ATI Catalyst 8.7 Display Driver XP32

ATI Catalyst 8.7 Display Driver XP32 description

OSSupport:Windows XP Size:15 MB
The Catalyst Software suite 8.7 contains the following: * radeon display driver 8.512 * Multimedia Center 9.16 (Windows XP only) * HydraVision for both Windows XP and Vista * HydraVision Basic Edition (Windows XP only) * Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only) * WDM Driver Install Bundle * Southbridge/IXP Driver * Catalyst Control Center Version 8.7Caution: The Catalyst software driver and the Catalyst Control Center can be downloaded independently of each other. However, for maximum stability and performance AMD recommends that both components be updated from the same Catalyst releaseCaution: The Catalyst Control Center requires that the MICROSOFT .NET Framework version 2.0 be installed. Without .NET version 2.0 installed, the Catalyst Control Center will not launch properly and the User will see an error message.Note: These release notes provide information on the Radeon display driver only. For information on the ATI Multimedia Center, HydraVision, HydraVision Basic Edition, WDM, Remote Wonder, or the Southbridge/IXP driver, please refer to their respective release notes found at: https://support.ati.com/AMD Product SupportThe Catalyst Vista driver for both the 32bit and 64bit versions of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating System is supported on the following ATI Radeon products.AMD Desktop ( Desktop Management , Discount Desktop Computers ) Product Family Support for both Windows Vista and XP AMD Desktop Product Family SupportATI Radeon HD 4800 seriesATI Radeon X1300 seriesATI Radeon HD 3800 seriesATI Radeon X1050 seriesATI Radeon HD 3600 seriesATI Radeon X850 seriesATI Radeon HD 3400 seriesATI Radeon X800 seriesATI Radeon HD 2900 seriesATI Radeon X700 seriesATI Radeon HD 2600 seriesATI Radeon X600 seriesATI Radeon HD 2400 seriesATI Radeon X550 seriesATI Radeon X1950 seriesATI Radeon X300 seriesATI Radeon X1900 seriesATI Radeon 9800 seriesATI Radeon X1800 seriesATI Radeon 9700 seriesATI Radeon X1650 seriesATI Radeon 9600 seriesATI Radeon X1600 seriesATI Radeon 9550 seriesATI Radeon X1550 seriesATI Radeon 9500 seriesAMD Multimedia Family Product Support for both Windows Vista and XP AMD Multimedia Family Product SupportATI All-in-Wonder X1900 SeriesATI Theater 600ATI All-in-Wonder X1800 SeriesATI All-in-Wonder X600 SeriesATI All-in-Wonder 2006 EditionATI Theater 550 PROATI All-in-Wonder X800 SeriesATI All-in-Wonder 9800 SeriesATI Theater 650ATI All-in-Wonder 9600 SeriesNote: ATI All-in-Wonder boards operate with AMDs Windows Vista ready display and Capture drivers under the Windows Vista operating system. However, the Windows Vista Media Center Application does not support TV ( TV Tuner & Co Drivers , HDTV Televisions )/Capture functionality provided by the ATI All-in-Wonder. TV/Capture functionality is qualified to function with Snaptreams BeyondTV 4.6 for Windows Vista. Other third party solutions (such as Arcsofts Total Media 3) may support TV/Capture with the ATI All-in-Wonder, but these applications have not been fully tested by AMD.AMD Chipset Product Support AMD Chipset Product SupportATI Radeon HD 3200 SeriesAMD 580X Series ChipsetATI Radeon HD 3100 SeriesATI Radeon Xpress 1150 SeriesATI Radeon HD 2100 SeriesATI Radeon Xpress 1100 SeriesATI Radeon Xpress 1250 SeriesATI Radeon Xpress 200 SeriesATI Radeon X1250 SeriesAMD 690 Series ChipsetATI Radeon X1200 SeriesNew FeaturesCatalyst 8.7 introduces the following new features: * Catalyst Control Center: Information Center enhancements * Support for new Linux operating systems Catalyst Control Center: Information Center enhancementsThis release of Catalyst introduces an Enhancement to the Catalyst Control Center Information Center. Full Hardware information will be shown for each physical graphics accelerator installed in the system.Support for new Linux operating systemsThis release of ATI Catalyst Linux introduces preview support for the following new operating systems: * Ubuntu 8.04 production support * SLED 10 sp2 production support Performance ImprovementsThe following performance gains are noticed with ATI Catalyst 8.7 Display Driver XP32 release of Catalyst. * 3DMark Vantage: Performance increases of up to 20% is noticed in the Performance Preset on single card configured systems when using ATI Radeon HD 36xx or ATI Radeon HD 34xx products * Company of Heroes DX10: Performance increases of 3% to 12% is noticed in specific maps on single card configured systems when using either an ATI Radeon HD 48xx, ATI Radeon HD 38xx, or an ATI Radeon HD 36xx product * Lost Planet DX10: Performance increases of 4% to 15% is noticed in specific maps on single card configured systems when using either an ATI Radeon HD 48xx, ATI Radeon HD 38xx, or an ATI Radeon HD 36xx product * Call Of Duty 4 DX9: Performance increases of up to 4% in specific maps is noticed on single card configured systems when using an ATI Radeon HD 48xx product * Lost Planet DX9: CrossFire scaling improves up to 1.7x and performance increases up to 80% across all Radeon™ products when AA and AF is enabled Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating SystemThis section provides information on resolved issues in ATI Catalyst 8.7 Display Driver XP32 release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows XP. These include: * City of Heroes: Character stretching and double character reflection is no longer noticed when the in-Game resolution is set to 2560x1600. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35757 * Enemy Territories Quake Wars: Flickering is no longer noticed when playing the game with CrossFire enabled on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 38x0 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35788 * Lost Planet: Corruption is no longer noticed when switching between the game and the Windows XP desktop. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35782 * Google SketchUp: The Push/Pull tool no longer fails to select some faces. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35800 * World of Warcraft: Enabling AA in the Catalyst Control Center no longer results in the user failing to log on to the game. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35816 * installing the display driver from an installation CD ( CD Rippers & Encoders , CD/DVD Drivers , CD & DVD Covers , CD/DVD Tools , CD/DVD Writing ) no longer results in a warning message indicating that the Catalyst Control Center is not supported by the driver version installed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35120 * Playing a standard definition DVD using the Windows Media Player ( Audio Players , MP3 Players , Video Drivers Players ) (hardware acceleration enabled) no longer results in the operating system failing to respond when attempting to rotate the display. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35875 * Intermittent flashing is no longer noticed in the right portion of the display when playing a 720p or 1080i media File ( File Editors , File Managers ) when using the Windows Media Player v10. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32666 * Playing a DVD title and selecting the option to use basic color setting to default in the Catalyst Control Center now results in the option being applied. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35803 * Playing an MPEG2 video clip on a display that is rotated no longer results in corruption being noticed when rotating the display back to landscape mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35805 Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Operating SystemThis section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. These include: * Gears of War: Enabling CrossFire and AA may result in white flickering corruption being noticed when playing the game under Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35123

ATI Catalyst 8.7 Display Driver XP32 is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.Try to set a system restore point before installing ATI Catalyst 8.7 Display Driver XP32. ATI Catalyst 8.7 Display Driver XP32 will help if you installed a wrong driver.