No ATIKMDAG.SYS message pops up, Update:

Ok folks I have just deleted the driver packages and my instructions on
how to prevent the ATIKMDAG.SYS message pop ups.
A new breaking solution has just dawn on me after reading the previous
posts of these two members:
CATALYSTCATCHER, and SilverDev a fellow programmer.

As I stated in my first post and I will stick with it, is that I feel
that the problem is related to the monitor signal and the card and
drivers. I consider myself as an outcast compared to most of the posters
in this thread, which posted similar symptoms.
For me, my system would randomly and constantly crash along with the
ATIKMDAG.SYS message. I could not and I repeat could not do anything
with my system without crashing using the driver versions: 7.6 all the
way up to the 8.3 drivers.
If anyone is going to solve this problem, it is going to happen with a
system as mine. Why? Because as a programmer when a program crashes just
once in a while, it is hard to pinpoint the cause unless we actually
stumble into the problem.
If a program crashes sometimes, and then sometimes, constantly crashes,
then we have a program that can be easily debugged to pinpoint the
cause.
Now you guessed it, my system!

Here is the WONDERFUL BREAKING NEWS of my analysis:
I am currently using the FULL package of the Catalyst 8.3 driver
versions, that is right the FULL package mahahahahaha! Why am I
laughing? Because I am so overjoyed with excitement!
It has been now over 6hrs with no crashes, message pops ups, and guess
what? I am able to play with all the following games with no crashes
mamahahahahaa!
First my major crashing game Unreal Tournament followed by Brothers and
Arms and BIO Shock both also Unreal Engine game types, followed by
Crysis, O yeah!, Medal of Honor Airborne, Medieval Total Wars, Need for
Speed Blacklist, Need for speed Carbon, Call of Duty 4 and finally Tom
Clancys Rainbow Six Los Vegas.
I say, “Hit me Momma and wake me up!”

Now I bet you are wondering what I did to get this result? Here is what
I did, now mind you it is still in the testing mode, however since I
managed to bring my system to actually use these drivers without having
a dam crash, or pop up message, I believe it is a good clue into solving
this annoying problem.

1. Removed the drivers correctly accordingly to my previous post.
2. Shutdown the Monitor and System.
3. Disconnected the digital line from my Monitor and ATI card, leaving
the Analog connected.
4. Turn on the system, and booted into the BIOS, from within the BIOS I
disabled the Multithreading
feature.
5. Booted into Vista, then within my LCD Monitor display OSD menu, I
selected the DDC/CI option and selected the option Disabled. For those
that do not know what DDC/CI is let us say that it allows or prevents
any programs from changing the frequency signal of the monitor.
6. Installed the drivers 8.3 full with control center.
7. Rebooted my system.

OH DAMMIT! BAH! I know it is going to crash, just seen the dam random
dots on my desktop!
Oh well must follow my debugging instructions; Let me run the Vista
Performance test.
CRASH! Well I knew this was going to happen, Ok reboot system!

Back to the desktop, I go still random flashing dots!
Ok now it is time to do something else!

8. Double click the Catalyst control icon located at bottom right task
bar.
9. Selected (Advance) settings.
10. In the control center (Monitor Properties), (Attribute) section I
unchecked the (Use Extended Display Identification Data) box.

Now the following step is where I notice some changes:
11. In the Monitor (Adjustments) section I decided to place a check
mark in the (Composite synic) box.

As soon as I did that, my LCD display changed and was out of whack. Now
I did this because I know that if anything is going to happen it either
is going to be the same, better, or worse. I had nothing to lose.

After that I rebooted my system to make the changes take affect.
WELL WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
NO random dots appearing on my desktop? HMMM Seems as if I am getting
somewhere.
Ok time to adjust the monitor to reflect the change!
Within my LCD Monitor I selected the AUTO ADJUST
option. After a bit the monitor WALLA! Adjusted my display perfectly.

Now hmmmm, this seems familiar, reminds me of the good old days using
an Analog monitor!

Ok! Now it is time for a reboot!
Well folks after that reboot I have not seen one freaking little dot,
dark line, and the Vista performance test pass like a grass over my A@#.
There you go folks the start of a good chance of finding this no good,
disgusting aggravating nuisance of a crappy bug!

I will be posting later on when I make more changes, like setting the
Multitasking On.
I am not going to do anything now, because I am too happy to do
anything, and besides I want to enjoy my games.
B.M


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BadMouth