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Can't install amd driver properly after driver removal!

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I wanted to update my graphics driver so i used the display driver removal tool. When the removal process was completed, i downloaded the latest amd driver and installed it. When it was done, i got this message when i tried to open the ccc: AMD Catalyst Control Center cannot be started. There are currently no settings that can be configured using AMD Catalyst Control Center.

So i tried this http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-2284749/completely-uninstall-amd-nvidia-gpu-drivers.html guide to remove the drivers. When i had done all that stuff, i installed a bit older driver, the 14.4 instead of 14.12[/code]. When it got done installing the driver, i got this message: installation complete warnings occurred during installation. When i open the log, this is what it says:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="Report.xml.xsl"?>
<monetreport xmlns:dt="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:datatypes">
<general>
<cmdline>-UI </cmdline>
<time>06/15/15 22:48:36</time>
<action>install</action>
<download></download>
</general>
<dcm>
<primary>
<name>AMD Radeon Graphics Processor</name>
<manufacture>Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.</manufacture>
<chiptype></chiptype>
<chipid>0x679a</chipid>
<vendorid>0x1002</vendorid>
<ssid>0x047e</ssid>
<ssvid>0x1043</ssvid>
<classcode>0x030000</classcode>
<revisionid>0x00</revisionid>
</primary>
<device>
<name></name>
<manufacture>Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.</manufacture>
<chiptype></chiptype>
<chipid>0xaaa0</chipid>
<vendorid>0x1002</vendorid>
<ssid>0xaaa0</ssid>
<ssvid>0x1043</ssvid>
<classcode>0x040300</classcode>
<revisionid>0x00</revisionid>
</device>
</dcm>
<exist>
</exist>
<install>
<package>
<description>AMD Catalyst Install Manager</description>
<result>Succeed</result>
<version>8.0.916.0</version>
<size>20 </size>
</package>
<package>
<description>AMD Display Driver</description>
<result>Fail</result>
<version>14.100.0.0000</version>
<size>90 </size>
</package>
<package>
<description>HDMI Audio Driver</description>
<result>Fail</result>
<version>8.0.0.8815</version>
<size>1 </size>
</package>
<package>
<description>Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x64)</description>
<result>Succeed</result>
<version>11.0.50727</version>
<size>9 </size>
</package>
<package>
<description>AMD Accelerated Video Transcoding</description>
<result>Succeed</result>
<version>13.30.100.40417</version>
<size>3 </size>
</package>
<package>
<description>AMD Catalyst Control Center</description>
<result>Succeed</result>
<version>2014.0417.2226.38446</version>
<size>150 </size>
</package>
</install>
<uninstall>
</uninstall>
<downloaded>
</downloaded>
<resource>
<hwinfo>Hardware information</hwinfo>
<existpkg>Existing packages</existpkg>
<pkg2inst>Packages for install</pkg2inst>
<pkg2uninst>Packages for uninstall</pkg2uninst>
<otherdev>Other detected devices</otherdev>
<errmsg>Error messages</errmsg>
<name>Name</name>
<manufacture>Manufacturer</manufacture>
<chiptype>Chip type</chiptype>
<chipid>Device ID</chipid>
<otherhw>Other hardware</otherhw>
<download>Download packages</download>
<succeed>Success</succeed>
<fail>Fail</fail>
<vendorid>Vendor ID</vendorid>
<classcode>Class Code</classcode>
<revisionid>Revision ID</revisionid>
<ssid>Subsystem ID</ssid>
<ssvid>Subsystem vendor ID</ssvid>
<header1>Catalyst™ Install Manager</header1>
<header2>Installation Report</header2>
<finalstatus>Final Status:</finalstatus>
<versionofitem>Version of Item:</versionofitem>
<size>Size:</size>
<bytes>Mbytes</bytes>
</resource>
<error><msg>Driver Install: the driver package does not specify a hardware identifier</msg></error> <error><msg>Driver Install: the driver package does not specify a hardware identifier</msg></error></monetreport>

I get the same message when i try to open ccc, AMD Catalyst Control Center cannot be started. There are currently no settings that can be configured using AMD Catalyst Control Center.

Please help! i am using an r9 280.