Re: My old CCC GUI refuses to show up. :(

Ant wrote:
> In alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati Paul <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Ant wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I can't open my old ATI/AMD Radeon 4870 (512 MB of VRAM)'s video card driver 
>>> (13-9-legacy_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc_whql.exe)'s Catalyst Control Center GUI (still 
>>> can run its background <install location>\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CCC.exe process 
>>> though) in my over decade old, updated 64-bit W7 HPE SP1 PC. It used to work a few 
>>> months ago though so something broke. I tried uninstalling, rebooting, and 
>>> reinstalling AMD driver+CCC suite into a new directory, but it still didn't work.
>>>
>>> I still can extend and unextend my 1920x1080 desktop to my secondary old dumb 
>>> 21.5" Samsung SyncMaster T22B350ND HDTV with my primary 23.6" 16:9 1920x1080 
>>> pixels ASUS VS247H-P monitor. Both video connections are using DVI->VGA adapters 
>>> and VGA cables via an old Y2K OmniCube KVM. I don't think it is a hardware issue.
>>>
>>> http://pastebin.com/raw/MBJP13hc for my detailed event logs and opening about 
>>> showing a crash with an unhandled exception with MS .NET Framework. What's the 
>>> problem? Is it my .NET? Something else? I hope I don't have to reinstall my W7 
>>> from scratch to get it back. :(
>>>
>>> Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
> 

>> Aaron Stebners "netfx_setupverifier_new.zip" confirms this
>> for us, although somewhat clumsily (as the tester menu
>> grays out and won't allow selecting just anything you want
>> to test). Aaron Stebner appears to be a Microsoft employee
>> from the .NET group, who has constructed cleaning and
>> verification tools for the great unwashed masses.
> 
> Is there an official web site for this program to download from?

It's on Stebners OneDrive. Yes, that's a nuisance to find.
You'll find breadcrumbs for that all over the place. "skydrive.live.com"
is part of the path of the official one. Remember, it's not a
Microsoft software product, it doesn't have support, yet it's
an important part of debugging .NET situations.

https://community.broadcom.com/communities/community-home/librarydocuments/viewdocument?DocumentKey=123382af-b18c-4d4d-9df2-158a90a30074

> Thanks. According to 
> https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-cat-win-13-9 web 
> page, it needs .NET Framework v4.5 -- "* The AMD Catalyst 13.9 Software 
> Suite requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 to be installed.  Microsoft 
> .NET Framework 4.5 is included in all Catalyst packages)." 
> 
> I wonder if there is a third party software to take over old CCC with 
> similiar features like checking statistcs, overriding fan speeds, video 
> options, etc.

An older version would depend on .net 2.0 .

And there is CCC, CCC2, Crimson, there are different
names for the different versions. I would not be
surprised if the latest named version uses
a different .net value.

It's unlikely someone else would code up
a control panel. Only on a bar bet perhaps.
The softwares that do exist, set clocks
or support overclocking or undervolting on
the video cards. MSI Afterburner? being an
example ?

If you're dependent on .NET 4.5, can't you
remove it and reinstall it. Or even go into
Programs and Features, select the line item
and select "Repair" from the three-choice menu.
Not all items have a "Repair", just the well
crafted ones do. Some items only offer "Remove".

    Paul