Catalyst 4.2 released

[Nathanz]

Just noticed on ati.com

Have anyone tryed these yet ?? any improvements ?

Download cat 4.2 for WINXP
Download cat 4.2 for WINME/98

Quote[/b] ]Logging on as an Administrator under Windows XP and doing a fast user switch to limited user no longer results in display corruption when playing a DVD using WinDVD version 4 or 5
User defined colour setting are now retained when exiting a 3D game or application
The ATI Control Panel no longer fails to launch when attempting to enter the Advanced options of the primary display adapter after disabling extended desktop support
The Cancel button found in the ATI 3D tab is now working properly when switching between a user defined profile and the default setting
Enabling the CRT as the primary display and turning the TV off in the Display page no longer results in a general protection fault under Windows ME
The Anisotropic Filtering custom setting is now retained under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 7200 installed
The D3D panel now retains the user defined AA/AF setting under Windows XP when a RADEON™ 8500 series is installed and the main setting is set to High Quality

Quote[/b] ]Resolved Game Issues
Launching the game Tron 2.0 under Windows XP no longer results in the game failing to respond after the game introduction is loaded
Launching the game Line of Sight: Vietnam and setting the graphics option to 800x600 16bpp no longer results in the game failing to respond when selecting a new game
Running the game Armed and Dangerous under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 9200 series installed no longer results in the display image appearing corrupted when selecting Storm the Base mission in the game
The game Half-Life is now displayed properly under Windows XP when the game resolution is set to either 320x240 or 400x300
Playing the game Serious Sam 2 under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON&tdrade; 9500/9800 series installed no longer results in the game failing to run when the game option is set to OpenGL
Playing the game Unreal Tournament 2003 under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 9600 series installed no longer results in texture corruption being displayed on the flag surfaces in the DM-Tokara Forest
Selecting the Optimum Quality setting in D3D control panel no longer results in a frozen frame when launching the game HALO
Setting the resolution in the game SpyHunter to 1280x1024 along with having the Use Recommended Settings slider set to balanced in the ATI 3D tab no longer results in some background images being missing while the game is loading
Setting the display option to 640x480 or 800x600 in the game Splinter Cell no longer results in the game menu flickering
Returning to the main menu in the game Counter-Strike no longer results in the game's refresh rate reverting back to 60Hz when resuming game play

[m21man]

How does this affect OFP?

[Nathanz]

Well i would try them but my ofp isnt working

[SpeedyDonkey]

Hi!

Im glad you made this thread because i have a couple of questions.

Being a Nvidia user im unfamiliar with ATI, but it took a quick look at the installation instructions that can be found here.

Not only is the content in some parst contradicting to what ATI states on their main website. But the whole installation process looks more complicated (then Nvidias), especially considering that ATI's goal is to release new drivers each month

Can these (and other) drivers be installed over the older versions, just like Nvidias?

[Nathanz]

Err i dont know if im totaly correct but i uninstall my drivers first then install the new ones (did the same with nvidia drivers)

Edit:Speeling

[nubbin]

Well,
I haven't had any trouble with just updating the drivers. Pretty much identical to Nvidia. I was a long time Nvidia user until they dropped the ball last year. (I have no loyalty. Whoever has the best card at the time for an upgrade).

[m21man]

Quote[/b] ]Edit:Speeling

Was that deliberate ?

[Nathanz]

yeah (shift eyes)

nubbin: Does ofp work the same (or at all:P) than 4.1 ?

[thirtyg]

yeah (shift eyes)

nubbin: Does ofp work the same (or at all:P) than 4.1 ?

I'm using 4.2 and have no trouble running OFP.

As the guys said above instaling the driver is as easy as Nvidia.

[joltan]

The complicated uninstallation process is only nescessary if you have an (much) older version of the drivers - if you were using Catalyst 3.8 or newer just uninstall the old driver and install the new one - it's the same as the recommended procedure for Nvidia's Detonators. Easy.