PD11 Fails to start with 2 monitors

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dnoyeB

Newbie Location: Michigan Joined: Mar 05, 2013 15:40 Messages: 31 Offline

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Mar 08, 2013 20:59

My PD9 crashes at boot so I thought I would give PD11 a shot. This also crashes at boot. I figured I should downgrade my driver since it actually used to work. Still crashes.

I can get it to work in dual monitor mode if I completely uninstall AMD Catalyst and let windows just use its default drivers. But if Catalyst is installed, PD will crash unless I disable my onboard graphics card (in windows).

I'm using the trial version of PD11 and right now Catalyst 12.10.
Windows 7 Pro 64, 4GB RAM.

Quite frustrating. I used to enjoy bug hunting but its just an annoyance now.

Is anyone working with two monitors and using AMD Catalyst?

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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at Mar 08. 2013 21:58

Canon HFM301 (+wide angle lens)
Canon SD790IS
Nikon D3100
Samsung Galaxy Nexus

dnoyeB

Newbie Location: Michigan Joined: Mar 05, 2013 15:40 Messages: 31 Offline

Mar 14, 2013 22:20

I solved this issue. It plagues PD9 as well. I had to fall back to version Catalyst version 11 drivers. Version 12 or 13 drivers cause PD to not start if I am using dual monitors. That is, I have one built in graphics card, and one secondary graphics card. If I disable the built in one, PD would start.

Downgrading to the v11 drivers allows PD to work with both graphics cards active. Canon HFM301 (+wide angle lens)
Canon SD790IS
Nikon D3100
Samsung Galaxy Nexus

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