Packaging Version: 7-81-021213a-006891E
These drivers include DirectX9.0 support for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
ATI has seemed to narrowed the problems with NFSHP2.
"Running the game Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 with all options set to maximum and the display set to 1024x768 32bpp results in a system hang. This issue occurs with the RADEON™ 8500 under the Windows 98/98SE and Millennium edition operating systems."