NVIDIA driver update for NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller breaks network mapping in Vista.

NVIDIA driver update for NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller once again
breaks network mapping in Vista, just as the offering a few months ago did.

Fortunately, I have System Restore active, because the update does not show
in Installed Updates. It does show in Update History, but one cannot
uninstall it from there.

Installation date: 8/14/2007

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Walter B
waltblanch[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
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Hi there,

Boot last known good configuration or Use system restore.

Taking driver update from windows update is really not a good idea unless
you like having problems. An excpetion is there for MS hardware.

If your hardware works fine leave it be working fine.
If a driver update is needed because the hardware does not funtion well you
should download an appropite driver at the manufacturers website in this
case nvidia.

Best regards,
Michel Denie

"Walter Blanchard" <Walter_B@community.nospam> wrote in message
news:8BE92CB7-AF0D-44CD-A8A5-746B52ADED6F@microsoft.com...
> NVIDIA driver update for NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller once again
> breaks network mapping in Vista, just as the offering a few months ago
> did.
>
> Fortunately, I have System Restore active, because the update does not
> show in Installed Updates. It does show in Update History, but one cannot
> uninstall it from there.
>
> Installation date: 8/14/2007
>
> --
>
> ______________________________
>
> Walter B
> waltblanch[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
> ______________________________
>
>

Thanks. The main purpose of the OP was to alert folks (maybe even MS) that
the update is flawed.

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Walter B
waltblanch[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
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"realcestmoi" <mdenie@dutchweb.nl> wrote in message
news:e9wQu0s3HHA.5424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi there,
>
> Boot last known good configuration or Use system restore.
>
> Taking driver update from windows update is really not a good idea unless
> you like having problems. An excpetion is there for MS hardware.
>
> If your hardware works fine leave it be working fine.
> If a driver update is needed because the hardware does not funtion well
> you should download an appropite driver at the manufacturers website in
> this case nvidia.
>
> Best regards,
> Michel Denie
>
> "Walter Blanchard" <Walter_B@community.nospam> wrote in message
> news:8BE92CB7-AF0D-44CD-A8A5-746B52ADED6F@microsoft.com...
>> NVIDIA driver update for NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller once again
>> breaks network mapping in Vista, just as the offering a few months ago
>> did.
>>
>> Fortunately, I have System Restore active, because the update does not
>> show in Installed Updates. It does show in Update History, but one
>> cannot uninstall it from there.
>>
>> Installation date: 8/14/2007
>>
>> --
>>
>> ______________________________
>>
>> Walter B
>> waltblanch[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
>> ______________________________
>>
>>
>
>

Hi there, you are welcome.

There have been several posts warning people for not taking any non MS
drivers from windows update as most excperienced computer users know.

Best regards,
Michel Denie
"Walter Blanchard" <Walter_B@community.nospam> wrote in message
news:AA32AA43-C7CD-4B90-BC1C-2F66DF3118C9@microsoft.com...
> Thanks. The main purpose of the OP was to alert folks (maybe even MS)
> that the update is flawed.
>
> --
>
> ______________________________
>
> Walter B
> waltblanch[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
> ______________________________
>
>
> "realcestmoi" <mdenie@dutchweb.nl> wrote in message
> news:e9wQu0s3HHA.5424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Boot last known good configuration or Use system restore.
>>
>> Taking driver update from windows update is really not a good idea unless
>> you like having problems. An excpetion is there for MS hardware.
>>
>> If your hardware works fine leave it be working fine.
>> If a driver update is needed because the hardware does not funtion well
>> you should download an appropite driver at the manufacturers website in
>> this case nvidia.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Michel Denie
>>
>> "Walter Blanchard" <Walter_B@community.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:8BE92CB7-AF0D-44CD-A8A5-746B52ADED6F@microsoft.com...
>>> NVIDIA driver update for NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller once again
>>> breaks network mapping in Vista, just as the offering a few months ago
>>> did.
>>>
>>> Fortunately, I have System Restore active, because the update does not
>>> show in Installed Updates. It does show in Update History, but one
>>> cannot uninstall it from there.
>>>
>>> Installation date: 8/14/2007
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> ______________________________
>>>
>>> Walter B
>>> waltblanch[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
>>> ______________________________
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Oh that's why it failed during the update twice. Tehy musta pulled it.

Graphics drivers I agree with don't use auto update. networking drivers
though...meh.

"Walter Blanchard" wrote:

> NVIDIA driver update for NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller once again
> breaks network mapping in Vista, just as the offering a few months ago did.
>
> Fortunately, I have System Restore active, because the update does not show
> in Installed Updates. It does show in Update History, but one cannot
> uninstall it from there.
>
> Installation date: 8/14/2007
>
> --
>
> ______________________________
>
> Walter B
> waltblanch[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
> ______________________________
>
>
>