Thursday, July 27th 2017
AMD Crimson ReLive 17.7.2 Presents Some Issues to Users
Users running AMD's latest 17.7.2 driver package are running into issues - which, let's face it, is somewhat understandable, considering all the new features AMD has crammed into this latest driver release. All driver releases ship with a bug here or there - there is even a "Known Issues" checklist on almost all of them - so unless bugs are widespread enough, they don't ever reach the critical mass to be noted by most users. However, users in both our forums and Reddit have been reporting issues after they install their 17.7.2 driver package: namely, the absence of the ReLive tab on the Radeon Control Panel.
The issue persists even after a full DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) cleanup, and appears to be inconsistent in that users with the same hardware and on the same OS have mixed results upon installation. This issue has been confirmed by the Director of AMD's Corporate Strategy, Terry Makedon, on Reddit, who said that "Windows 7 being identified as beta and missing DVR is now reproduced in here and we will issue an update later today to address that. Sorry for that, hopefully we fixed it fast enough." For now, and until AMD releases a fix, there seems to be a workaround, as our own VSG has reported on an update to our Crimson ReLive 17.7.2 Preview: "One potential fix reported is to disable all security components (Antivirus, Malware protection etc) and to use the AMD Web Installer instead (Windows 10 64-bit here, replace 10 with 7 and 64 with 32 in the URL for other options)."
Sources:
Forums @ TPU, AMD Reddit, Thanks @ user Nabarun for first reporting this
The issue persists even after a full DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) cleanup, and appears to be inconsistent in that users with the same hardware and on the same OS have mixed results upon installation. This issue has been confirmed by the Director of AMD's Corporate Strategy, Terry Makedon, on Reddit, who said that "Windows 7 being identified as beta and missing DVR is now reproduced in here and we will issue an update later today to address that. Sorry for that, hopefully we fixed it fast enough." For now, and until AMD releases a fix, there seems to be a workaround, as our own VSG has reported on an update to our Crimson ReLive 17.7.2 Preview: "One potential fix reported is to disable all security components (Antivirus, Malware protection etc) and to use the AMD Web Installer instead (Windows 10 64-bit here, replace 10 with 7 and 64 with 32 in the URL for other options)."
43 Comments on AMD Crimson ReLive 17.7.2 Presents Some Issues to Users
Everything so far seems to be fine here after that mishap on Windows 10 Pro x64.
still having an older card, I am in no rush to update drivers constantly.
If everyone had this issue you are having I think Nvidia would already have investigated this and probably fixed it by now?
Actually, thats a lie - my system is 100% stable, just not on the DOCP settings (not stable).
You know @RejZoR , please make sure to get a VEGA xtx. I would so love to see you support RTG with your wallet, not just your mouth. You know, like me, i bought their FuryX!
IF WE CAN SET DYNAMIC CLOCK SPEEDS FOR CORE AND MEMORY, WHY CAN'T WE DO IT WITH THE FANS ON THE CARD??
www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/crimson-relive-17-7-2-enhanced-sync-question.235553/
Also @RejZoR , can you give a confirmation that you WILL buy VEGA?
The drama their new releases generate is... epic, sorry... epyc.
ALso i saw it installing .NET x32 instead of x64 for some reason.
It's definitely not a new problem. The only thing that "fixed" it was several uninstall/reinstall attempts. It eventually showed up and I have no idea why. Tried both with and without DDU.