AMD's latest graphics driver software has introduced fatal conflicts with a number of classic DX9 titles. The games have been deemed "too old" for AMD to address.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Users-reporting-DirectX-9-issues-with-Radeon-Adrenaline-AMD-doesn-t-seem-to-care.275810.0.html
Eh, could be worse. At least the Adrenaline doesn't make 3D games perform worse in hardware mode than they would if all the 3D effects were handled purely by software *coughS3 Virgecough*.
...Yet?