Problems with VIA Technologies Network Software Update from Windows Update Site

Last night I downloaded a driver update from Microsoft's
Windows XP Update site for VIA Technologies Inc Network
Software Update (9-2-2003 release), which after scanning
my system Windows Update said I needed. After the driver
installed and I rebooted, I lost all network connections,
including my internet connections. Luckily the problem
was easy enough to fix by doing a system restore. I just
wanted to know if anyone else out there has had any
problem with this....I am connected to my home network
and the internet through the D-Link DI-614+ wireless
router. At this point, I'm just happy that thru system
restore the problem was easy enough to fix. Any help
would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Marcia

Always do hardware updates from the manufacturer's website as opposed to
Windows Update. Yes, other's have similar issues with driver updates from
Windows Update. Not all, not always but too often to ignore as far as I'm
concerned. NOTE, those drivers are supplied by the manufacturer as well but
they are usually not as full featured as the drivers direct from the
website.

My guess is, those for whom the drivers work don't have special needs or
setup configurations that demand the fuller featured drivers.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Marcia" <ms_celticat@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0e2a01c3aa00$60acb8c0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Last night I downloaded a driver update from Microsoft's
> Windows XP Update site for VIA Technologies Inc Network
> Software Update (9-2-2003 release), which after scanning
> my system Windows Update said I needed. After the driver
> installed and I rebooted, I lost all network connections,
> including my internet connections. Luckily the problem
> was easy enough to fix by doing a system restore. I just
> wanted to know if anyone else out there has had any
> problem with this....I am connected to my home network
> and the internet through the D-Link DI-614+ wireless
> router. At this point, I'm just happy that thru system
> restore the problem was easy enough to fix. Any help
> would be appreciated.
> Thanks.
> Marcia