[SOLVED] catalyst control center wont start?

I’ve got the same problem since I installed my new X1900GT card. It worked initially after installation of the provided v6.5, then I got an error message stating I did not have permission to change CCC settings. System is a Dell Dimension 8400, previously running an X300 card.

Dialog with ATI had me uninstalling/installing versions 5.11, 6.5, 6.6, and 6.7. I currently have v6.7 loaded, and still cannot access CCC. I do not get an error message; just a brief hourglass, then nothing. I’m running .NET 1.1. I loaded .NET 2.0, and got same thing----no CCC---so I unloaded it.

ATI can’t solve problem. Any possible solutions out there???

Thanks.


[FONT=&quot]Jack[/FONT]
 
If it is feasible for you, try not installing .Net 1.x and only installing .Net 2.x. This may or may not require a Windows reinstall, i.e. if you can't use a system restore save point to do a roll-back.

What I suggest is to uninstall everything ATI - all ATI drivers & software + reboot, then delete the ATI Tech. entries in the windows registry + then only install .Net 2.0 + security fix + reboot, then install the catalyst 6.7 + reboot.

Dizzy yet :nuts:

That should work though...
 
The following posted by fsleeper finally fixed the problem for me.

"Here is what you do:
1. Open your services (Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services)
2. Find the "Windows Management Instrumentation" service
3. Right-Click on it and select "Stop" (leave this window open)
4. Browse to your System32 Directory (Start->Run. Type "C:\Windows\System32" and click "Ok" button
5. Look for a directory named "wbem"
6. Open this directory (double-click on wbem name)
7. Rename the directory named "Repository" to something like "Repository_OLD" (right click on the "Repository" directory name and select "Rename" and type the new name for the directory and press Enter)
8. Close the window
9. You should be at the Services window again. If not, repeat step 1 to get the services window back open.
10. Find the "Windows Management Instrumentation" service
11. Right-Click on it and select "Start"
12. Reboot

Viola! The error is finally gone...."


Jack
 
The following posted by fsleeper finally fixed the problem for me.

"Here is what you do:
1. Open your services (Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services)
2. Find the "Windows Management Instrumentation" service
3. Right-Click on it and select "Stop" (leave this window open)
4. Browse to your System32 Directory (Start->Run. Type "C:\Windows\System32" and click "Ok" button
5. Look for a directory named "wbem"
6. Open this directory (double-click on wbem name)
7. Rename the directory named "Repository" to something like "Repository_OLD" (right click on the "Repository" directory name and select "Rename" and type the new name for the directory and press Enter)
8. Close the window
9. You should be at the Services window again. If not, repeat step 1 to get the services window back open.
10. Find the "Windows Management Instrumentation" service
11. Right-Click on it and select "Start"
12. Reboot

Viola! The error is finally gone...."


Jack


I just followed your instructions and my CCC will still not load. I have tried ALL suggestions and nothing I try resolves this issue.

Except, I installed a fresh copy of window xp pro on an old 60GB hard drive and CCC loads fine on clean intstall of windows............ ATI PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
i had the same problem since the 6.3 cats
hahaha, the reason was the security suite i was using (mcaffee). for some wierd reason it prevented ccc from opening. maybe it had blocked a script or something.
anyhow, the time was past for renewing mcaffee lisense so i installed norton internet secrity
guess what.. the problem was solved

(just my 2 cents)

cheers !!!
 
Try this: Run "Control Center Basic" from your programms menu. This worked for me, with 6.4 or 6.3 when CCC wouldn't come up.
 
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I'm having the same problem with Vista Ultimate. When I click on CCC the little circle comes up a few times but CCC doesn't start.

When I try to repair the install I get a message about "issues" during the install and to check the log but it can't find the log file.

Any help is appreciated.
 
Still no joy. Once I remove everything it goes to the Generic VGA adapter and won't install the new drivers. I get the "Cannot copy to specified target." error

I'm glad Vista's restore function works fine. :)
 
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I have the same problem under Vista 64. CCC does not start: Catalyst Control centre: Host Application does not funktion anymore. Ive tried Cat 7.5, 7.6 & 7.7 and the tipp with the "windows install clean up" utility. No success.
 
I had this problem once, i fixed it by opening task manager, new task, mom.exe, and it started to work ever since. (MOM.exe is in the ati folder somewhere) Check if mom.exe is running in processes before you do it.


Hope it works:)
 
catalyst control center wont start???????????

catalyst control center wont start???????????

Furious do you have a router with a firewall with it in addition to the firewalls(s) on your computer? I am having the same problem you are. I looked at the log on the firewall that is will my router since I unblocked CCC from the firewalls on my vista computer (windows and trend-micro). It has a list of attacks that it stopped at the same time I kept on trying to start ccc on my computer. I have a support ticket in to the maker of my router to see how I can add ccc to the unblock list. Please let me know if this works for you. I'll post if I hear from them and let you know if that solved this problem.

Thanks!

Cathy
 
Windows Vista Ultimate and it stopped working when I installed cats 7.7 now
it dosnt matter what I do ccc wont launch including everything in this thread.
Mom.exe wont stay active it just turns off a second after it launches.
Uninstalled and reinstalled cats 7.1 - 7.7 and 6.12 still a no go.
I added mom to my firewall as well.
 
I finally figured it out.

I finally figured it out.

I started thinking that perhaps my problem was a permissions problem based on Vista's new "administrator" account. I was also having problems installing two optional Vista updates, one for my nVIDIA SATA controller and the other for my Acer 22" monitor. Turns out I was right.

First I tried installing the Cat 7.8's using "Run as administrator". Still didn't work. I then found this website that showed me how to enable the real administrator account.

http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t537806.html

Using the true administrator account enabled me to install the Cat 7.8's and the Vista updates.

Thanks Micro$oft and your Big Brother crap. :nuts:

I hope stuff like this finally gets fixed in SP1.
 
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