default schrieb:

Every 8x.xx driver has behaved the same including the new 81.98. During
install, the screen goes black with a blinking cursor in the top left and
the computer hangs. If I install the driver from safe mode, then the driver
installs ok, but on rebooting back to normal mode, the computer hangs with a
black screen.

And why do you think that this is a problem with the drivers? FYI: all
the 8x.xx drivers worked just fine on my computers. If they were faulty
as you claim they wouldn't. But the fact that they work fine on millions
of computer but not on yours should have brought you to the concolusion
that it's a fault of your system or from you but definitely not the drivers

Drivers up to and including 78.05 work just great.

For those who are interested, this is the relevant setup.

Windows XP Professional.
Tyan S2466N-4M mainboard.
AMD 762 northbridge, AMD 768 southbridge
Dual Athlon-MP 2600+ CPUs
2GB ECC registered RAM
BFG GF6800GT-OC 256MB AGP video card.

The 81.98 driver will load with a GF4 4200ti card but not with the 6800GT.

Ever thought about that perhaps it's your video card that cases the
problems? Certainly not.

Will they ever fix it so I can get the "improved dual CPU and dual core
performance"?

Why should they fix what ain't broken?

Benjamin