Can anyone explain ?

[thedoc46]

Installed CAT 12.4 drivers, and setup a keyboard shortcut (ALT+D) to switch between displays.

Removed driver to go with the 12.6 betas. Removed and even ran CCleaner 3.19 to remove any remnants of the driver, before installing 12.6

Installed 12.6 and didn't have to re-setup the kb shortcut. It just worked?

So somewhere buried deep in my O/S it remembered my KB shortcut.

How can that be ? Especially considering CCleaner was run.

Anyone care to comment ?

 

[Soundood]

Anyone care to comment ?

i prefer to chew custar creams rather than dip them in my tea

 

[thedoc46]

i prefer to chew custar creams rather than dip them in my tea

Its a serious question.

Especially to those who switch from nVidia to ATI back and forth without a re-install.

 

[dave_beast]

CCleaner is leaving the shortcut behind then, that's the only explanation. I bet it wouldn't still be in place if you re-installed Windows.

 

[Confused Stu]

CCC stores it's userdata in C:\Users\Stuart\AppData\Local\ATI\ACE. Obviously yours may have your name in it! This folder isn't affected when I uninstall a driver or reinstall one, so I only ever need to tell CCC my screens are set up 1-3-2 once, rather than having to reorder them every time I update drivers.

If you uninstall and then run CCleaner, does this folder and it's contents remain intact? Alternatively, if you boot into Safe Mode and delete it, does your CCC then forget your keyboard shortcuts?

 

[JonSmith]

It actually saves some options in the registry as well btw, I've noticed that starting from some x.11 versions it began doing this. It actually scuppered me when I cocked up the overdrive settings for a 5450 card and it caused a crash loop, deleting that pref file did nothing. So bear that in mind.

 

[thedoc46]

I guess CCleaner isn't as good as many claim it to be. Also if you're going from ATI to nVidia or vice versa, really you should re-format. That's the only way to ensure you're getting a clean install.

 

[gurusan]

reformat when changing between nvidia/ati ? :/ no.

 

[Meaker]

Running CCleaner between installs has seemed to cause so many issues...

 

[IronWarrior]

Also if you're going from ATI to nVidia or vice versa, really you should re-format.

lol, no you shouldn't. Wow the things people say.

 

[Rusty0611]

I guess CCleaner isn't as good as many claim it to be. Also if you're going from ATI to nVidia or vice versa, really you should re-format. That's the only way to ensure you're getting a clean install.

lol, no you shouldn't. Wow the things people say.

+1