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re: Driver Conversion, WinXP to W2K, AMD Radeon Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 7:39 pm Posted by C K (6910 messages posted) I have only observed Gewg_ post to the Win 98 forum. He mentioned sometime back that he didn't have use for W2K or XP if I can recall correctly... Come to think of it, I don't recall him posting to the ME forum either. Could be wrong though.. I'm not here that often anymore.. As for the drivers, some can be converted/modified or rewritten, some can't depending on newer hardware design. Forums for video devices or maybe Tom's Hardware may be of better assisitance.. On Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 4:25 pm, Kiwi wrote: >Once before, I had a newer video card than I could get a driver for under Win2000, >and sorted that out right away. This time, I'm not having such good luck. I know >there are both conversion utilities and some libraries with already- converted drivers, >but I'm not having much luck from either Google or Yahoo. > >It's an HD 3***, so I need to convert an 8.x driver. Gewg, as the fount of all W2K >knowledge here, have you got anything for me today? (Please?) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Driver Conversion, WinXP to W2K, AMD Radeon (Dex?) Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 7:55 pm Posted by Kiwi (2228 messages posted) I'm *NOT* that old! I swear! Sorry, Gewg, I'll dredge my suffering memory more thoroughly. Of course, (addressing my earlier self) it's DEX! C. K., I left a subscribed query at the Rage 3D forums, where a conversion tool was described, but it's unfamiliar. Whatever I did to get an HD 2400 working with W2K a year and a half ago was different, and I should've left myself a record. . Kiwi ** On Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 7:39 pm, C K wrote: >I have only observed Gewg_ post to the Win 98 forum. He mentioned sometime back >that he didn't have use for W2K or XP if I can recall correctly... Come to think >of it, I don't recall him posting to the ME forum either. Could be wrong though.. > I'm not here that often anymore.. > >As for the drivers, some can be converted/modified or rewritten, some can't depending >on newer hardware design. Forums for video devices or maybe Tom's Hardware may be >of better assisitance.. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Driver Conversion, WinXP to W2K, AMD Radeon (Dex?) Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 8:44 pm Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites Click Here Hi Kiwi Goto driverguide.com they should list a the driver you need for the w2k and the 2400 to work right... === Are you a wood worker ?,if so Click Here On Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 7:55 pm, Kiwi wrote: >I'm *NOT* that old! I swear! Sorry, Gewg, I'll dredge my suffering memory more thoroughly. > Of course, (addressing my earlier self) it's DEX! > >C. K., I left a subscribed query at the Rage 3D forums, where a conversion tool was >described, but it's unfamiliar. Whatever I did to get an HD 2400 working with W2K >a year and a half ago was different, and I should've left myself a record. > > > . > >Kiwi > >** > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Driver Conversion, WinXP to W2K, AMD Radeon (Dex?) Monday, July 14, 2008 at 5:09 am Posted by Kiwi (2228 messages posted) Sometimes, when they have their thinking caps on, or if they are feeling a financial pinch, my relatives ask me to assemble a custom PC for them. I think, no matter how I describe my DIY results, a few are less impressed than if it had a real brand name. When the HD 2400 Pro was still very new, I used it as the compromise part, when for myself I would have preferred the X1650 Pro for only a couple of dollars more. That nephew wanted "all the newest" at "the cheapest cost", using the same OS he's been using (W2K), and never has been one to listen to advice. He's had no complaints I've heard of since he got what he specified. Now I have assembled a newer PC for his sister to use, although she does listen, whether she absorbs much of it or not. It has an HD 3650 right now, and she doesn't care what OS I put on it (so it will probably get XP), but I want to use an HD 3850 with Win2K in the dual boot on one of my own (no Win98se any more for the very latest hardware). ATI stopped offering drivers for the last two VGA generations that would install to Windows2000. The small program that is supposed to convert a regular driver is being balky, and I will look at what Driver Guide has, of course, although I would've sworn, right up to arriving there, that the Rage 3D site was where I'd found a preconverted 7.x driver for my nephew's VGA. . Kiwi ** On Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 8:44 pm, DEX wrote: >Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites > >Click Here > > > > >Hi Kiwi > >Goto driverguide.com they should list a the driver you need for the w2k and the 2400 >to work right... > > >=== > > > > Are you a wood worker ?,if so Click Here > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Driver Conversion, WinXP to W2K, Driver Guide Monday, July 14, 2008 at 10:15 am Posted by Kiwi (2228 messages posted) Driver Guide was a dead end. They aren't getting much in the way of current drivers lately, it seems. . Kiwi ** On Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 8:44 pm, DEX wrote: > >Hi Kiwi > >Goto driverguide.com they should list a the driver you need for the w2k and >the 2400 to work right... (this time around it's the HD 3*** series) > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Driver Conversion, WinXP to W2K, AMD Radeon (Dex?) Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 6:35 am Posted by Kiwi (2228 messages posted) Just as an FYI update, I did find an Omega driver that did not object to Win2000, but can't be used anyway because of the screen resolution. W2K refuses to offer better than 640 by 480 (though it claims it will, but doesn't follow up on the promise). The various action buttons in the Omega versions of ATI's drivers have no text on them, just loose patterns of dots in neat rows. The author of the Conversion tool replied, and said it is working for him with ATI's 8.x drivers, and so far he couldn't explain why it wouldn't work for me. . Kiwi ** On Monday, July 14, 2008 at 5:09 am, Kiwi wrote: >Sometimes, when they have their thinking caps on, or if they are feeling a financial >pinch, my relatives ask me to assemble a custom PC for them. I think, no matter >how I describe my DIY results, a few are less impressed than if it had a real brand >name. > >When the HD 2400 Pro was still very new, I used it as the compromise part, when for >myself I would have preferred the X1650 Pro for only a couple of dollars more. That >nephew wanted "all the newest" at "the cheapest cost", using the same OS he's been >using (W2K), and never has been one to listen to advice. He's had no complaints >I've heard of since he got what he specified. > >Now I have assembled a newer PC for his sister to use, although she does listen, >whether she absorbs much of it or not. It has an HD 3650 right now, and she doesn't >care what OS I put on it (so it will probably get XP), but I want to use an HD 3850 >with Win2K in the dual boot on one of my own (no Win98se any more for the very latest >hardware). > >ATI stopped offering drivers for the last two VGA generations that would install >to Windows2000. The small program that is supposed to convert a regular driver is >being balky, and I will look at what Driver Guide has, of course, although I would've >sworn, right up to arriving there, that the Rage 3D site was where I'd found a preconverted >7.x driver for my nephew's VGA. > > > > > > . > >Kiwi > >** > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Driver Conversion, WinXP to W2K, AMD Radeon (Dex?) Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 9:37 am Posted by C K (6910 messages posted) Ahhh.. What revision card does he have, and what other cards and drivers does he have installed? I guess it depends on how much time you want to spend but you could eventually find out why his drivers won't work. Anything from slight hardware differences to installed software and drivers (or a combination of the two) could be the issue. Take a look in system info for memory address or other conlicts just out of curiosity. On Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 6:35 am, Kiwi wrote: >Just as an FYI update, I did find an Omega driver that did not object to Win2000, >but can't be used anyway because of the screen resolution. W2K refuses to offer >better than 640 by 480 (though it claims it will, but doesn't follow up on the promise). > The various action buttons in the Omega versions of ATI's drivers have no text on >them, just loose patterns of dots in neat rows. > >The author of the Conversion tool replied, and said it is working for him with ATI's >8.x drivers, and so far he couldn't explain why it wouldn't work for me. > > > > . > >Kiwi > >** > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Driver Conversion, WinXP to W2K, AMD Radeon (Omega!) Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 9:50 am Posted by Kiwi (2228 messages posted) Two things I hadn't done in quite the order as before I ended up trying were the key. I discovered that the base 640 by 480 PCI driver in W2K had two varieties -- the one in Safe Mode is better. The Omega drivers' install screens were understandable that way. That particular Omega still stopped short of finishing its driver install, perhaps because I used Safe Mode, but all files were in place. I could open the Device Manager and go to the VGA device, and in there, point at the correct driver. If I had used the "normal" PCI VGA default, I had written down a "script" for the action buttons on the screens from the Omega driver set. I'd looked through each currently connected PC's drivers (there are usually 3 PCs of my own, sometimes more), and the oldest of them did have relatively old Radeon drivers for W2K, so I installed the Omega ones on it and recorded all the steps. (I ended up not needing my script after all, but it was a good idea, and was suggested by a member at AnandTech). Thanks to everyone here who contributed! . Kiwi ** On Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 9:37 am, C K wrote: > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum