To be honest though, I have downloaded driver updates for my ATI Mobility
Radeon x1600 through Windows Update and experienced no problems.
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Andre
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"MICHAEL" <u158627_emr2@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> "Gary Mount" <gary_mount@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:C58E117C-EAE8-4F8D-A831-33A4CE4F517B@xxxxxx Quote:
>> I had a new optional update show up in Windows Update dated September of
>> this year.
>>
>> "ATI Technologies Inc. - Video - RADEON 9600 SERIES
>> Installation date: ?12/?29/?2007 5:17 AM
>> Installation status: Successful
>> Update type: Optional
>> ATI Technologies Inc. Video software update released in June, 2007
>> More information:
>> http://winqual.microsoft.com/support/?driverid=20064802
>> Help and Support:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=hub"
>>
>> This update caused DreamScene to have a black background and no video.
>> This update seems to be the same one that was dated August of this year
>> that I installed and the same problem occurred.
>> I installed the latest drivers after installing that update the first
>> time and my DreamScene was back to normal.
>> This time I used a restore point to get back to normal.
>>
>> Seems to me that this update shouldn't become available to download an
>> install if it is causing system instabilities A novice might not know
>> what is causing his system to crash and possibly corrupting it so badly
>> that he can't even restore his computer, which is what happened to me a
>> couple of weeks ago when I installed that update.
>> I didn't know what had caused my problems at that time, as I couldn't
>> investigate the problem as I had to reinstall Vista from scratch. >
> Never use Windows Update to update hardware. Especially, your graphics
> card. Get the update directly from the manufacturer's website.
> More than likely, you could have fixed your problem just by installing
> the latest drivers from ATI's site. But, as with any update, if your
> hardware
> is working fine, don't update. Unless, it's some security fix.
> If it ain't broke....... don't break it.
>
> http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...common-vista32
> https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206...ase_Notes.html
>
>
> -Michael
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