Could not load file or assembly MOM.implementation

Getting the MOM.implementation or MOM.exe errors?

These are tied to ATI graphics cards, particularly installations of the Catalyst Control Center, and most often occur when a user installs only .NET framework 2.0.  To resolve this error, simply download and install .NET framework 1.1 as well.  You'll also want to make sure that you are using the latest graphics drivers for your ATI card.

If, after installing .NET 1.1 you are still getting the error, re-install your Catalyst drivers.

Upgrading your ATI Graphics Card

At the time of this writing there's some great deals on graphics cards (prices may change).  Depending on your budget our team recommends:

Specifications

• Powered by ATI Radeon X1550 - 550MHz
• 256MB-128bit / 128MB-64bit 4 channel DDR2 memory - 800MHz
• 4 Pixel shader processor
• 2 Vertex shader processor
• 4 Geometry Pipelines

Specifications

• GPU: Radeon X1650 PRO
• Bus Type: PCI-Express x16
• Memory: 512MB GDDR2-128bit
• Core Clock: 600 MHz
• Mem Speed: 800 MHz
• RAMDACS: Dual 400 MHz
• API Support: DirectX 9.0, Shader Model 3.0 and Open GL 2.0
• Output: Dual DVI (Dual Link), HDTV, D-Sub support

Specifications

• 3D Graphics Features - 4 parallel pipelines process up to 1.6 billion pixels/second fill rate / 2 parallel geometry engines process up to 200 million vertices/second / 8.6 GB/Sec memory bandwidth / High precision 10-bit per channel frame buffer
• SmartShader 2.0 - Full support for OpenGL 2.0 programmable pixel and vertex shaders in hardware / 2.0 Pixel Shaders support up to 16 textures per pass / 2.0 Vertex Shaders support vertex programs up to 1024 instructions / New 128-bit/pixel floating point color formats / Shadow volume rendering acceleration
• SmoothVision 2.1 - Full-scene anti-aliasing / Processes up to 15.6 billion anti-aliased samples/second / Advanced anisotropic filtering / Supports up to 16 bilinear samples or trilinear samples per pixel
• Video Features - DVD and QuickTime Acceleration / Integrated MPEG-2 decode / Top quality DVD and DTV/HDTV decode / Drive any combination of 2 Digital or analog displays with independent resolutions and refresh rates / Dual integrated 10-bit/channel palette DACs operating at up to 400MHz / VersaVision provides display rotation and scaling
• System Requirements - PC or Power Mac G4, G5 from Apple / AGP graphics slot (Compatible with AGP 8X and 4X systems) / 300-Watt power supply or greater recommended