Microsoft Update and Windows Update for Windows XP Home SP2 are including a
high priority automatic update for the "All In Wonder 9600 series" ATI
Graphics Cards. The AGP model of the card will not work with this update
and may destroy it! A complete system reinstall will not fix this issue.
The update states a release date of October 2007.
If you have one of these cards you will most likely never be able to watch
TV on you PC anymore as a result of this update. It does something
internally to the ATI board making it think its an "ATI All In Wonder 9600
Radon" which is a different display card.
A $189 card destroyed, thanks to a bug in Microsoft's code.
If there is anyone else with this problem?????? post on this thread!
To disable this update and continue to use Automatic Updates, go to the
update site with IE 6 or 7. Select CUSTOM. Find the update and select the
text, de-select the install checkbox and select the Hide option directly
under the description.
The most stable release for the drivers are available from the
http://ati.amd.com Support Team. You need to contact ATI support by
submitting a support request. They will tell you which version to download
since the most recent update from March 2008 fails, only after the
Microsoft/Windows update.
If the ATI update that the support team gives you still fails, you need to
contact Microsoft's support and speak to a 2nd or 3rd tier technician!
Unfortunately the Microsoft support website will try to refer you to the PC
manufacturers website/support. They won't be able to help you and recovery
CD's that they get you to purchase won't fix the destroyed Card.
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