ATI FirePro V4900 with ReallView .... or Not

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Just built a new system to finally replace my P4 at work

Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3 Motherboard
Intel i7 2600K
ATI FirePro V4900 with 8.85.7.1 driver
Corsair 8GB DDR3 RAM PC16000
Corsair 60GB SSD ('Static' software installs)
WD 500GB HDD (Volatile data storage)
Windows 7 Pro
SW12-SP2

Installed everything no problem. Fired up SW and used for rest of the day. Installed a few utilities (CCleaner, MalwareBytes, MS Essentials, etc) Played with a few settings, but left as default at days end. Great results with RealView all day. Benchmarked at 64secs on Anna's Punch Holder. Not too bad considering no overclocking so I am was a happy camper.

Next day I notice RealView is missing from the Headsup toolbar. This is on a simple part (no geometry even) so LAM is not involved. The icon is greyed out after adding in to the toolbar.

Checked a few settings (Software OpenGL not selected) but eventually ran a System Restore to previous day (and here's where it gets interesting) I had moved my User profile to the HDD so that all volatile data (downloads, app data, email, etc) went to the HDD, and used the mklink function to create a Junction (shortcut) ... and everything went downhill from there. Apparently Sytem restore & mklink don't like each other.

Long story short ... system was hosed... did a complete re-install, fired up SW and still no RealView. My elation at getting a new system has been short lived.

Any suggestions for a fix?

 

[kellnerp]

I had moved my User profile to the HDD so that all volatile data (downloads, app data, email, etc) went to the HDD, and used the mklink function to create a Junction (shortcut) ... and everything went downhill from there. Apparently Sytem restore & mklink don't like each other.

From the verb tense you chose you could have done this the first day or the next day.

Explain why you moved the profile.

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[CorBlimeyLimey]

User profile was moved on the first day before any programs (other than Windows obviously) were installed.

Why move it? As I said, "so that all volatile data (downloads, app data, email, etc) went to the HDD" and not the SSD. Just trying to save space and minimize rewrites. I realize I could have just moved the folders most likely to see the most action, but it was easier to move the whole damn thing.

Anyway, the profile issue isn't really the question, that was just background information. The real question is why the V4900 is suddenly unable to use RealView. I was wondering if others have experienced a similar problem with that card & RV.

I plan to update the driver to the latest & greatest from nVidia when I get a chance.