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catalyst control centre: host application has stopped working - 8.8

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Great, my first ever ATI card (Powercolor 4870) and I get this error message on startup, or when I run the CCC:

"catalyst control centre: host application has stopped working"

I initially tried the full CCC + Driver package, and got this, and now the separate CCC & Driver installations are doing the same. I used DriverSweeper in safe mode and CCleaner to remove the nVidia drivers, and also when re-installing the separate CCC and driver sets...

Any ideas anyone? Do I have to use CCC, and does it have to run in the background all the time? Sorry for the N00bish question, but I only know nVidia until today...

Thanks...
 
Have you flashed your 4850 with a modded bios?

I've been having a hard time installing the 8.8s on my system, I had to find a stock bios and reflash it.
 
It's a 4870 - but no, totally stock, out of the box. It seems it has trouble loading as a startup program more than manually starting it. I've left CCC running all night and it was OK, wierd.
 
RavenXXX2 said:
I get it on the odd occasion, just restart it in all programs, all is then fine.
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OK, maybe just new card paranoia!

I have had the card's fan spin up to what must be 100% for a second a few times, like just now - whilst installing my free copy of GRID... makes me jump!

Is this normal?
 
Credo said:
OK, maybe just new card paranoia!

I have had the card's fan spin up to what must be 100% for a second a few times, like just now - whilst installing my free copy of GRID... makes me jump!

Is this normal?
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My friend has two 4870s and they done this (Vista x64) until he stuck them under watercooling. My 4870 does this but only during POST. In windows (XP) it's fine. I don't use CCC though. Just the 8.8 display driver and ATI Tray Tools (V1.5.8.1260) which has fan control and overclocking options that work perfectly for me.
 
i had this with the gainward fan control tool installed

stopped the gainward software running at startup fixed the issue.
 
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