mm wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:54:07 -0500, Paul wrote:
>
>> mm wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I had XP SP3 and it was working fine, then after 3 weeks it
>>> wasnt' working fine and I had to uncheck Shell and UPS services.
>>>
>>> It was working fine then and I don't know if I had anything with .net
>>> in it. but after I installed a used but newer (ATI 7000, with real
>>> 3D) video card, then it insisted I install .net Framework. It didn't
>>> say upgrade, and it took a relatively long time, so I don't think I
>>> had it before. Without it I could still get some resolutions on my
>>> monitor, but either I coudlnt't get all or I couldn't run the ATI
>>> software that does other things to the monitor output.
>>>
>>> Maybe computers that come with later model video cards won't work
>>> without .net framework.
>> You could have avoided that, if you wished.
>>
>> ATI splits their install into "driver" and "control panel". The
>> control panel software needs .NET 2.0 . If you don't attempt
>> to install the control panel, but just install the driver, then
>> you don't need to install .NET 2.0.
>>
>> ATI offers downloads in either a combined driver+control_panel package,
>> or you can download just the driver or just the control panel.
>
> I sort of thought that was the case. I especially thought about it
> when the install was running. grin. I took comfort in the fact that
> it was free, so I got something free! Whoopee.
>
>> I'm currently running my computer, without the ATI CCC control panel,
>> and just have the driver installed. It means I cannot access advanced
>> features via CCC, but I can play 3D games just fine.
>
> I first wanted a newer card to use Google Earth, but just Thursday I
> started using it to output to my TVs too.
>
> Do you think I could have done that without the ati control panel?
> Serious question.
>
> When I first plugged the tv in, the picture was blank and I had to go
> into the control panel and set TV Output On. I"m guessing that means
> I needed the control panel, but maybe not.
>
>> Paul
>
For anything non-trivial, you should have the control panel installed.
And that would include doing things like setting up multiple monitors.
I just change OSes, as my Win2K boot disk has CCC installed and
I can test multiple monitor configurations there if I need to.
One reason for not using CCC, is it wastes RAM when it loads. That
is my philosophical objection to using it. Software which is not
being used, should not burn up RAM for nothing. My attitude might have
been different, if a lightweight process sat there waiting for me
to click the CCC icon, and then loaded the software at that
point in time. That would mean most of the time, I'd get to keep
my RAM for more useful things.
I only own one good monitor, and the TV output on my video card
sucks so bad, I have no wish to use that again. So at least while
I'm running WinXP, the single monitor and no CCC works out fine.
(Why do I run Win2K ? That is my "dirty" OS, where I test cruft, like
200MB commercial software packages. I try to keep WinXP a little cleaner,
by not installing the junk I use on the Win2K partition. If the Win2K
partition falls over, there isn't much to lose.)
Paul