Update on my own situation:

I received a reply from ATI support, followed their instructions to
download an ATI Catalyst Control Center *beta* installation program for
Vista 32, then uninstall all ATI software shown in Add/Remove Programs,
then install the new beta. It seems to have worked and I believe (knock
on wood) my issues are resolved. :) Nevertheless, I suspect that the
OP's BSOD problems have something to do with his video card . . .


Daze N. Knights wrote:[color=blue]
> I'm using the ATI Sapphire Radeon X1300 256 (said on the box to be
> "Vista Ready") on a system I just built, and I also experienced BSODs
> when first installing Vista (32) RTM. Although I got past the BSOD
> problem and got Vista installed OK, the ATI Catalyst Control Center for
> the video card will not open. When trying to open it, Windows gives the
> following error message: "Windows Vista does not support ATI Catalyst
> Control Center. This problem was caused by a compatibility issue between
> Windows Vista and ATI Catalyst Control Center. Contact ATI about
> upgrades or other possible solutions to help make this program
> compatible with this version of Windows." I have just registered the
> card online with ATI and have filed a complaint about the situation just
> this morning. I can find no drivers on their site to upgrade to, and am
> rather unhappy with ATI about this. Hopefully, I will hear from them
> soon. On the plus side: after about three reboots the BSODs went away
> and haven't returned, and the card itself seems to be functioning for me.
>
> Jonathan wrote:[color=green]
>> Hi All, I downloaded from my msdn subscription vista 64 and vista x86.
>> I try several times to setup on my machine, either from boot and
>> updating win xp and even with 64 version. The installion program crash
>> with a blue protection error screen, but there no info about the
>> cause, just the general error message.
>> Here my hardware configuration, I'm surprise if there is any
>> incoptibility issue cause it's all pretty recent, and I renew the
>> video card with a vista ready one.
>> Anibody knows if there is some issue about?
>> Thanks
>> Jonathan
>> Main Board ASROCK 939A8X-M
>> 1GB DDR Ram
>> AMD Athlon 64 3200
>> VideoCard Sapphire 1300x 512 Vista ready
>> D-link AirPlus DWL-520 WIFI
>> LG DVD Writer
>>
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