Ati Catalyst Control Center on W500 not working

[K-a-M-u-Z-u]

for a long time now, i cannot start the CCC under windows 7 x64 thinkpad w500.
i have uninstalled all display drivers, and installed the latest drivers from lenovo.
switchable graphics works fine, when i use the firegl v5700 for 3d gaming, its working fine, but when i want to watch a movie, i cannot get it smooth(not accelerated) - when i use the intel 4500 the video is accelerated.
when i try to open the CCC nothing happens.i tried to install the CCC directly from AMD site, but when i try to run it, i get this error:


any idea why i cant get it to work? i remember when i used the beta or vista drivers long time ago everything was working.

[ARD]

Go here:

http://www.omegadrivers.net/index.php?o ... &Itemid=54

Follow the instructions carefully.

[K-a-M-u-Z-u]

will the omega drivers keep the switchable functionality of the thinkpad w500?
cause most of the time i use the energy saving mode and only use the ATI for gaming.
thanks.

[K-a-M-u-Z-u]

UP.
wasnt able to solve this yet...
did full uninstall, deleted manually ATI directories from program files,program files(x86), users\appdata
tried to install windows 7 auto update drivers prior to the lenovo drivers, tried to install only lenovo(internet off).
nothing works.
no one had this problem???

[xnoybis]

I have this same problem. I just did a complete clean install of windows 7 64 ultimate and I have the same problem. I initally did a clean install on the advice from ATI. The original email back in forth is below in longform:
Make sure your antivirus software is not running in the background.
Install any updates from the motherboard manufacturer for the motherboard BIOS or chipset drivers that are available that you have not installed.
Disconnect any USB devices you do not need to run the computer to eliminate any conflicts on installation. Please uninstall Microsoft C++ redistributable and then reboot your system.
Reinstall Microsoft .net Framework from the Microsoft website.
Remove all ATI through programs and features in the Control Panel using the Catalyst Install Manager (CIM). Reboot the system in safe mode and do the following:
- Delete all ATI folders in C:\programs files and C:\programs files (x86)
- Go to C:\Windows\assembly and sort by "Public Key Token".
Locate the following Public Key Token "90ba9c70f846762e" that is associated with ATI.
Usually only 2 entries.
Delete the 2 entries.
Note: the entries should be deleted in safe mode since regular mode may result in a permissions error. The 2 entries only show up in systems affected by this issue. This means that searching for the 2 entries on systems where CCC loads, the entries are not there.
Install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 redistributable patch.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961894
Then run the Catalyst installation again, using the laptop manufacturers official drivers.

[xnoybis]

(continued)
I wrote back stating that:
This solution did not fix the problem. Attached is a copy of the error log
and the error that I received after following the steps below.

Also, the Public Key Token noted below did not show up in the
C\windows\assembly folder.

ATI responded with the following:
The next step would be to revert to the laptop manufacturers official drivers, if this still fails, it would be time for a system restore to factory settings. Make sure you backup any data you require before a factory reset.

But, as I said above, even this failed to resolve the problem. Have you had any luck?

[K-a-M-u-Z-u]

The problem was solved after i did a fresh windows 7 install for my new SSD setup (in here)
1.I did a clean install to a new formated drive.
2.I installed all windows drivers and updates.than i installed the lenovo system update and just installed everything except for the "thinkvantage communication utility", "device experience", "access connections".

this solved two major problems i couldnt solve before:
1.ATI CCC not working.
2.Erricson F3507g WWan not working.
Now both of them are working.

*Every solution i tried before just didnt work(including the ati folders and tokens delete).