HELP!!! ATI Multimedia Center shows a black screen!!!!!!

[hain23x]

Ok, this is what happened.

everything was working fine.

then I tried to install some kind of WinTV thing from the "add programs" list in the control panel, but when I rebooted the new program was nowhere to be found

but I noticed that the "speaker" icon was gone from my tray at the bottom.

so I downloaded the sovl32.ex(or whatever it is) and when I downloaded it, I could no longer see anything on the MMC7.1

I tried to uninstall ALL my ATI stuff, and even got rid of the solv32.exe file and STILL is black

I can't see what might have installed when I tried to instal that wintv thing..

help!!! someone!!!

thanks

[BJ_M]

really honestly a re-install of windows is sometimes the best method for "weird crap that happens"

[hain23x]

I'm not in a position to reinstall windows because I don't have a windows disc...

there MUST be some kind of conflict or some kind of setting adjustment I can do!

anyone know??

[tom28]

well, you can restore your previous registry, but need to know what OS you are using

[hain23x]

I have windows ME

I tried to restore my system to an earlier date but I got a "stmgr has caused an error in wintrust.dll stmgr will now close" I can still access the system restore screen but when it reboots it says "unable to restore"

[BJ_M]

honestly --- buy a windows cd and dump ME ASAP ..... even if you have to use 98se instead of ME

[hain23x]

i restored the registry and got the speaker icon back on the task bar but still get that black screen with mmc

[kayfam]

Try this......uninstall all the ATI Software including your display driver and do a clean boot. Re-install DirectX 8.1 and reboot. Reinstall your display driver as normal and proceed to reinstall MMC. If this doesn't work and since you've already done a system restore, I don't see where you have a choice but to do a clean install of your OS.

[hain23x]

well after uninstalling and reinstalling everything about 4 times AND going into the control panel and deleting a bunch of mysterious device controlers I got the thing back up and runnin!!!!!! 8)

I have no idea what combination of what did it, but something did it for me!

thanks for the tips guys! 8)