but not normally is probably a conflict that can be addressed in msconfig.


Ken

 

[Billsguitar]

Hi,
A few days ago I installed windows 7.. all was well for a few hours till my screen started to go kinda glitchy then just black and pc froze.. I have been reading some forums on these pc symptoms and it seems to be my graphics driver( Readon x600) my pc is a Dell Dimension 5150 anyone here have any insight as to what might be conflicting with windows 7? if indeed it is a driver problem?
thanks

Can diagnose if it is a driver conflict by booting into safe mode(F8) it works then but not normally is probably a conflict that can be addressed in msconfig.


Ken

Im not realy great on computers... could you explain further please

 

[Frostmourne]

Reboot your PC and repeatedly press F8, then choose Safe Mode. Update the driver from there - if you can find one.

 

[Billsguitar]

Reboot your PC and repeatedly press F8, then choose Safe Mode. Update the driver from there - if you can find one.

Is there an equivilent driver that would do the same job? this is getting more complicated than I thought if I can't find a solution I may have to revert back to xp thanks again for your advice

 

[Frostmourne]

Install this:

For x64: ATI Catalyst? Legacy Display Driver

For x86: ATI Catalyst? Legacy Display Driver

Install in compatibility mode for Vista SP1. Uninstall the old drivers first and then run driver sweeper. To uninstall, run the right installer above for your architecture and then reboot, run Driver Sweeper, and re-run the installer.

 

[Billsguitar]

Install this:

For x64: ATI Catalyst? Legacy Display Driver

For x86: ATI Catalyst? Legacy Display Driver

Install in compatibility mode for Vista SP1. Uninstall the old drivers first and then run driver sweeper. To uninstall, run the right installer above for your architecture and then reboot, run Driver Sweeper, and re-run the installer.

Im using Windows 7 32bit btw, is there a version for this? sorry about all the questions

 

[Frostmourne]

No problems!

Get the x86 link.

 

[Billsguitar]

Install this:

For x64: ATI Catalyst? Legacy Display Driver

For x86: ATI Catalyst? Legacy Display Driver

Install in compatibility mode for Vista SP1. Uninstall the old drivers first and then run driver sweeper. To uninstall, run the right installer above for your architecture and then reboot, run Driver Sweeper, and re-run the installer.

Is compatibility mode = safe mode? and what do you mean by Vista SP1?:shock: I'm one of those annoying people that have to be taken through this type of stuff step by step warning!! warning!! I may ask more questions...

 

[Frostmourne]

1) Download the x86 driver

2) Right click the installer, choose the compatibility tab then Vista SP1. Apply.

3) Double-click the installer. Choose uninstall and express.

4) Reboot.

5) Re-run the installer, choosing to Install. Make sure the compatibility settings are still applied.

 

[Billsguitar]

1) Download the x86 driver

2) Right click the installer, choose the compatibility tab then Vista SP1. Apply.

3) Double-click the installer. Choose uninstall and express.

4) Reboot.

5) Re-run the installer, choosing to Install. Make sure the compatibility settings are still applied.

ahhhhhhh light bulb moment thanks will give it a whirl and hopefuly will resolve the problem thanks again for your help oh one more question before i head into the abyss of my computer problem, will that uninstall the old drivers or do i need to do that manualy? and after i reboot I right click again to make sure compatibility tab vista SP1 is still applied? then just press install?

 

[Frostmourne]

1) Download the x86 driver

2) Right click the installer, choose the compatibility tab then Vista SP1. Apply.

3) Double-click the installer. Choose uninstall and express.

4) Reboot.

5) Re-run the installer, choosing to Install. Make sure the compatibility settings are still applied.

ahhhhhhh light bulb moment thanks will give it a whirl and hopefuly will resolve the problem thanks again for your help oh one more question before i head into the abyss of my computer problem, will that uninstall the old drivers or do i need to do that manualy? and after i reboot I right click again to make sure compatibility tab vista SP1 is still applied? then just press install?

Yes, the built-in uninstaller will do it. And yes to your other questions.

 

[Billsguitar]

1) Download the x86 driver

2) Right click the installer, choose the compatibility tab then Vista SP1. Apply.

3) Double-click the installer. Choose uninstall and express.

4) Reboot.

5) Re-run the installer, choosing to Install. Make sure the compatibility settings are still applied.

Thanks again for your help will let you know if this helps

 

[Billsguitar]

Hey again.. did what you said exactly but when its installing i get the black out screen and it freezes again and i have to shut down and reboot there is a warning with the installer that your screen might flicker and go black during installation mine does that but then just freezes again?

 

[Billsguitar]

ok something is different even though the install to me looks like it didnt finish.... the original text in driver info is:
RADEON X600 series secondary
It now reads:
ATI RADEON X300/X550/X1050 Series Secondary
did it install fully? as i got a fatal error when it was last installing but the driver info tells me the new driver is there? im confused

 

[Billsguitar]

I got it working (I think) lol I forgot to say I went from XP to Windows 7 so instead of doing:

2) Right click the installer, choose the compatibility tab then Vista SP1. Apply.

I changed the "Vista SP1" to:

Right click the installer, choose the compatibility tab then "XP Sp2". Apply.

and did a nortons 3D Graphics performance test (which failed every time before this) and now I have done it 5 or 6 times and it runs smooth and no black screen or freezing So fingers crossed I have seen the last of that Issue thanks again for your help.. I will keep you posted as to any more trouble (if any) I get with this past issue

 

[Billsguitar]

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh just happend again It seems to happen when I have a few pages open I was doing another 3d graphics test and had this page and a few other forums open and I got an error message saying display has recoverd from an error then screen went black and froze this is annoying to say the least...Help
Note: It's not as common as before when I did the ATI driver installation but the problem is still there to a degree...

 

[Billsguitar]

Bump.. help

 

[Frostmourne]

Type device into the start menu, then select device manager, then in display adaptors, right-click, select update, from file, and choose C:\ATI.

 

[Billsguitar]

Type device into the start menu, then select device manager, then in display adaptors, right-click, select update, from file, and choose C:\ATI.

Thanks again it says I have the most up to date driver.. so maybe It's another problem but I think it is a graphics driver problem...