ATI Driver on Windows Update?

[DeaconFrost]

I currently have the Catalyst 9.9 drivers installed and running on Windows 7 Ultimate x64. However, I keep seeing drivers on Windows Update with a date of 9/30/2009. Are these some kind of incremental update after 9.9? The dates are later, but I see no mention of them on ATI's site. Has anyone installed these after 9.9?

 

[Blackforge]

They're 9.7. Please ignore them. In fact, right-click on it and tell it "Ignore Update".

 

[jwalk6]

I second that opinion. Ignore the prompt about not being on the approved driver list on installation of the "real" drivers too.
The drivers that come down from MS are usually generic and won't include things like the catalyst control center or Nvidia Control panel.

 

[DeaconFrost]

Okay, they are hidden. Thanks!

 

[CaptNumbNutz]

Windows Update drivers are only useful for non power-users or for those people that have the older cards (pre x1x series?) that are no longer supported by CCC.
For newer cards, always get the drivers straight from AMD.

 

[DeaconFrost]

I always do get them straight from the source, but what had me confused was the dates. The Windows Update drivers gave no version info, only the date published, which was later than ATI's 9.9.

 

[bigdogchris]

WU some times does that. It keeps trying to get me to install a NIC driver from 2008, even though I have a September 2009 driver installed. As it was poitned out, just ignore it. Be warned though that it may reappear. They've done that to me before. If it doesn't tell you any information about the driver, it at least should tell you the release date of the driver. You know 9.9 drivers just came out so if it's telling you to install a driver relased in 7-%%-09 then you know it's older.