How do I Install Older ATI drivers


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I've had Win7 for a while now and it hasn't been a problem until now when I've finally got time to play some video games again.

I have an ATI Radeon X1650 which is not supported by the recent catalyst drivers for Win7. When I try to install Catalyst 9.2, which has drivers for my X1650 of the version 8.52 or something it gives me an error report. The drivers don't install (the rest of the catalyst package does). I need the older drivers to play KOTOR--as far as I'm aware--because currently it doesn't work and this change has helped others get it working. I'd also like for catalyst to work, with the current out-of-the-box windows drivers, it does not.

So my question is: How can I install the older drivers. The catalyst installer does not let me and the "update drivers" function in the device property panel doesn't either (because windows prefers its own newer ones).

I have build 7057--in case it matters.

Thanks in advance whatever help you can give me.

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First off you should clean install Windows 7 RC 7100

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx

It's free, legal, direct from Microsoft, and can be used for a year.

Here's the Vista 32-bit ATI driver archive:

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/wind...iw_vista32.aspx

You can try extracting the drivers using 7-Zip or WinRar... If you run the driver installer the drivers are usually extracted to the root of your drive and kept there.

Now go to Device Manager, Display adapters, double click your video card and click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver button, Browse my computer for driver software, browse to the driver folder that has the inf files, and try to updated the diver manually. You should install the latest motherboard chipset drivers first.

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Apparently the DNA drivers have the Hardware ID patched to allow 9.4 to install for the X1000 series. I've got a X1950XT but I've been too busy with finals to try them yet. I hope they work.. I hate when companies pull HWIDs for no reason other than the fact they can.

Here's the link:

http://www.donotargue.com/ -- Drivers are on the right.

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I'm confused about the X1950. When I looked last week, it was explicitly mentioned on the 'legacy' list. Now it has been removed, yet it is not on the supported list for Win7 either. Annoying that.

Anyway, when I bought my X1950, ebuyer.co.uk had it listed as a DX10 card! Is this wrong? I'd be annoyed if the card didn't only cost me ?30.

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Try installing DNA-ATi Vista/Win7 9.3 (x32/x64) which is based on the Catalyst 9.3 drivers. It has support for the Radeon? X1650 Series video cards.

I'm confused about the X1950. When I looked last week, it was explicitly mentioned on the 'legacy' list. Now it has been removed, yet it is not on the supported list for Win7 either. Annoying that.

Anyway, when I bought my X1950, ebuyer.co.uk had it listed as a DX10 card! Is this wrong? I'd be annoyed if the card didn't only cost me ?30.

That's wrong. The Radeon? X1950 Series does not support the DirectX? 10 API.

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I'm confused about the X1950. When I looked last week, it was explicitly mentioned on the 'legacy' list. Now it has been removed, yet it is not on the supported list for Win7 either. Annoying that.

Anyway, when I bought my X1950, ebuyer.co.uk had it listed as a DX10 card! Is this wrong? I'd be annoyed if the card didn't only cost me ?30.

If I'm right, I think the HD series are the ones that started to support DX10
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