AMD Catalyst/Driver Install: Drivers seem up to date, but install still says failed.

[Gregory Weldon]

So I've been searching the web and these forums in particular, and I can't seem to find a solution to my specific problem.

I recently updated to Windows 8.1 64-bit, and I reinstalled the GPU drivers for my card. It stops and says there were errors and when I check the log, it says "Driver Install: installation failed." The weird thing is that Catalyst Control Center opens up just fine, and the drivers are currently up to date (14.501). So it seems like everything is fine. I just want to make sure that nothing is going to be messed up when I go to actually play games, because I haven't had the opportunity to do so yet, except for Risk of Rain while everything else downloaded because my internet is being screwy at the moment

Here's my setup, for those interested:

i7 4770k @3.5 Ghz
16 GB Memory
4 GB Radeon R9 290
Windows 8.1 64-bit

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Was the old Catalyst software installed when you installed the new version? You are supposed to completely uninstall old Catalyst software (all of it) before installing new version.

 

[Gregory Weldon]

So, I looked further into the issue once I got home from work. I uninstalled the Catalyst software fully, restarted, then proceeded to install the latest drivers. It went the through the whole process and said there were errors. What I didn't take notice to the first few times was exactly which part failed. Everything except the HDMI audio installed perfectly. So, issue solved, effectively.

If I can find exactly which playback device of the several listed is the correct HDMI audio device, I'll try to install it from there, but I also don't even know if I'm utilizing HDMI audio at all. I've just got a pair of Klipsch THX speakers plugged into the back.