Forgot to mention, regarding my ATI Catalyst Control Center fix, that
installation of .NET 1.1 was also required *before* installing the beta
for Vista 32. (And also, that there is a separate, much larger, beta
installation file for ATI's CCC that covers both Vista 32 *and* 64).


Daze N. Knights wrote:[color=blue]
> 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=green]
>> 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=darkred]
>>> 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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