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auxy wrote:Well, um, not much we can do to help unless AMD updates their drivers. ┐(‘~`;)┌ You could post on Beyond3D; I think some of the AMD driver guys hang out there.
dan99t wrote:I want to move on to Win -8, simply because MS would force me to do so sooner or later & I learned that from Win Vista which was a crap.
Windows 8 is supposed to make multi-monitor support better than Win -7.
just brew it! wrote:dan99t wrote:I want to move on to Win -8, simply because MS would force me to do so sooner or later & I learned that from Win Vista which was a crap.
Microsoft has stated that Windows 7 will be supported until 2020, and Windows 7 seems to be a pretty solid OS. What's the big hurry to move to Windows 8?
My Johnson wrote:Windows 8 is supposed to make multi-monitor support better than Win -7.
And you just proved them wrong. Or AMD did. I'd try to get on a bug list and wait to move into Windows 8.
sschaem wrote:3 cliks
Amd.com -> support & drivers -> support forum -> driver & software
http://forums.amd.com/game/categories.cfm?catid=454
Never posted there, but it look like the right place ?
flip-mode wrote:Uninstall Hydrovision
Making the text big just so it doesn't get missed. I was having lots of issues with FirePro cards on Windows 8. Uninstalling Hydrovision (just the Hydrovision component - not the whole driver) fixed the issue.
It's not Windows 8 that's the problem. It's AMD's Hydrovision.
Hope this works for you.
flip-mode wrote:Control Panel > Programs and Features
In the list pick "AMD Catalyst Install Manager" and up top pick "Change".
In the dialog that pops up pick "Uninstall Manager". Then pick "Custom". Then check the box next to "Hydravision". Then click "Next".
That should about do it.
flip-mode wrote:Uninstall Hydrovision
Making the text big just so it doesn't get missed. I was having lots of issues with FirePro cards on Windows 8. Uninstalling Hydrovision (just the Hydrovision component - not the whole driver) fixed the issue.
It's not Windows 8 that's the problem. It's AMD's Hydrovision.
Hope this works for you.
flip-mode wrote:Did it crash in exactly the same way - did you get the same error message about "AMD drivers stopped responding"?
flip-mode wrote:Well, I'm all out of suggestions. You're the first person I've run into that is running that kind of config (Running 12 monitors on 3 FirePros). Try to get in touch with AMD support either over the phone or on forums or chat.
clone wrote:go back to Win7..... just do it.Hi,
I tried that & initially it looked fine & I was excited but few minutes later it came crashing down.
Any other suggestions ?
to say your hardware config is unique is an understatement and your config worked gloriously in Win7 so why keep beating your head against the wall with Win8 when 7 is going to be supported for another 7 years?... is their something wonderful in Win8 aside from marketing claims that is making it compelling for you?
I'd love to know because I've got a copy of Win8 doing nothing on the shelf beside me and I'm still trying to find a reason to do the changeover on the system it was meant for.
clone wrote:I went from Win2000 to WinXP 3 times before I finally made the switch permanent, 2000 was mature, stable, and I had a restore disc that allowed me to have it set up in an hour. XP at the time was just a pain in the ass so I'd toy with it for a month then walk away, go back 6 months later and walk away again, once Service Pack 2 was released I left Win2000 for good. I waited a year for Vista to be "fixed" and was still disappointed and inevitably went back to XP a few times.... when I did move to Vista I didn't stick with it because it was good but because it was tolerable, the move to Win7 was sooner than later only because Win7 was more the service pack Vista should have gotten than a new OS.
aside from the empty MS claim of "improved support" is their anything in Win8 that you prefer over Win7?
at the moment your reasoning seems to be limited to a desire to have the newest no matter how often history has proven that early adopters universally get screwed.
clone wrote:I went from Win2000 to WinXP 3 times before I finally made the switch permanent, 2000 was mature, stable, and I had a restore disc that allowed me to have it set up in an hour. XP at the time was just a pain in the ass so I'd toy with it for a month then walk away, go back 6 months later and walk away again, once Service Pack 2 was released I left Win2000 for good. I waited a year for Vista to be "fixed" and was still disappointed and inevitably went back to XP a few times.... when I did move to Vista I didn't stick with it because it was good but because it was tolerable, the move to Win7 was sooner than later only because Win7 was more the service pack Vista should have gotten than a new OS.
aside from the empty MS claim of "improved support" is their anything in Win8 that you prefer over Win7?
at the moment your reasoning seems to be limited to a desire to have the newest no matter how often history has proven that early adopters universally get screwed.
dan99t wrote:12 Dell 24 inch ( 1920x1200) Monitors