Mac Daddy

Dang getting annoying isn't it

As for time thats why we are here man .... hope ya find a solution lots of feedback here on this thread *shrugs*

Happy New Year

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AlexS

Hi,

I read this thread top to bottom, did anybody find a solution for this.... ? I've been experiencing this problem for months on a network of about 20 identical PC's... All have ATI cards (if that's still relevant).

If you know the solution some 9 months later prey tell!

Many thanks..

koro

On my side, the problem is still there and I gave up trying to fix it. Especially after I heard that even a clean windows install didn't fix it. But if you happen to figure out what the problem is, how to fix it or anything useful, let us know!
Good luck

stevew

Hi all,

I started seeing this exact problem a couple of days ago with identical symptoms. I found this thread in google after searching for the eventlog entry.

I was running the ATI Catalyst Control Center and ATI Display Driver for my old Radeon card, however the card packed it in a few months ago and I'm now on an old Nvidia card... however I never removed the software.

After reading the thread I decided to remove the software -
1) I used Sysinternals Autoruns to prevent the CLI.EXE application from starting and removed the driver.
2) I rebooted and the problem did not recur. I then removed the catalyst control center.
3) I rebooted again and the problem did not recur.
4) Since then I have also run the ATI UninstallAll application and rebooted again... with no recurrence of the issue.

I have done nothing else to resolve this issue - no screensaver changes, no registry cleaning etc. Obviously it's still early days and I'll post again if the problem resurfaces.

Steve

REAPER

Hi

Blimey long time since I was here - if anyone ever looks here I was the guy who started this thread way back in 06.

Never found a solution UNTIL NOW - Check out this link:

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt...-event-id.html

It worked for me I am running the latest (8.3) catalyst drivers with no probs at all.

All good things come to he who waits - & boy did I have to wait!!!

Cheers

IModAmd

That's nice the problem fixed

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blindartist

now if onyl the same could be said about s.t.a.l.e.r but ive been waiting over a year for them to fix that game and they just keep making it worse lol

Dyre Straits

I have only ever used ATI cards and I have NEVER EVER had this problem. I'm serious! I've had ATI cards going back to the AIW 8MB PCI card and have upgraded with at least a dozen and a half cards since then. This goes way back to Windows 95, 98, 98SE, XP Home Edition, XP Pro, and now Vista 32-bit Home Premium.

I've also used both Omegadrivers and NGO ATI drivers during this time. Mostly, though, especially since upgrading to Vista, I've stuck with the official releases of the drivers.

Another thing I can tell you is that I AVOID Driver Cleaner like a plague! That utility is a ticking bomb and needs to be discontinued. (Even the Catalyst programmers have stated as much in private but are afraid to make a big issue of it to avoid stirring up too much trouble over at another site most of us are quite familiar with. ) One of the driver developers did, however, state very clearly that the DC can cause more problems than it cures.

My own method of updating drivers is just what ATI recommends: Simply run the new version installer and let it do its job. Period. No uninstalling previous versions, no using the ATI Uninstaller, just run the new version installer and be done with it. That's it.

There are only TWO instances where someone needs to do a complete uninstall of the drivers in order to avoid problems...and one of these is optional if the following method is used:

1. Someone needs to uninstall a current version IF they are reverting to a prior version of the drivers. Either that, OR just be ready to answer YES at every prompt to OVERWRITE the current file. That's it! Nothing magical or conspiratorial is involved.

Those who use Omegadrivers and READ the instructions will be well-aware of the fact that even he advises to just run the installer and answer YES to any prompt to Overwrite newer versions of the files.

2. The second instance is IF the user is switching from Manufacturer Made video cards (NV > ATI or ATI > NV) In this case, however, it's usually HIGHLY advisable to do a complete OS Installation to make certain to avoid driver conflicts.

My personal advice, delete that Driver Cleaner program from your PC and forget you ever had it.

I've been doing this for YEARS on EVERY ATI card I've owned and very, very, very rarely is there ever a problem. In fact, the only times I can remember having problems is when I've tried to use an Uninstaller first.

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