WARNING - Windows Updates

[EzyStvy]

I downloaded and installed two drivers from MS just now. One of them is an update for VIA- Primary IDE Channel.

I just happen to be using a pc with a VIA chipset....I crashed and burned with a BSOD etc..Was able to boot to Last known configuration.

**** The same drivers where detected on two different Dell pc's....DO NOT INSTALL THEM !!!

[law99]

Thanks, but been there done that, same fix. What is their malfunction? I thought all updates were safe to download. Les

[glc]

I have always recommended that the optional hardware (driver) updates NOT be installed. This isn't the first time - a few years ago a Matrox video driver update killed Win2000. Use manufacturer's drivers, not M$ drivers.

Since when does Dell use Via chipsets? All I've ever seen is Intel and NForce?

[EzyStvy]

The Big issue was that the Update Site was recommending this driver for any and all computers regardless of their chipset...It was removed about an hour after I created this thread.

[Litespeed]

I too has quite a time with this update. Never could get a normal boot or safe mode just had to go to last known configuration.

[Cricket]

I only get the Critical Updates through Windows Update. Everything else I get myself.

Cricket

[AnotherMuggle]

Originally Posted by Cricket I only get the Critical Updates through Windows Update. Everything else I get myself. Cricket

Same here...I discovered some time ago that the drivers offered by Microsoft Update, are often a lot older than what's available from the manufacturer's sites.