KB980182 security update + Intel Matrix RAID0= fail!

Got home today to find that IE would not open at all or very slowly, and my discovered errors in the system log regarding a failed paging operation on the hard drive. This is generally an indication that the hard drive is failing, so I began preparations for the funeral. Looking through the logs, I noticed that my computer had awoken itself at 3 AM and that's when the errors started. More investigation showed that it was Windows Update that woke the computer and KB980182 had been installed. Rolling back KB980182 resolved my problem, but not after I'd wasted a couple of hours troubleshooting.

Perhaps the RAID controller is not the only explanatory variable. (Are you 32 or 64 bit?) I am starting to see others with similar problems.

Can't surf after installing update �KB980182 - Microsoft Windows Vista Community Forums - Vistaheads

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Update KB980182 - Vista Banter

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic306127.html

http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic145265.html

i'm another with internet access problems relating to KB980182
have to keep restoring system to pre-KB980182 to be able to access internet ...

has anyone been able to raise a support ticket (and get a reply) from MicroSoft support?