Re: XP Update kills network

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Dave,

Specifically, which update is causing this ?
Which firewall is being used ... which antivirus/security suite ?

BTW, you can set Automatic Updates to " Download updates for me but let me choose when to install them " to avoid the reinstallation of the problematic update ... if you know the KB number of it <g>
Just UNcheck the box next to it when the update icon appears in the Notification area.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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Dave wrote:

A Windows automatic update kills connection to router (LinkSysWRT54G ) and therefore to entire wireless network. It also removes references to all other networks I use.

New "wireless network wizard" does not work -- requires a USB port on the router for the thumb-drive option and won't move forward on any other option.

Use GoBack to restore to a time before the update and the network works fine. Unfortunately, the automatic update keeps screwing things up "automatically" whenever I am away from the computer for a while.

2 month old Dell Latitude 630 laptop apparently running broadcom network control software.
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