Here are the updates throughout August. The problem started when I performed
the updates listed for August 21st.
Windows XP VIA - Networking - VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter Wednesday,
August 22, 2007 Windows Update
Windows XP Root Certificates Update Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Windows
Update
Windows XP Update for .NET Framework 3.0: x86 (KB932471) Wednesday, August
22, 2007 Windows Update
Windows XP Update for Windows XP (KB920342) Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Windows Update
Windows XP Update for Windows XP (KB904942) Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Windows Update
Windows XP Update for Windows XP (KB896344) Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Windows Update
Windows XP Update for Windows XP (KB934238) Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Automatic Updates
Windows XP Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 2.0
(KB917283) Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 2.0
(KB922770) Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 and Microsoft
XML Core Services 6.0 Service Pack 1 (KB933579) Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Automatic Updates
Windows XP February 2007 CardSpace Update for Windows XP (KB925720)
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service
Pack 1 (KB928366) Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 2.0
(KB928365) Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Automatic Updates
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Windows XP Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0: x86 (KB928416) Tuesday, August 21,
2007 Windows Update
Windows XP VIA - Networking - VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter Tuesday,
August 21, 2007 Windows Update
Windows XP C Media Electronics Incorporation - Sound - C-Media AC97 Audio
Device Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Windows Update
Windows XP Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 Tuesday, August 21,
2007 Windows Update
Windows XP Conexant Systems, Inc. - Modems - 56K Pci Voice Modem SF-1156IV
R9A Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Windows Update
Windows XP Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool (KB892130) Tuesday,
August 21, 2007 Windows Update
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Windows XP Update for Windows XP (KB938828) Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Automatic Updates
Windows XP Security Update for Windows XP (KB921503) Wednesday, August 15,
2007 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Security Update for Windows XP (KB938829) Wednesday, August 15,
2007 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - August 2007 (KB890830)
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Security Update for Windows XP (KB938127) Wednesday, August 15,
2007 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP
(KB937143) Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack
2 (KB936181) Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP
(KB936782) Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Automatic Updates
I _think_ the update for my CMedia Audio Device is the culprit, as prior to
this, instead of Windows Media Player forcing my computer to just up and do a
total system reboot without any warning, I would instead get a "cannot play
this file" error that, on "web help," said there was a problem with my sound
driver. So I did Windows update and found the hardware update for my on-board
audio. The onboard audio chip in question has no updates from the
manufacturer more recent than 2004. Windows update had some kind of update
listed December 2005, however it only made te problem worse rather than
better.
My motherboard is an ASUS P4V8X-MX.
--AMG