Windows Update broke my video games - I have Intel Video

[jkstexas2001]

I have a Dell Latitude with the Intel Video Card. Three days ago,
Windows Update downloaded two updates. A video game I play on a
regular basis, Galactic Civ 2, generates an Application Error message
immediately after starting. I re-install the Intel Video driver I
downloaded from Dell, and the game runs fine. HOWEVER, If I reboot the

system, and try to start the game, I get the Application Error message
again. To play the game, I have to reinstall the video driver and
reboot the system before hand, every time. Windows "security" update
screwed up my system bigtime, and I disabled the feature. Does anyone

have any ideas on how to resolve this issue?

 

[Paul Smith]

I have a Dell Latitude with the Intel Video Card. Three days ago,
Windows Update downloaded two updates. A video game I play on a
regular basis, Galactic Civ 2, generates an Application Error message
immediately after starting. I re-install the Intel Video driver I
downloaded from Dell, and the game runs fine. HOWEVER, If I reboot the

system, and try to start the game, I get the Application Error message
again. To play the game, I have to reinstall the video driver and
reboot the system before hand, every time. Windows "security" update
screwed up my system bigtime, and I disabled the feature. Does anyone

I'd recommend using System Restore to restore the machine to the state
before WU installed the driver. System Restore can be found -> All
Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore, there should be a
restore point tagged with the WU operation.

Unless some changes have been made to the way WU works on XP lately it
should not by default install drivers.

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Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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[jkstexas2001]

Thanks Paul - I restored back to the day before the automatic update,
and that fixed the problem. Apparently something in those updates broke
something pertaining to how the Intel Graphics drivers worked, because
after the rollback the game loaded just fine.

 

[Thomas Kuck]

Just to be sure go to the WU site and hide the update pertaining to your
graphics card. Check what first what these two updates are for.

Thanks Paul - I restored back to the day before the automatic update,
and that fixed the problem. Apparently something in those updates broke
something pertaining to how the Intel Graphics drivers worked, because
after the rollback the game loaded just fine.

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