"p jayant" wrote in message
ups.com...
Microsoft scares users of its OS - XP - about using unsigned drivers.
But
does not install the approved and signed drivers, when they are needed.
As
an example, I have a video cum display card of ATI (AIW Radeon 8500 DV
Hercules 3D Prophet) installed on my computer. It has worked for some 3
to 4
years without any problem with the drivers which were there on the
installation disk and later with the earlier versions of Catalyst
drivers.
MS always insists on installing new patches for improving security and
other
considerations but does not warn if the periodic updates which it does
to my
system have any side effects.

The video card has become useless now because Windows does not approve
of
the latest drivers (Catalyst 6.5 and MMC 9.14) recommended by ATI on
its
web-site for this card but does not say which earlier versions of the
same
series it approves for this card.

From the MMC9.03 webpage for XP. Seems a bit odd since Cat6.5 shows
supporting the 8500 series but you might want to try 4.10 for a reference
point at least. When going backwards on versions it's imperative to clean
up.
ati.com/install
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For ALL-IN-WONDER Series:
NOTE: This release of Multimedia Center is designed to support ALL-IN-WONDER
9000 Series and higher. Customers using older products should use Multimedia
Center 9.02/ WDM 6.14.10.6246/ and CATALYST 4.10.