System Specs:

Alienware M17X R4
AMD Radeon 7970M

i7 3610 2.3 GHz, (no overclocking)

Windows 8 64-bit

AMD Catalyst Driver Version, and Driver History
Current - 9.2.0.0, from the Dell website.Tried - WHQL 12.10 for Windows 8 64-bit, from the AMD website

Issue Details
I tried installing the drivers from the AMD site using their system detection tool. I download and run it and get a message saying "AMD Catalyst Mobility cannot be downloaded due to incompatable hardware/softare on your computer. The Version of your graphics adapter is not supported." 

Fine. I do some Googling and am lead to the 12.10 WQHL, which I downloaded from the AMD site. I run it and it says it's installing to the "Program Files\ATI Technologies" folder. It finishes, says everything installed successfully. I go to the directory, nothing. I check the windows start screen "all apps" view. No sign of anything from ATI or AMD.

So I go to Dell's website and download their driver update for the ATI Radeon 7970m, based on my service tag and OS. Now CCC id visible from the Windows 8 Start screen and actually opens but I get the error message:

"Catalyst Control Center cannot be started. There are currently no settings that can be configured using CCC."

Upgrade to win 7.

 i5 2500k @ 4,2 GHz ][ ASUS P8P67 Pro ][ HD 5850 ][ 8GB Ram GEIL ][ ASUS Xonar DX

Upgrade to windows 7? I'm using Windows 8.

That's why I recommended you to upgrade to a stable and working windows. It's like with Vista and XP, from Vista to XP was an update as well even thought M$ wanted people to believe that the opposite was true.

 i5 2500k @ 4,2 GHz ][ ASUS P8P67 Pro ][ HD 5850 ][ 8GB Ram GEIL ][ ASUS Xonar DX

??? that makes no sense.