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Why are AMD gpu drivers such a pain to install?

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Thegenericskier
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I've been trying to install drivers for a couple days and no luck.
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CabbyArrant
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what gpu, what os, and method for install? are you sure you are installing the correct driver? i.e. 32bit or 64 bit
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TRVP_ANGEL
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I’m an IT specialist going on my 21st year at the Geek Squad, what you have is a software issue. What you need to do is delete System 32. System 32 is the newest Trojan horse and has been infecting a small percentage of windows systems. This Trojan horse can only be found on computers who’s use AMD gpus. Delete System 32 ASAP and then consult a therapist.
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Thegenericskier
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CabbyArrantwhat gpu, what os, and method for install? are you sure you are installing the correct driver? i.e. 32bit or 64 bit


Gpu is radeon 580, method is through the adrenalin installer and auto detect, downloading 64 bit on a 64 bit board
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CabbyArrant
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ThegenericskierGpu is radeon 580, method is through the adrenalin installer and auto detect, downloading 64 bit on a 64 bit board

If you have successfully downloaded the driver you should be able to select the driver for the card through device manager and manually install it.
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Thegenericskier
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CabbyArrantIf you have successfully downloaded the driver you should be able to select the driver for the card through device manager and manually install it.

what happens when I try and install it the installer gets to about 80% and turns my monitor black and I have to delete the drivers. I've tried manually installing it but same thing happens. ill try it again when I get home
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