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Last nights update cause anyone else problems?
So I recently built my own computer. I installed all the most recent drivers and I am running on Win 7 64 bit home premium. I also installed all the recent windows updates, like 170 or so of them. I only installed a video game so far and a program called ds3 tool/motioninjoy that allows a ps3 controller to be used on the pc.
Anyways, everything was running smooth until last night, or this morning rather. I remembered seeing an update before I logged off last night, 2 of them actually. This morning I try to fire my game up and the video card is running like crap. Great graphics still but very very choppy and slow, too slow to play. I checked my internet connection, and just said to hell with it and restored to before last nights update. Now everything is running fine.
My question is, first, why do windows updates cause problems sometimes? I thought hotfixes were kinda untested, and updates were the ones that they know will be fine. Or is it the other way around. Also, will I have to keep restoring everyday now. I mean, when I shut my system down tonight, wont it prompt the same update again since I now do not have it? any way to bypass this?
On a side note, I downloaded (without my knowing) a piece of spyware/adware called search protect by conduit. It happened due to my ps3 controller program. I thought I'd be fine because I have microsoft security essentials running but i just did a scan and it said there are no threats (not a threatening malware I guess tho, just annoying). I just want to get everything unneeded off of my brand new build. When I try to uninstall SP, it says that I do not have enough access and to contact the system admin. However, my user control is the admin, so what the hell? :)
Thanks to whoever takes the time to read this.This is a culmination of the issues I have seen the past few days that I haven't had the opportunity to ask yet. Google searches have done nothing for me