does any version of MMC work???

On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 05:31:47 -0500, "T Shadow"
>> >Would be embarrassing if someone else got it to work?
>>
>> oh i see, you know something the rest of us don't.
>> care to share mr. wizard?
>
> Your saying ATI is junk but from where I sit your abilities are in question
>too and it could be other problems. I see a lot of people complaining that
>are using the same equipment I have and mine works.


Thar she blows. the "it works for me" argument.
You oughta apply to become an MS MVP


You seem competent but
>hardware failures are uncommon and the drivers seemingly installing
>correctly would make the odds even less. No ones watching you to see if your
>making any mistakes in the lengthy clean and reinstall procedure. It's easy
>to make mistakes. 13 steps for my AIW&HDTV Wonder using 9.16


exactly. 13 steps - and what's truly amazing is that you find this
somehow acceptable.
FWIW, been there, done that, including multiple reformats and
reinstalls of the OS over the last year.
...and it still doesn't work? - oops, I guess I must be stupid then...
or like I said earlier, I guess I just don't know the "secret
handshake"

13 steps huh?
I bought a GEForce two days ago. Took exactly TWO steps:
1) replace POS ATI card with new NVidia card
2) turn on PC


>
>It's been a while but in the past it wasn't uncommon for numerous people to
>come to the group and complain about problems with the %*/@ ATI and it would
>turn out they had a VIA chipset. Took a while for VIA to fix it and even
>longer for users to get the update. Probably went on for a year.
>
>M$ DX9.0b had a problem the effected AIW PAL users. Long time to figure out.
>Fortunately most people got 9.0c quickly. Problem lasted months, at least,
>with everyone blaming ATI.
>
>ATI should be berated for their crummy installation tools but it doesn't
>mean it can't be done by most. Your problem could be ATI's fault but I don't
>know that and neither do you. I've noticed the most popular products get the
>most criticism deserved or not. If your sure you've done all you can, have
>fun with your new hardware. Guess you still don't have a tuner though.
>Doesn't mean everyone should give up and blame ATI..
>
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"hexHead®" <hexHead.TakeThisOut@msn.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 05:31:47 -0500, "T Shadow"
> >> >Would be embarrassing if someone else got it to work?
> >>
> >> oh i see, you know something the rest of us don't.
> >> care to share mr. wizard?
> >
> > Your saying ATI is junk but from where I sit your abilities are in
question
> >too and it could be other problems. I see a lot of people complaining
that
> >are using the same equipment I have and mine works.
>
>
> Thar she blows. the "it works for me" argument.
> You oughta apply to become an MS MVP
>

It means the software works, your system has a problem. A lot of people
think you stick a card in a PC and it should work just like magic. They
don't realize motherboards have chipsets and a BIOS and all of them aren't
made by the same company. Sometimes they have problems. Other hardware and
software in your computer can cause problems. ATI isn't responsible for
everything in your computer.

>
> You seem competent but
> >hardware failures are uncommon and the drivers seemingly installing
> >correctly would make the odds even less. No ones watching you to see if
your
> >making any mistakes in the lengthy clean and reinstall procedure. It's
easy
> >to make mistakes. 13 steps for my AIW&HDTV Wonder using 9.16
>
>
> exactly. 13 steps - and what's truly amazing is that you find this
> somehow acceptable.
> FWIW, been there, done that, including multiple reformats and
> reinstalls of the OS over the last year.
> ..and it still doesn't work? - oops, I guess I must be stupid then...
> or like I said earlier, I guess I just don't know the "secret
> handshake"
>
> 13 steps huh?
> I bought a GEForce two days ago. Took exactly TWO steps:
> 1) replace POS ATI card with new NVidia card
> 2) turn on PC
>

Doesn't matter whether or not it's acceptable. Just the way it is. Have had
the cards for almost 4 years. Wouldn't buy any analog only card now. I
started with 9.01. Up until 9.06 using the CatUninstallier worked. Don't
recall you saying you had a problem with the video and you still don't have
a working tuner card or features that make them worthwhile and complicated.
You've gained nothing. The fact that you don't see the difference doesn't
speak well for you


> >
> >It's been a while but in the past it wasn't uncommon for numerous people
to
> >come to the group and complain about problems with the %*/@ ATI and it
would
> >turn out they had a VIA chipset. Took a while for VIA to fix it and even
> >longer for users to get the update. Probably went on for a year.
> >
> >M$ DX9.0b had a problem the effected AIW PAL users. Long time to figure
out.
> >Fortunately most people got 9.0c quickly. Problem lasted months, at
least,
> >with everyone blaming ATI.
> >
> >ATI should be berated for their crummy installation tools but it doesn't
> >mean it can't be done by most. Your problem could be ATI's fault but I
don't
> >know that and neither do you. I've noticed the most popular products get
the
> >most criticism deserved or not. If your sure you've done all you can,
have
> >fun with your new hardware. Guess you still don't have a tuner though.
> >Doesn't mean everyone should give up and blame ATI..
> >

I bought the AIW and HDTV Wonder at same time. Have had almost no problems
with the AIW and would only have done installations when new versions came
out if not for the HDTV Wonder. The 13 steps is only necessary when a
regular uninstall/reinstall doesn't work. Shouldn't really be necessary to
do it very often.

Really haven't had major problems with the HDTV Wonder since the 3rd version
of DTV. Have gotten the experience from getting them to work together. It's
worth some work to have a DVR and HDTV-DVR for this kind of money. I'm not
aware of any tuner cards that no one has a problems with and didn't see any
with better PQ or features when I was looking.

Only thing you've proven is you haven't been able to make it work on your
system. . It may get expensive buying new hardware every time you have a
problem.
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