Re: [H] another WEIRD Vista bug

2008-12-03 Thread Joe User
Hello FORC5, Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 9:07:06 PM, you wrote: > This one new, Vista Ultimate on older HW but has run fine for quite > some time. Has recently started rebooting every night at 3 AM like > clockwork, Auto Updates are turned OFF. > Anyone seen this bug ? > I am about to go back t

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread Joe User
Hello DHSinclair, Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 8:11:31 PM, you wrote: > Greg, > LOL!! > I just knew somebody would be in the know and slap me down, again! Phraq! > OK. This makes sense and is acceptable. I can park the card and wait until > I can upgrade this platform to XPpro. Fair e

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread maccrawj
OMG, what one does the other does, neither company supports EOL Win2K for quite a while now. At least my only reason for not using NV is based on hardware limits, you guys throw out the "use NV" and "that's why I avoid ATI" as a knee-jerk reaction! Duncan you're right up there with them going

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread Harry McGregor
IIRC, The Catalyst drivers require Microsoft .net framework 2.0, which does not exist for w2k Also, Microsoft ended support for w2k March 31, 2005 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx BTW: If anyone is in the market for really high end storage right now ($500K+ range), take a

Re: [H] another WEIRD Vista bug

2008-12-03 Thread Eli Allen
Run media center? It has this "optimize" function that I think is disabled by default that resets the media center services at around that time and so in theory could reboot the box. Eli -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Wednesd

[H] another WEIRD Vista bug

2008-12-03 Thread FORC5
This one new, Vista Ultimate on older HW but has run fine for quite some time. Has recently started rebooting every night at 3 AM like clockwork, Auto Updates are turned OFF. Anyone seen this bug ? I am about to go back to XP on this system, Vista has a couple of nice features but the irritants

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread DHSinclair
JB, Well, the reason for my query was because any/all driver(s) the install found (that was liked) came from the VISTA part/folder/pointer of the CD! Yes, I did see that the CD had drivers for XP, but I can not get the installer to install them on my w2k OS. Dumb me. I find this very odd. I

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread DHSinclair
Greg, LOL!! I just knew somebody would be in the know and slap me down, again! Phraq! OK. This makes sense and is acceptable. I can park the card and wait until I can upgrade this platform to XPpro. Fair enough. I will try this in the AM. So, it is not a complete catastrophe; I'm just

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread James Boswell
What pushes you to vista exactly? the 3450 DOES have drivers for XP On 4 Dec 2008, at 01:54, DHSinclair wrote: JB, Yes, perhaps this might be part of this current kurfuffle. Fine. I can accept this; but, I will not be driven by a video card mfg to an OS upgrade to Vista just to play with the

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread DHSinclair
JB, Yes, perhaps this might be part of this current kurfuffle. Fine. I can accept this; but, I will not be driven by a video card mfg to an OS upgrade to Vista just to play with the card! That just suckx in my book. The folks that play Vista and live happy, fine. I salute you. Live well and pro

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread Greg Sevart
Indeed, it looks like Win2k isn't supported in any capacity. Even going as far back as the Catalyst 7.11 release, only the following operating systems are supported per the release notes: Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit versions) Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Media Cen

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread DHSinclair
FORC5, I am about THAT close to being in complete agreement with you! I will give this business another 2 hours of head-scratching. After that, I will speak to you back channel and talk nVidia some more.. :) I am lost on both the ATI and nVidia numbers ATM Can not move forward w/

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread James Boswell
um, ATI.com doesn't appear to _have_ drivers for Windows 2000 for the 3450 ? On 4 Dec 2008, at 00:48:300, DHSinclair wrote: OK, my new MSI ATI Radeon 3450 arrived today. I did remove my test Matrox PCI G200 per proper removal. Shut-down and pulled the G200. (The ATI CD is in the reader.)

Re: [H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread FORC5
Is why I stay away from ATI sorry Fp At 05:48 PM 12/3/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: >OK, my new MSI ATI Radeon 3450 arrived today. > >I did remove my test Matrox PCI G200 per proper removal. Shut-down and pulled >the G200. >(The ATI CD is in the reader.) >I installed the 3450 per the dir

[H] ATI 3450--Need Help!

2008-12-03 Thread DHSinclair
OK, my new MSI ATI Radeon 3450 arrived today. I did remove my test Matrox PCI G200 per proper removal. Shut-down and pulled the G200. (The ATI CD is in the reader.) I installed the 3450 per the directions. Power the PC on. It did light up! The card works... That ends the good news.