forget AMD (Driver related issue)

[TheChaosCarrier]

Turns out, I just needed to reboot my computer. :/

Thanks anways. :3

are you serious
you ALWAYS try this when you have hard-ware related issues
at least, that's how it's worked for me so far.

unless you have nvidia like Nickelbob said

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[Ethan]

Nvidia drivers automatically just quickly disable your graphics card and then restart it, removing the need for a restart.

Why doesn't AMD do that :(

I've always had to reboot after installing drivers for both my current nVidia machines.

Ugh I hate my 5450.  My CCC wont update so I'm stuck with massive aliasing.

There's a way to fix this. Some backdoor part of Windows keeps old CCC parts of previous versions and causes CCC to not launch correctly.
I'll see if I can remember.

EDIT: Are you running Windows 7?

[indyjones]

I've always had to reboot after installing drivers for both my current nVidia machines.
There's a way to fix this. Some backdoor part of Windows keeps old CCC parts of previous versions and causes CCC to not launch correctly.
I'll see if I can remember.

EDIT: Are you running Windows 7?

Yes

[Ethan]

My solution was to clear out the Windows GAC (Global Assembly Cache). In Windows 7, you can browse directly to "C:\Windows\assembly". Sort by "Public Key Token", then delete everything with the Token "90ba9c70f846762e" (ATI's key). You'll obviously need Administrator privileges. No reboot needed either. Reinstalled CCC and it ran perfectly!

The GAC lets you share DLL's that are the same version number. If it's in the GAC, any installer will NOT install a new DLL - it'll use the one in the GAC. If the GAC DLL is corrupted, you're majorly SOL.

When I reinstalled the CCC, it took longer to install then it had before. Presumably, this was due to the installer copying all the correct DLL's to my hard drive. And no ATI DLL's have made it back into my GAC.