Re: Lost video card after failed driver upgrade

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From: Phil (itchy&scratchy_at_homer.doh.no.spam)
Date: 08/28/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:23:32 -0400

I'm running the same card - dual monitor/tv out ati radeon 9200. SP2 works
fine, the newest readeon drivers work fine, in fact I noticed an improvement
in one game.
If you have 4 cards installed all at the same time, I'd bet that's where
problems did or will arise from.

"Brynk" <Brynk@InDirectpc.com> wrote in message
news:u4lcOpPjEHA.2500@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl
> Well, after power off over nite, all seems OK
>
> A "soft" reboot wasn't enuf
>
> Now I'm a little hesitant to try again to update the video drivers,
> and SP2
>
>
> "Phil" <itchy&scratchy@homer.doh.no.spam> wrote in message
> news:%23JrkpgIjEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Try booting to safe mode then go into device manager and remove the
>> card, then reboot. XP should reinstall the card. Then get the
>> lastest radeon drivers from www.ati.com and load those. I just
>> loaded the lastest drivers for my radeon 9200 last night and no
>> probs at all.
>>
>> "Brynk" <Brynk@InDirectpc.com> wrote in message
>> news:uJ5owXIjEHA.1712@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl
>>> After unsuccessfully trying to upgrade drivers for Radeon 9200 on my
>>> XP, system froze.
>>>
>>>
>>> After reboot, XP will not recognize the hardware card for Radeon
>>> 9200, even after System Restore

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