Instead of the Windows XP login screen(you know, the blue one with the clickable icons for users), I get the old Win2k style prompt for username/password.
It takes roughly 3 minutes for explorer.exe to fully load when I log into windows.
My taskbar never shows up fully, instead it is just a grey line at the bottom that I can right click on, but I cannot resize it so that I can see it.
I cannot copy or paste.
When I minimize a window, it drops down to the bottom of the screen and just shows the title bar & buttons instead of potentially going to the taskbar.
When I try to play an MP3 it says: Bad DirectSound driver.
My MP3 player comes as not having the proper driver when I plug it in via USB connection.
I can alt-tab & alt-ctrl-delete.
I cannot restore to a safepoint.
This is after I uninstalled my Catalyst software utility.
Any clues or ideas?
So... I am not sure what the fuck happened.
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ATI's software is called Catalyst.
The mom.exe installed with Catalyst isn't spyware, though, it's just what they called the repackaged cli.exe and the other crap they put on your system. It's unfortunate they picked the name of a known keylogger.
The mom.exe installed with Catalyst isn't spyware, though, it's just what they called the repackaged cli.exe and the other crap they put on your system. It's unfortunate they picked the name of a known keylogger.
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Martrae wrote:ATI's software is called Catalyst.
The mom.exe installed with Catalyst isn't spyware, though, it's just what they called the repackaged cli.exe and the other crap they put on your system. It's unfortunate they picked the name of a known keylogger.
It doesn't matter what it is, it's a steaming pile of shit. It ate my registry and fucked up my XP Pro second PC with the X1950Pro in it.
The new Catalyst suite DOES have spyware like functions and installs a bunch of unneeded worthless crap.
I didn't say it was GOOD. Just that it wasn't spyware per se.
I quit installing the software suite a long time time ago. Just gimme the drivers and I'm happy.
I quit installing the software suite a long time time ago. Just gimme the drivers and I'm happy.
Inside each person lives two wolves. One is loyal, kind, respectful, humble and open to the mystery of life. The other is greedy, jealous, hateful, afraid and blind to the wonders of life. They are in battle for your spirit. The one who wins is the one you feed.
I don't feel like going into details, so sorry :\, but you should just role back to a prior system state.
The catch is, the default install of XP (iirc) doesn't have this "on". So if you have no clue about what "system state" is, then odds are you've got it off.
HOWEVER, if it was "on", all you do is check what prior system state you want to role back to, be it a day, week, month ago, boom, problems gone (in many many cases).
EDIT
System State = System Restore (brain fart there, sorry)
The catch is, the default install of XP (iirc) doesn't have this "on". So if you have no clue about what "system state" is, then odds are you've got it off.
HOWEVER, if it was "on", all you do is check what prior system state you want to role back to, be it a day, week, month ago, boom, problems gone (in many many cases).
EDIT
System State = System Restore (brain fart there, sorry)