missing atidtct.hlp file

[Kevin Coates]

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I have an ATI AIW 9800 Pro and recently installed updates for all of
the software. After updating I have a new program running in the tray
called ATI Device Detection v1.0. Right clicking and attempting to
display the "Help" menu brings up an error:

"Cannot find the C:\Program Files\ATI Multimedia\main\atidtct.HLP
file"

There is no .HLP file in this directory. E-mail to ATI support has
been less than helpful. They basically refer me to links that do not
produce any information on this ATI Device Detection program.

Does anyone know what this program does? Do I need to have it running
in the tray? Where can I find a copy of this elusive HLP file?

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Kevin Coates
Dewitt, NY USA
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[Hairy Jay]

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I have an ATI AIW 9800 Pro and recently installed updates for all of
the software. After updating I have a new program running in the tray
called ATI Device Detection v1.0. Right clicking and attempting to
display the "Help" menu brings up an error:

"Cannot find the C:\Program Files\ATI Multimedia\main\atidtct.HLP
file"

There is no .HLP file in this directory. E-mail to ATI support has
been less than helpful. They basically refer me to links that do not
produce any information on this ATI Device Detection program.

Does anyone know what this program does? Do I need to have it running
in the tray? Where can I find a copy of this elusive HLP file?

- --
Kevin Coates
Dewitt, NY USA
________________________________________________________________
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Kevin:

You are the third person to post this question (I think I was the first) - I
have not seen any responses so far! I think this appeared after I installed
the Omega version of Catalyst 4.4. Searching for "atidct" on Google was no
help either. I hope someone posts the answer.

J

 

[Kevin Coates]

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You are the third person to post this question (I think I was the
first) - I have not seen any responses so far!

I missed your original post and have not found any information
searching in all the usual places. I also have Catalyst 4.4 installed.
Sooner or later something will turn up.

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Kevin Coates
Dewitt, NY USA
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[JAD]

KevinCoats:
I also have Catalyst 4.4 installed.

Sooner or later something will turn up.

Hairyjay:
I think this appeared after I installed
the Omega version of Catalyst 4.4.


Do you guys both have Omegas or not?

I believe the OMEGAS leave out such trivial things has help files to
lessen the download size, they used to anyway.

 

[Kevin Coates]

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Do you guys both have Omegas or not?

I believe the OMEGAS leave out such trivial things has help files to
lessen the download size, they used to anyway.

I'm not sure I understand what "OMEGAS" are. I downloaded everything
from the link below. The Multimedia Center data I downloaded from the
link on the left of this page.

http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/winxp/radeonwdm-xp.html

I must add that when I originally upgraded there were problems. The
system would occasionally reboot itself at random when the TV viewer
was on. There were also keyboard lock ups that would usually precede
the reboot. I've never had reboots before with WinXP Pro, its been
quite stable. Reinstalling from the CD fixed the problems. Being
stubborn, I uninstalled everything and tried upgrading again. This
time everything works fine with no reboots or lockups. The only
problem that I am aware of is the missing HLP file.

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Kevin Coates
Dewitt, NY USA
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[JAD]

MMC would be software. omegas are a third party ATI DRIVERs
'tweaked' for gaming

 

[Kevin Coates]

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MMC would be software. omegas are a third party ATI DRIVERs
'tweaked' for gaming

Ahh .. thanks for the explanation. No, I run the official drivers. I
haven't installed any games on this system yet but do watch a lot of
TV.

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Kevin Coates
Dewitt, NY USA
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[Jeepfun]

I have the same problem using the catalyst cd I bought from ATI. Makes
me wonder why I bought a new ati card. Has anyone found the solution?