Catalyst Control Center not working on fresh Win7 install

Hey guys

I just got a new mSATA drive so I reinstalled Windows 7 on my Clevo P170EM. Win7 is SP1 and comes updated with all the latest. When installing the drivers for my 7970m I came across a weird issue: Catalyst Control Center will not work. If I launch it off the Start Menu, nothing happens. If I try to launch the Enduro switchable graphics thing, I get this error message:

Catalyst Control Centre: Command Line Interface has stopped working

With a lot more info attached (see bottom of post). A lot of googling hasn't produced anything (no two people can agree on the problem) but suggestions are: .NET Framework being wonky, a specific Windows Update package screwing things up (tried that one already, did not work), and adding a line to .NET's registry folder that didn't work either.

Any help? I'm at a loss. I've tried stock Clevo drivers, latest AMD drivers, several .NET versions and no luck. Anything will be welcome.

Thanks!

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As promised, the full error message:

Code:

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:	CLR20r3
  Problem Signature 01:	CLI.exe
  Problem Signature 02:	2.0.0.0
  Problem Signature 03:	4f2058ba
  Problem Signature 04:	LOG.Foundation.Implementation
  Problem Signature 05:	4.0.4639.31615
  Problem Signature 06:	50525f4e
  Problem Signature 07:	5f
  Problem Signature 08:	43
  Problem Signature 09:	System.ApplicationException
  OS Version:	6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
  Locale ID:	2070
  Additional Information 1:	f10d
  Additional Information 2:	f10d17226afd548c542e6f3c6c17269e
  Additional Information 3:	c699
  Additional Information 4:	c69982a1a60ea45ff1774e3ec7a57e55

 

Update: it's settled. It was... *drumroll* Avast's fault.

It felt like a flashback to the 90's when I figured it out, but I reinstalled everything from Windows up except Avast and now all is well. Latest drivers, everything's working, but I need a new antivirus. Any suggestions?

I'm going to leave the thread alive in case anyone has similar issues.

 

I also had a problem with the drivers from AMD (ccc). But in my case, the main cause of failure was incorrect driver installation order (AMD-> intel). Also couple of the last drivers from AMD in beta version, did not want to install at all.
And about av perhaps AVG

 

AVG is too spammy these days, always prompting me to install web this and search that :/

What about MS security essentials? Is that any good?

 

It's a good AV; decent protection/detection, integrates well with the OS, and is lightweight. It's never #1 but is often rated among the top 5 (as far as free AV programs go).

 

aw gawd no, MS security essentials is awful, especially when it comes to its detection rate

i can highly recommend qihoo 360 internet security, comes out on top of most antivirus reviews / comparisons, its got fast performance, low ressource needs and best of all: its free go ahead and check it out

 

I would suggest Avast.. used to use MSE but it's junk.. Avast is epic and has the least spam from all these free anti viruses...

 

Avast was the one he was having issues with...

 

Avast's decent enough for non-critical devices and acquaintances ... considering it's free, that is. Yet it also sees many false-positives, both with 'certain' apps as well as perfectly normal (often rare) applications. When in doubt about a certain file; don't trust Avast's judgement, do a metacheck first.

If you're willing to pay; Kaspersky's top-of-the-list with hit percentage and least false positives; they won't bother you with flagging perfectly fine, though shady, tools ... will definitely renew when subscription runs out.

 

Lol fair enough. No matter what AV application is loaded anymore, something tends to slip by, even if only a PUP or two.