I've had zero luck with the Poser support people and have had to take this issue into my own hand. This app *will* work under safe mode but does when vista is booted up normaly. What are the key differences between safe mode and normal mode in vista? I need to start there if i want to begin troubleshooting this thing. I absolutely know its a display driver conflict between Catalyst 8.8 and my Asus software package that came with the video card. Any suggestions?
SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
PSU
Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
Case
ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
Cooling
Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
Mouse
Logitech MX Master (shared)
Keyboard
Logitech G15 (gen 2)
Internet Speed
AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
Operating System
Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo ThinkPad E545
CPU
AMD A6-5350M APU
Motherboard
Lenovo
Memory
8 GB
Sound Card
Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
Monitor(s) Displays
Lenovo 15" Matte
Screen Resolution
1680 * 1050
Hard Drives
INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
Ah i found the culprit. Its called Asus OSD Profile, it comes with the radeon card as a bundled software. After uninstalling it, everything's working fine. I guess it conflicts somehow with the catalyst control center. Thanks for the post anyways.