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I have a Ga-PE1000 Motherboard ... 1500 DDRAM ... And win xp professional ... and I can't use ATI Catalyst Control Center ... It says The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). ... what should I do? I feel like my Graphics Card isn't running the way it should ... Can Anyone help please?

(0xc0000135) means the application you are launching failed to initialize properly...

What exact ATI driver are you installing? Are you running Windows XP with SP2 and all the latest windows updated including Microsoft .NET?

ATI CATALYST 7.8 drivers should work on the Radeon 9550 video card and can be downloaded here: http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/radeonx-xp.html

ATI CATALYST Driver Installation Guide:

Installing the .NET Framework

The CATALYST Control Center requires Microsoft .NET Framework prior to installation. The CATALYST Control Center is an application that allows you to control the configuration of your ATI product. You can verify that you have the .NET Framework by checking in the Add/Remove Programs list in the Control Panel. If the .NET Framework is not listed, please download, and install it before proceeding. Microsoft .NET Framework
Installing the Catalyst Software Suite

The Catalyst Software Suite contains the Display Drivers, WDM drivers, and the Catalyst Control Center. Once the file is downloaded, please follow the directions below.

1. Double-click on the downloaded driver file. Windows XP Service Pack 2 users will see this dialog box. Click Run to start the install process.

Use the default directory for extracting the files and press the Install button.
At this point the driver will start the extracting process before the actual system install begins.

2. Click Next on the first install screen.
3. Click Yes to the License agreement.
4. Click the Express button.

The installer will start to load the display driver first.
Next you will see the WDM Capture drivers load (for VIVO or All-In-Wonder).
The Catalyst Control Center setup will start shortly after.
A dialog box will indicate the install progress.

5. Click Finish to restart your computer.

This concludes the installation of the display driver.

Plus you should consider avoiding catalyst center anyway. It's heavy.
Lots of people are using Ati Tray tools instead. I used this one when i had an Ati too (with exactly the same motherboard you have). It's not fancy looking, but its light and fast.

also... did you remove the old driver correctly?

Removing Old ATI Software

1. Click on Start, then Control Panel, then go to Add/Remove Programs.
2. At the top of the list you should see several ATI entries. Select the entry entitled ATI Software Uninstall Utility, and click Change/Remove.
3. You will be prompted to restart your system once the uninstall is complete.
4. Once restarted, check the Add/Remove Programs list again for any remaining ATI software.
5. If any ATI software is still listed, click Change/Remove on those entries to uninstall each one individually.
6. Next, please scroll through the list until you find an entry called DAO (see screenshot below).
7. Select DAO, then Click Change/Remove to uninstall this program.

I hope this helps you and welcome to the forums!

Well I have Win Xp Proffesional Sp2 build 2600 .. And you say that I should use Ati Tray Tools ... can you please give me link to the download? Anyway I was concidering buying Win Vista ... thought The Card would work better on that one

Driver Cleaner Professional

ATI Tray Tools

Dot Net 2.0

I have a 9550 on a PIII 1Ghz computer. Works flawlessly. I would think it would work on vista with all/most of the new graphics dumbed down. But I would expect lower performance.

I have the same card. But it is on my desk just collecting dust.
I fix my problem by.....Buying Nvidia card definitely fixed it lol.
Well to fix the real problem is that I just got the updates.